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Ha habido un gran interés de los académicos y el público en general sobre los efectos nocivos de estar sentados en el trabajo por largos períodos de tiempo. La atención que se presta a sentarse – o a no sentarse - en el trabajo proviene del mensaje científicamente validado de que ser sedentario en general, tanto en el interior como en el exterior, es malo para su salud.
Using ethanol instead of gasoline as a car fuel can reduce emissions of ultrafine particles by a third, which benefits human health and the environment, according to a new study.
A “look back” analysis of more than 600 major colorectal surgeries using a “checklist” tool has added further evidence that racial and socioeconomic disparities may occur during many specific stages of surgical care, particularly in pain management.
Feel like everyone else has more friends than you do? You’re not alone— but merely believing this is true could affect your happiness.
North America’s most widespread and valuable ash tree species are on the brink of extinction due to an invasive beetle decimating their populations, while the loss of wilderness areas and poaching are contributing to the declining numbers of five African antelope species, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™
Conventional wisdom dictates water conservation can only benefit communities affected by drought. But researchers at the University of California, Riverside have deduced that indoor residential conservation can have unintended consequences in places where systems of wastewater reuse have already been implemented, diminishing both the quantity and quality of influent available for treatment.
