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  BPA Linked to a Common Birth Defect in Boys

  June 17, 2013 — A new study links fetal exposure to a common chemical pollutant, bisphenol A (BPA), to defects of a testicular hormone in newborn boys with undescended testicles. The results suggest yet another ... > full story
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  Vitamin D Supplementation May Delay Precocious Puberty in Girls

  June 17, 2013 — Vitamin D supplementation may help delay early onset of puberty in girls, a new clinical study ... > full story
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  Exposure to BPA in Developing Prostate Increases Risk of Later Cancer: Ubiquitous Plasticizers May Have Long-Term Health Effects

  June 17, 2013 — Early exposure to BPA (bisphenol A) -- an additive commonly found in plastic water bottles and soup can liners -- causes an increased cancer risk in an animal model of human prostate ... > full story

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  How Useful Is Fracking Anyway? Study Explores Return of Investment

  June 17, 2013 — The value of a fuel's long-term usefulness and viability is judged through its energy return on investment; the comparison between the eventual fuel and the energy invested to create it. The energy ... > full story
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  Bariatric Surgery Restores Nerve Cell Properties Altered by Diet

  June 17, 2013 — Understanding how gastric bypass surgery changes the properties of nerve cells that help regulate the digestive system could lead to new treatments that produce the same results without surgery, ... > full story
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  Planes, Trains, or Automobiles: Travel Choices for a Smaller Carbon Footprint

  June 17, 2013 — Planes, trains, or automobiles: what's the most climate-friendly way to travel? A new study by researchers from IIASA and CICERO brings better estimates of how much personal travel impacts the ... > full story
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  Genetic Diversity Key to Survival of Honey Bee Colonies

  June 17, 2013 — When it comes to honey bees, more mates is better. A new study shows that genetic diversity is key to survival in honey bee colonies -- meaning a colony is less likely to survive if its queen has had ... > full story
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  Infections Increase Risk of Mood Disorders, Study Suggests

  June 17, 2013 — New research shows that every third person who is diagnosed for the first time with a mood disorder has been admitted to hospital with an infection prior to the diagnosis. The study is the largest of ... > full story
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  Mice in a 'Big Brother' Setup Develop Social Structures

  June 17, 2013 — New research into mouse social behavior finds signs of leadership and reveals features of "autistic" mouse ... > full story
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  Perching on the Cliffs of New Zealand, Endemic Lepidium Flora Faces Extinction Threats

  June 17, 2013 — Cooks Scurvy Grass (Lepidium oleraceum) has an international claim to fame as the plant most commonly used by Captain James Cook and other 18th century explorers as an antiscorbutic. Formerly ... > full story

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