Finland tops environmental scorecard at World Economic Forum in Davos
Finland ranks first in the world in environmental sustainability...d Economic Forum January 27 in Davos, Switzerland, ranks Norway, Uruguay, Sweden and Iceland two to five respectively. Their high ESI scores are attributed t...Calcium may protect women from cancer
...gnosed annually with colorectal cancer. The cancer ranks as the second leading cause of cancer death, and the risk of contracting it increases with age. Flood notes that more research needs to be done to understand why and how calcium provides protection against colorectal cancer in some women. "We really ......ntrated on the question of how the social order of ranks and classes in the early modern era were constituted through symbolic acts, for instance rituals and ceremonies. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger always establishes links to the modern era in her work, and attempts to identify the relationship between deve...Study gives US a 'C' for lagging support of international reproductive health and population efforts
...tion based in Washington, D.C. - the United States ranks 16th and receives a "C" on a list of 21 donor countries graded according to their financial and political support for international reproductive health and population programs. Leading U.S. allies the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan rank 7th, 10th a...By impounding iron, FHC foils cell suicide, fuels inflammation
...rate their own demise. If they fail to thin their ranks sufficiently, they keep accumulating, infection after infection, which can lead to autoimmune diseases, such as arthritis, in which left-over warrior cells that no longer have an enemy turn on the self. The researchers focused on NF-kB, a family of t...Stowers Institute scientist named American Cancer Society research professor
...unity," said Dr. Hawley. "I am honored to join the ranks of distinguished scientists who have held this des.... "His fundamental research on chromosome behavior ranks among the best in this field. It is gratifying to see the excellence of Dr. Hawley's work and its re...