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Lemurs fur colour may not define species
AlphaGalileo 10/11/2006Different coat colour might not correspond to different species for nocturnal lemurs. In a study published today in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology, researchers find that lemurs that appeared to belong to different species ...
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Eurobarometer: 'Citizens lead sedentary lives'
EURACTIV 10/11/2006A survey of Europeans' physical-activity habits shows that only 15% are active in sports and that the average EU citizen spends more than six hours per day seated....
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UN urges rich nations to solve global water crisis
EURACTIV 10/11/2006Poverty, power and inequality, not scarcity, are at the heart of the global water crisis, says the United Nations in its Human Development Report 2006....
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Assistance call for 'distressed' immigrants
EURACTIV 10/11/2006More than 150,000 sub-Saharan African immigrants are in need of international assistance, according to Italian NGO International Committee for the Development of People (CISP)....
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New global analysis shows 400% increase in carbon dioxide emissions growth
AlphaGalileo 10/11/2006The global growth in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels was 4 times greater in the period between 2000 to 2005 than in the preceding 10 years, say scientists gathering in Beijing today for an international conference on global envir...
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Genetic Test Determines Aggressiveness of Neuroblastomas
AlphaGalileo 10/11/2006Neuroblastoma is among the types of cancer that particularly often affect children. Between one and three girls and boys in 100,000 are diagnosed with this growth of the nervous system before age 14. Scientists of the German Cancer Research...
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Unique Travel Planner developed for Baltic Sea passenger ships and vehicle transport
AlphaGalileo 10/11/2006Detailed and versatile calculated route possibilities facilitate travel planningVTT has in collaboration with institutes from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany developed a Travel Planner, which helps to plan combined passenger ship and ve...
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Pioneering biotech spin-out set to boost the use of the stem -- cell technology in human medicine
AlphaGalileo 10/11/2006VetCell, a British biotechnology spin-out from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) that has pioneered the use of stem cell technology to treat tendinitis in racehorses, is set to launch in America. What's more, the pioneering biotech firm is...
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Climate protection: EU Member States are squandering the opportunities offered by emission trading
AlphaGalileo 10/11/2006The Fraunhofer ISI has examined how EU Member States intend to enter the next round of emission trading beginning in 2008. Summary: Industry is being allocated too many emission allowances throughout the EU and the rules of the majority of ...
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Malaria poses additional risks for first-time mothers - Press Release from PLoS Medicine
AlphaGalileo 10/11/2006Preeclampsia is thought to be more common in parts of the world where there is a serious malaria problem and it has often been speculated that there might be a connection. Malaria is more common in a first pregnancy and so is preeclampsia. ...
