Staying fit is more important than losing fat for older
adults, new research suggests.
Fitness was found to be a strong predictor of longevity in the study, which
involved adults ages 60 and older, while obesity had little influence on
death risk.
Study participants who were more fit, [...]
The researchers report that the invasive whiteflies are successful at least in part because they breed more when they come into contact with native whiteflies, and they also suppress the native whiteflies’ reproduction rates.
The study demonstrates that behavior can play a critical role in animal invasions, the authors say. Understanding the invasion process is important [...]
Shirley J. Dyke, Ph.D., the Edward C. Dicke Professor of Civil Engineering and director of the Washington University Structural Control and Earthquake Engineering Laboratory, combined the wireless sensors with special controls called magnetorheological dampers to limit damage from a simulated earthquake load.
Her demonstration is the first step toward implementing wireless sensors for structural control [...]
In a new study published in PLoS Biology, David Smith and colleagues demonstrate that estimates of R0 range from around one to over 3,000, providing much higher estimates than previously thought, with serious implications for the control of the disease.
The author provides 121 estimates of R0 for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African populations. In addition [...]
The World Health Organization estimates that 1.307 billion people worldwide in 83 countries are at risk of lymphatic filariasis (LF), a disfiguring parasitic disease caused by thread-like nematode worms. The disability caused by LF keeps affected patients and communities mired in poverty. The disease is potentially eradicable through once-yearly mass drug administration (MDA) of two [...]
We found that over the course of a year, one in six women of reproductive age filled a prescription for a medication labeled by the Food and Drug Administration as increasing the risk of fetal abnormalities, said Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D., assistant professor in the departments of medicine and obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine at [...]
TRENT WOODS — Taxpayers here will have an opportunity to make their opinion known on a plan to tap on to New Berns wastewater treatment plant.The proposed contract, which goes out for bids next week, will have real numbers to review in mid-January, board members said at a special meeting Thursday night.After that, the town [...]
TRENT WOODS — Residents concerned about a planned sewer project here were reassured Thursday night that the town board will consult them before making a final decision.Town commissioners appropriated $5,000 to fund a resident opinion survey and approved contracting with Linda Staunch and Associates to design and disseminate it. The exact cost will be determined [...]
Septic tanks and central sewer systems are both efficient, acceptable means of waste disposal — provided they work properly, according to public and private experts.The town of Trent Woods and its 4,192 residents face the decision of whether to switch from its majority septic system to central sewer through the city of New Bern. Some [...]
Residential town debates hookup to New Bern systemTRENT WOODS — For almost 12 years, officials of this low-lying, upscale, riverfront town have talked about the possibilities of providing sewer service for its residents.A primarily residential town of 4,192, it has grown steadily since its incorporation in 1959 as essentially a bedroom community for New Bern, [...]