Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced $26.6 million in funding for research and development projects to advance hydropower technology, including pumped storage hydropower. This funding is focused on development of innovative technologies that can[Read More…]
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U.S. Teen Birth Rate Fell to Record Low in 2009
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. Teen birth rates have decreased by 37 percent in the last two decades, though U.S. rates are up to nine times higher than in other developed countries, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report. About 46 percent of teens have had sexual intercourse. About 14[Read More…]
Long-Term Care is Newest Topic on NIHSeniorHealth Site
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. What is long-term care and will I need it? If I do need long-term care services, where can I find them? Are there things I should be doing now to plan ahead? Older adults and their loved ones can find easy-to-understand answers to these and other[Read More…]
Studies Find Possible New Genetic Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. Scientists have confirmed one gene variant and have identified several others that may be risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of the disorder. In the largest genome-wide association study, or GWAS, ever conducted in Alzheimer’s research, investigators studied DNA samples from more[Read More…]
Injuries Among Top 10 Causes of Death
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. Injury in among the top 10 causes of death and is the most expensive medical problem in the United States. In a single year, $80 billion will be spent on medical care; another $326 billion on lost productivity according to the Centers for Disease Control and[Read More…]
Vice President, Two Managers of Indiana Waste Treatment Facility Sentenced for Clean Water Act Felonies
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. Three officials of Ecological Systems, Inc. (ESI), an oil reclamation company that operated a centralized waste treatment facility in Indianapolis, IN, were sentenced in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana for felony violations of the Clean Water Act. The prosecution stemmed from ESI’s intentional discharges of[Read More…]
NASA Retargets Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Launch For April 29
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. Following discussions among the International Space Station partners on Sunday, NASA has targeted the launch of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission for 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 29. The delay removes a scheduling conflict with a Russian Progress supply vehicle scheduled to launch April 27 and[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Genetic Clues to Major Cause of Kidney Disease Worldwide
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. For the first time, researchers have found five regions in the human genome that increase susceptibility to immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, a major cause of kidney failure worldwide — systematically identifying those that point to a tendency for IgA nephropathy, or a protection against it. “The[Read More…]
Formaldehyde: Poison Could Have Set The Stage For The Origins Of Life
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Formaldehyde, a poison and a common molecule throughout the universe, is likely the source of the solar system’s organic carbon solids — abundant in both comets and asteroids. Scientists have long speculated about how the organic, or carbon-containing, material became a part of the solar system’s fabric. New[Read More…]
UN Climate Change Chief Urges Countries to Advance Progress on Cancún Accords
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2011 – The top United Nations climate change official today urged countries to tackle the key issues of emission reduction targets as well as funding and technology to assist developing nations tackle global warming, as the first UN negotiations for this year got under way in Bangkok.[Read More…]
