Greenway, when complete, will connect three National Wildlife Refuges, Rocky Mountain National Park, and hundreds of miles of trails and open spaces in Denver Metropolitan Region COMMERCE CITY, Colo.–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood joined Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper yesterday to[Read More…]
Science
How the Daffodil Got Its ‘Trumpet’
UK–(ENEWSPF)–19 February 2013. Caption: Close-up of a daffodil flower, showing the corona (Credit: OU/Robert Scotland) The daffodil is one of the few plants with a ‘corona’, a crown-like structure also referred to as the ‘trumpet’. New research suggests that the corona is not an extension of the petals as previously[Read More…]
Water on the Moon: It’s Been There All Along
Called the “Genesis Rock,” this lunar sample of unbrecciated anorthosite collected during the Apollo 15 mission was thought to be a piece of the moon’s primordial crust. In a paper published online Feb. 17 in Nature Geoscience, a University of Michigan researcher and his colleagues report that traces of water[Read More…]
Understanding the Female Brain
Women’s Neurology Center focuses on gender specific care and research for neurological issues CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. First diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 17 years old, Ann O’Shea experienced one to two seizures a year before getting her condition under control with a medication called lamotrigine. When she decided to[Read More…]
Russia Asteroid Impact: ESA Update and Assessment
Asteroid trace over Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 15 February 2013 EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 February 2013. The first firm details of the 15 February asteroid impact in Russia, the largest in more than a century, are becoming clear. ESA is carefully assessing the information as crucial input for developing the Agency’s asteroid-hunting effort.[Read More…]
Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana for Seriously Ill Patients Introduced in West Virginia
CHARLESTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2013. Delegate Mike Manypenny (D-Taylor) introduced a bill today to allow patients with debilitating medical conditions to use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it. It has been referred to the House Health and Human Resources Committee, and advocates are calling on the committee to hold a hearing[Read More…]
Farmworker and Environmental Groups Urge EPA to Act on Farmworker Protection Standards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. On February 14, Beyond Pesticides joined with Earthjustice, Farmworker Justice, and a number of other environmental and farmworker organizations to submit a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, urging for long overdue revisions to the Workers Protection Standard (WPS) of the Federal Insecticide,[Read More…]
Proof: Cosmic Rays Come from Exploding Stars
The W44 supernova remnant is nestled within and interacting with the molecular cloud that formed its parent star. Fermi’s LAT detects GeV gamma rays (magenta) produced when the gas is bombarded by cosmic rays, primarily protons. Radio observations (yellow) from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array near Socorro, N.M.,[Read More…]
Study: Oral THC Administration Mitigates Sleep Apnea
Chicago, IL–(ENEWPSF)–February 15, 2013. The oral administration of synthetic THC reduces symptoms of sleep apnea, according to clinical trial data published online in the scientific journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. Sleep apnea is a medical disorder characterized by frequent interruptions in breathing of up to ten seconds or more during sleep.[Read More…]
NIH Study Shows Big Improvement in Diabetes Control Over Past Decades
Findings demonstrate need for improved care, especially among youth, some minorities Bethesa, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2013. More people are meeting recommended goals in the three key markers of diabetes control, according to a study conducted and funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[Read More…]
