Remaining Hopeful In Alzheimer’s Research
Too many times in the last decade, millions of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families have had their hopes dashed by failures of clinical…
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Do Adolescents With Parental Smoking Have A Lower Probability Of Smoking Themselves?
While parental smoking is a well-established risk factor of smoking initiation in adolescents, our study further showed that adolescents who had a smoking father but…
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The Human PYHIN Proteins: Our Cellular Guardians Against DNA Viruses
In order to survive in an environment populated by hostile viruses ready to parasite them, mammalian cells have evolved a sophisticated variety of constitutively expressed…
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Addressing The Financial Market Impact Of Declining Demand For Fossil Fuels
At the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris there was agreement — termed COP21 and then COP23 for its subsequently revised target date…
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Hoping For Rain: The Link Between Rainfed Maize, Climate Change, And Human Wellbeing In Mexico
Maize: it is everywhere, it has flooded our lives. We eat it whole, as a sweetener, starch, alcohol, and we can even turn it into…
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Making Room For Bioenergy: How Much Energy Can Be Produced From Biomass On Marginal Land?
More food is required for a rapidly-growing global population. At the same time, efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change have meant that fossil…
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Exploring Low-Concentration PV Technology As An Environmentally-Friendly Option In Large-Scale Applications
Low-concentration PV technology is an interesting concept because it can work as a static concentrator without any tracking systems or seasonal adjustments, showing potential benefits…
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Prediction Of Engine Emissions Through Biologically-Inspired Models
The use of artificial neural networks and other types of prediction models of biological inspiration are used in a huge variety of applications, covering very…
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Having It All: Brazil’s Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Challenge
Beef production has underpinned Brazil’s economic ascendance into global commodity markets, accounting for 15.5% of global production in 2013 (1). Brazilian exports are considered highly…
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Smoking Pot Does Not Make You Stupid (Birdbrained)
Common beliefs say smoking pot may lower your IQ. A study in twins now contradicts this: Intelligence is suffering from something completely different. Childhood and…
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Informal Urban Firewood Markets Persist Despite Large-Scale Socioeconomic Development
Almost three-quarters of Africa’s urban population uses firewood as their primary source of domestic energy, and the International Energy Agency projected that the absolute numbers…
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