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• High blood pressure during pregnancy could elevate risk of future stroke
• Overnight dialysis boosts kidney health, reduces risk of heart disease
• Training, Mediterranean diet cuts health risks in obese individuals
• Information about noise, flows, hydrogen sulphide in the Baltic Sea
• Tiny 'LEGO brick' -style studs make solar panels a quarter more efficient
• To swallow or to spit? New medicines for llamas, alpacas
• Housework isn't as healthy as people think
• Scientists discover genetic disease that causes recurrent respiratory infections
• Scientists estimate 16,000 tree species in the Amazon
• Web-based map allows users to see intricate patterns in U.S. Population
• Bats discover surround sound
• Nursing homes win high marks for quality, antipsychotic prescribing remains problematic
• Bladder bacteria vary in women with common forms of incontinence

High blood pressure during pregnancy could elevate risk of future stroke Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:45 AM PDT High blood pressure during pregnancy could dramatically raise a woman's lifetime risk of stroke, according to a study.

Overnight dialysis boosts kidney health, reduces risk of heart disease Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:45 AM PDT Receiving dialysis at home while sleeping not only improves kidney health and quality of life for people with kidney disease, it could also decrease their risk of heart disease.

Training, Mediterranean diet cuts health risks in obese individuals Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:45 AM PDT Lifestyle programs focused on high-intensity interval training combined with nutritional counseling on the Mediterranean diet have shown dramatic results for improving the heart health of people with abdominal obesity, finds a study.

Information about noise, flows, hydrogen sulphide in the Baltic Sea Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:44 AM PDT The first devices for measuring underwater noise have been anchored this week to the bottom of the Baltic Sea on the coast of Finland. The researchers of six countries bordering the Baltic Sea who participate in the BIAS project installed noise-measuring hydrophones on the southern side of the Jussarö lighthouse near Tvärminne and in the Gulf of Finland between Helsinki and Tallinn.

Tiny 'LEGO brick' -style studs make solar panels a quarter more efficient Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:44 AM PDT Most solar cells are made using thick layers of material to absorb sunlight, but have been limited in the past by relatively high costs. Many new, lower cost designs are limited as their layer of light-absorbing material is too thin to extract enough energy. In new research, scientists have demonstrated that the efficiency of all solar panel designs could be improved by up to 22 per cent by covering their surface with aluminium studs that bend and trap light inside the absorbing layer.

To swallow or to spit? New medicines for llamas, alpacas Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:44 AM PDT South American camelids, especially llamas and alpacas, are very susceptible to infections caused by endoparasites. The so-called small liver fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum) is particularly problematic and infections with this parasite are frequently fatal. Moreover, camelids are prone to stress and together with their tendency to spit (especially when they do not like the taste of something) this very often results in underdosing if they are given medicine to swallow.

Housework isn't as healthy as people think Posted: 17 Oct 2013 06:48 PM PDT Claiming housework as exercise may be a mistake finds research. For the same amount of time people who included housework in their self recorded moderate to vigorous physical activity tended to be heavier than those whose time was spent in other forms of exercise.

Scientists discover genetic disease that causes recurrent respiratory infections Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:45 AM PDT Scientists have discovered a rare genetic disease that predisposes patients to severe respiratory infections and lung damage.

Scientists estimate 16,000 tree species in the Amazon Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:45 AM PDT Researchers, taxonomists, and students from The Field Museum and 88 other institutions around the world have provided new answers to two simple but long-standing questions about Amazonian diversity: How many trees are there in the Amazon, and how many tree species occur there?

Web-based map allows users to see intricate patterns in U.S. Population Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:44 AM PDT A new web-based mapping site allows users to see stark racial boundaries, subtle shifts in income, and intricate patterns of race, age, household size and income for any location in the United States

Bats discover surround sound Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:44 AM PDT A new study by researchers shows that the furled leaves of Heliconia and Calathea plants where Spix's disc-winged bats make their home actually help to amplify and transmit the social calls of the bats.

Nursing homes win high marks for quality, antipsychotic prescribing remains problematic Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:44 AM PDT The District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) has released a study investigating prescribing of antipsychotics to District seniors. The study combines pharmaceutical marketing data collected by the District with publicly available data on nursing home quality and Medicare drug claims.

Bladder bacteria vary in women with common forms of incontinence Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:44 AM PDT Women with common forms of urinary incontinence have various bacteria in their bladder, according to data. Researchers also found that some of these bacteria may differ based on their incontinence type.

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