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Fruit Pesticides Lower Fertility in Women: Produce Has Impact on Conception

Mar 30, 2018 12:56PM

Women undergoing fertility treatments were 18 percent less likely to become pregnant and 26 percent less likely to have a live birth if they were eating pesticide-laden produce.

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Less REM-Stage Sleep Linked to Dementia Risk: Impact on Mental Acuity

Mar 30, 2018 12:56PM

People older than 60 that get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater risk of developing dementia.

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Air Pollution Linked to Psychological Distress: Mental Health Connection Found

Mar 30, 2018 12:56PM

People living in areas with the highest levels of airborne fine particulates were 17 percent more likely to be psychologically distressed, feeling sad, nervous or hopeless.

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High-Fat Diet Risks Multiple Sclerosis Relapse: Increasing Veggies Cuts Risk

Mar 30, 2018 12:17PM

Eating a high-fat diet increases the risk of multiple sclerosis relapse in children by as much as 56 percent, while each additional cup of weekly vegetables cuts the risk by 50 percent.

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Nature Videos Calm Prisoners: Reduces Violence and Irritability in Inmates

Mar 30, 2018 12:17PM

Maximum-security prison inmates reported feeling significantly calmer, less irritable and more empathetic after spending an hour a day watching nature videos for one year.

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‘Sink’ Setback: Tropical Forests Releasing Excess Carbon

Mar 30, 2018 12:17PM

Logging, drought and wildfires may be turning forests in Africa, Asia and Latin America into carbon emitters rather than absorbers.

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Distributed Power: Energy Users Control Own Supplies

Mar 30, 2018 12:17PM

Across the U.S., energy users of all sizes are taking control of their power supply and relieving stress from the grid.

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Clear Gain: Window-Like Solar Cells Could Power 40 Percent of U.S. Needs

Mar 30, 2018 12:17PM

Scientists have developed a transparent, luminescent solar concentrator that looks like clear glass that could potentially supply two-fifths of U.S. energy needs.

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Scientists’ Security: France Welcomes Beleaguered Climate Researchers

Mar 30, 2018 12:17PM

To counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-science stance, French President Emmanuel Macron has awarded 18 climate scientists from the U.S. and elsewhere millions of euros to relocate to France to “Make Our Planet Great Again.”

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