Germany's giant Oktoberfest beer party, now celebrating its 200th birthday, is rising to a new challenge -- stinky drinking halls -- with a new weapon: stench-eating bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 19, 2010
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A new Danish invention could cut energy use in buildings by 25 percent by creating a better indoor climate. The "CleanAir" invention was recently patented by a researcher in atmospheric chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. ...
Engineering
Sep 29, 2010
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Chronic inflammatory lung diseases like chronic bronchitis and emphysema are a major global health problem, and the fourth leading cause of death and disability in developed countries, with smoking accounting for 90% of the ...
Biochemistry
Aug 3, 2009
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Cigarette smoking, forest fires and woodburning can release a chemical that may be at least partly responsible for human health problems related to smoke exposure, according to a new study by NOAA researchers and their colleagues.
Environment
May 16, 2011
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When ozone and skin oils meet, the resulting reaction may help remove ozone from an indoor environment, but it can also produce a personal cloud of pollutants that affects indoor air quality, according to a team of researchers.
Biochemistry
Jun 27, 2019
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Waterpipe tobacco smoking, otherwise known as "hookah" or "shisha," is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, especially among youth. Traditional hookahs burn charcoal as a heat source, but recently, electrical heating ...
Biochemistry
May 22, 2019
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A new study on the smokeless tobacco product called moist snuff — placed between lip and gum — has led scientists in Minnesota to urge the tobacco industry to change manufacturing practices to reduce snuff's content of ...
Biochemistry
Dec 3, 2009
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The communications line between two critical parts of a human cell could be the key to cell survival under stress—a discovery that could deepen our understanding of various cancers, according to new research from the University ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 25, 2022
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Fossil fuel-driven particulate air pollution cuts global average life expectancy by 1.8 years per person, according to a new pollution index and accompanying report produced by the Energy Policy Institute at the University ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2018
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A new paper examining whether heated tobacco products emit smoke has been published in the academic journal American Chemical Society Omega.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 28, 2022
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