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Restoration and Recommendations for Flood-Damaged Bottomlands
Although the 2012 drought in
the Midwest may have dimmed
the memories for some of the
2011 Ohio and Mississippi
River flood, engineers, land ... > full story
Saving Money by Using Electric Vehicles
High battery costs still
prevent many people from
buying an electric vehicle.
Is it possible to save money
by using an electric vehicle
instead of a conventional
reference car? This question
... > full story
Safeguards Needed for Tissue Donors
Donors to biobanks -- vast
collections of human tissue
samples that scientists hope
will lead to new treatments
for diseases -- have a right
to basic information about
how their donations may be u ... > full story
Thousands of Natural Gas Leaks Discovered in Boston
The City of Boston is
riddled with more than 3,000
leaks from its aging
natural-gas pipeline system,
according to a new study. ... > full story
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Saving Money on Medical Costs: Slowdown in Health Care Spending Growth Could Save Americans $770 Billion
May 6, 2013 — A slowdown in the growth of US health care costs could mean that Americans could save as much as $770 billion on Medicare spending over the next decade, economists say. The slowdown, researchers ... > full story -
Economic Downturn Affecting Wellbeing of 'Asset Rich, Cash Poor' Older People
April 30, 2013 — The economic downturn is having a marked impact on the wellbeing of ‘asset rich, cash poor’ older people, researchers have ... > full story -
Study Reveals Alcohol Industry Tactics to Influence Alcohol Policy Reform in Scotland
April 23, 2013 — The alcohol industry misrepresented international evidence on effective alcohol control measures in an attempt to influence the Scottish Government's public health policy to its advantage, according ... > full story -
Scientists Reveals Escalating Cost of Forest Conservation
April 23, 2013 — New researchers illustrates how changes to farming could dramatically increase future costs of ... > full story -
Patients With Surgical Complications Provide Greater Hospital Profit-Margins
April 16, 2013 — Privately insured surgical patients with a complication provided hospitals with a 330 percent higher profit margin than those without a complication, report researchers. Medicare patients with a ... > full story -
Escalating Cost of Forest Conservation
April 16, 2013 — In the face of unprecedented deforestation and biodiversity loss, policy makers are increasingly using financial incentives to encourage ... > full story -
National Study of Scientist-Educators Reveals Surprises in Training, Funding
April 15, 2013 — The first large-scale study of US science faculty with education specialties concludes that their training and funding vary considerably depending on their college or ... > full story -
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Research Uses Mirrors to Make Solar Energy Cost Competitive
April 15, 2013 — Concentrating solar power technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight to produce heat, which can then be used to produce electricity, according to ongoing work by mechanical ... > full story -
Individual Donation Amounts Drop When Givers Are in Groups
April 11, 2013 — An anthropologist recently found that even when multiple individuals can contribute to a common cause, the presence of others reduces an individual's likelihood of ... > full story -
Seemingly Small Research Funding Cuts Could Hinder Progress in Nanotechnology
April 8, 2013 — Cuts in federal funding of nanotechnology research threaten to slow progress toward some of the field’s greatest promises, including commercialization of sustainable new energy sources that do ... > full story
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