Health
Should you get rid of your gas stove? Here's what you need to know
New evidence pointing to the potential health risks associated with gas stoves now has many people asking: Should I get rid of mine?
Jan 16, 2023
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News tagged with power plants
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Molecular knock-out alleviates Alzheimer's symptoms in mice
Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have identified an enzyme as a possible target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The protein ...
Nov 30, 2012
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Health
Closing coal, oil power plants leads to healthier babies
Shuttering coal- and oil-fired power plants lowers the rate of preterm births in neighboring communities and improves fertility, according to two new University of California, Berkeley, studies.
May 22, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Mixed data on child cancer rates near French nuclear sites
An "excess number of cases" of childhood leukaemia around 19 French nuclear plants occurred between 2003 and 2007, a researcher said Wednesday.
Jan 11, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Chernobyl cleanup workers had significantly increased risk of leukemia
A 20-year study following 110,645 workers who helped clean up after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in the former Soviet territory of Ukraine shows that the workers share a significant increased risk of developing ...
Nov 8, 2012
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Medical research
Neurbiological mechanism behind anorexia/self starvation found in mouse
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found inborn traits in mice, which might explain why some individuals are more prone to develop anorexia/self starvation than others. A study showing that genetic defects in the cells ...
Oct 25, 2011
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Medical research
In nerve cells, insulin regulates whether mitochondria are shut down or kept running
The hormone insulin controls many cellular processes and adapts them to the body's current energy supply. One of the insulin-regulated processes is the quality control of mitochondria in neurons, Angelika Harbauer and her ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Health
NIH study suggests higher air pollution exposure during second pregnancy may increase preterm birth risk
Pregnant women who are exposed to higher air pollution levels during their second pregnancy, compared to their first one, may be at greater risk of preterm birth, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. ...
Sep 13, 2019
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Health
Revealing the 'silent epidemic' of coal's health hazards
(Phys.org)—Coal kills. That's the message of "The Silent Epidemic: Coal and the Hidden Threat to Health" by Alan H. Lockwood, MD, University at Buffalo emeritus professor of neurology.
Sep 24, 2012
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Neuroscience
Neuronal back-up system discovered
Researchers at MedUni Vienna have discovered that neurons have an emergency back-up system to enable them to remain functional even when their energy supply is disrupted. As in many areas of technology, an emergency back-up ...
Aug 29, 2022
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