Faces of Our Ancestors : Discovery News

Faces of Our Ancestors : Discovery News: "Faces of Our Ancestors"

US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes - washingtonpost.com

US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes - washingtonpost.com: "In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for the patenting of human genes, a judge on Monday struck down a company's patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer"

Canadian research team awarded international grant for work on Indigenous peoples health

Canadian research team awarded international grant for work on Indigenous peoples health

Professor unearthing Native American village

Professor unearthing Native American village: "Professor unearthing Native American village"

via Abenaki News on Yahoo Groups and Native American Times

Study: 1 in 10 adults in China have diabetes, nearing U.S. rate

Study: 1 in 10 adults in China have diabetes, nearing U.S. rate

Religious beliefs are the basis of the origins of Palaeolithic art

Religious beliefs are the basis of the origins of Palaeolithic art: "This statement isn't new, but for years anthropologists, archaeologists and historians of art understood these artistic manifestations as purely aesthetic and decorative motives. Eduardo Palacio-Pérez, researcher at the University of Cantabria (UC), now reveals the origins of the theory."

BBC News - DNA identifies new ancient human

BBC News - DNA identifies new ancient human: "DNA identifies new ancient human"

Society for New Communications Research Receives Grant to Help Raise Awareness and Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Society for New Communications Research Receives Grant to Help Raise Awareness and Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Gene Sequences May Make You Unique - MedicineNet - Health and Medical Information Produced by Doctors

Gene Sequences May Make You Unique - MedicineNet - Health and Medical Information Produced by Doctors: "Gene Sequences May Make You Unique"

2009: Low Vitamin D Levels In Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

CiteULike: Serum 25-hydroxy Vitamin D Levels in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Retrospective Survey.: "Berkovitz, S., Ambler, G., Jenkins, M., and Thurgood, S. (2009). Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin d levels in chronic fatigue syndrome: a retrospective survey. International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift für Vitamin- und Ernährungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition, 79(4):250-254."

Canada: Diversity will change the face of the workplace

Diversity will change the face of the workplace: "Diversity will change the face of the workplace"

Studies show huge health disparities among Asian-Americans, native Hawaiians, Asian immigrants

Studies show huge health disparities among Asian-Americans, native Hawaiians, Asian immigrants

Interventions aimed at helping indigenous people in Australia could worsen problems

Interventions aimed at helping indigenous people in Australia could worsen problems

Minorities at Greater Risk for Kidney Disease - MarketWatch

Minorities at Greater Risk for Kidney Disease - MarketWatch: "Minorities at Greater Risk for Kidney Disease"

Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Older Adults Living in Public Housing

CiteULike: Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Older Adults Living in Public Housing: "Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D. A., Herrera, J. R., and Schonfeld, L. (2010). Correlates of depressive symptoms among hispanic older adults living in public housing. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 29(2):180-195."

An Anthropologist's Perspective of Why We Fall In Love

TB rate 185 times higher for Inuit than others

TB rate 185 times higher for Inuit than others

Blacks, Hispanics With Heart Failure Less Likely to Use Hospice

Blacks, Hispanics With Heart Failure Less Likely to Use Hospice

BBC News - Azerbaijan's long lifers 'a dying breed'

BBC News - Azerbaijan's long lifers 'a dying breed': "Azerbaijan's long lifers 'a dying breed'"

SciNewsBlog: Lost Jewish tribe 'found in Zimbabwe'

SciNewsBlog: Lost Jewish tribe 'found in Zimbabwe'

Understanding Climate's Influence on Human Evolution

Understanding Climate's Influence on Human Evolution

Autoimmune Response of IgE Antibodies to Cellular Self-Antigens in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

CiteULike: Autoimmune Response of IgE Antibodies to Cellular Self-Antigens in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.: "Atta, A. M. M., Santiago, M. B. B., Guerra, F. G. G., Pereira, M. M. M., and Sousa Atta, M. L. L. (2010). Autoimmune response of ige antibodies to cellular self-antigens in systemic lupus erythematosus. International archives of allergy and immunology, 152(4):401-406."

Ancient Texts Present Mayans As Literary Geniuses

Ancient Texts Present Mayans As Literary Geniuses




(PhysOrg.com) -- Literary critics, cultural scholars and aficionados of the Mayans, the only fully literate people of the pre-Columbian Americas, have lined up to call the first fully illustrated survey of two millennia of Mayan texts assembled by award-winning scholar Dennis Tedlock, "stunning," "astounding," "groundbreaking" and "literally breathtaking."

Finding Hope Amidst Bartered Skulls and Stolen Memories

Finding Hope Amidst Bartered Skulls and Stolen Memories

Genealogical tourism redefining leisure travel market, professor says

Genealogical tourism redefining leisure travel market, professor says

Genetic cause discovered for rare bleeding disorder

Genetic cause discovered for rare bleeding disorder

Associations Between Helicobacter pylori Infection, Co-Morbid Infections, Gastrointestinal Symptoms, and Circulating Cytokines in African Children

Associations Between Helicobacter pylori Infection, Co-Morbid Infections, Gastrointestinal Symptoms, and Circulating Cytokines in African Children

Dietary calcium intake low in older French women

Dietary calcium intake low in older French women

Old Copper and Gold Mine on Prince of Wales Island Added to Federal Cleanup List

03/03/2010: Old Copper and Gold Mine on Prince of Wales Island Added to Federal Cleanup List: "Old Copper and Gold Mine on Prince of Wales Island Added to Federal Cleanup List"


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Nouns And Verbs Are Learned In Different Parts Of The Brain

Nouns And Verbs Are Learned In Different Parts Of The Brain

Better Burning, Better Breathing: Improving Health with Cleaner Cook Stoves

Cooking styles can contribute significantly to indoor air quality. In other parts of the world where cooking is done in clay stoves, the soot blankets the walls and contributes to a number of diseases. This author notes that the amount of smoke village women inhale from cooking is equel to two packs of cigarettes a day. Researchers now say that "smoke flowing from open fires and old-fashioned cook stoves. Most—about 90%—is carbon monoxide (CO). The rest is a mix of volatile organic compounds, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, metals, and particulate matter including PM10 (which easily penetrates airways) and PM2.5 (the smaller fraction, which penetrates deep into the lungs). According to Fuel for Life, 24-hour levels of PM10 in homes that use solid fuels routinely reach 300–3,000 µg/m3 and may spike to 10,000 μg/m3 during cooking. By comparison, the WHO recommends no more than an annual mean of 20 µg/m3 and a 24-hour mean of 50 µg/m3 for PM10."

Environmental Health Perspectives: Better Burning, Better Breathing: Improving Health with Cleaner Cook Stoves: "Better Burning, Better Breathing: Improving Health with Cleaner Cook Stoves"