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Cold water ocean circulation doesn't work as expected

DURHAM, N.C. -- The familiar model of Atlantic ocean currents that shows a discrete "conveyor belt" of deep, cold water flowing southward from the Labrador Sea is probably all wet.

New research led by Duke University and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution relied on an armada of sophisticated floats to show that much of this water, originating in the sea between Newfoundland and Greenland, is diverted generally eastward by the time it flows as far south as Massachusetts. From there it disburses to the depths in complex ways that are difficult to follow.

Web-based, self-help intervention can aid problem drinkers in the privacy of their homes

Problem drinking in Western societies leads to disease and death, as well as social and economic problems.
Few problem drinkers seek treatment help.
New findings show that a 24/7 free-access, anonymous, interactive, and Web-based self-help intervention can aid problem drinkers in the privacy of their own homes.

Negative mood-related drinking may mean vulnerability for major depression and alcohol dependence

Major depression (MD) and alcohol dependence (AD) are strongly connected to one another.
New research looks at how mood-related drinking may explain the overlapping familial risk for MD and AD.
Drinking related to mood that is based on negative feelings accounted for the majority of the overlapping risk for both MD and AD that is due to genetic and familial environmental factors.

Scientists aim to bring indigenous people into climate change monitoring and policy

(ST. LOUIS): Scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden are calling for the inclusion of indigenous peoples around the world in helping monitor the effects of global climate change and develop policy. In a special issue on traditional peoples and climate change in the May volume of "Global Environmental Change" published by Elsevier, guest editors Dr. Jan Salick, Senior Curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden, and Dr. Nanci Ross, research specialist at the Missouri Botanical Garden, highlight the role of indigenous people in adapting to and mitigating climate change.

The genome that reduced your carbon footprint

Madison, WI, May 11, 2009 -- With the costs of genome sequencing rapidly decreasing, and with the infrastructure now developed for almost anyone with access to a computer to cheaply store, access, and analyze sequence information, emphasis is increasingly being placed on ways to apply genome data to real world problems, including reducing dependency on fossil fuel. For the efficient production of bioenergy, this may be accomplished through development of improved feedstocks.

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Cold water ocean circulation doesn't work as expected

Web-based, self-help intervention can aid problem drinkers in the privacy of their homes

Negative mood-related drinking may mean vulnerability for major depression and alcohol dependence

Scientists aim to bring indigenous people into climate change monitoring and policy

The genome that reduced your carbon footprint

Cyber millenials: High-tech and highly educated young adults who drink way too much

Acupuncture eases chronic low back pain in SPINE trial

Smoking interferes with recovery from alcohol-related brain damage

Real and simulated acupuncture appear more effective than usual care for back pain

Small promotional items from drug companies may influence medical students' attitudes

Women who follow blood pressure-lowering diet have reduced risk for heart failure

Eating fish, nuts and olive oil may be associated with reduced risk of age-related blindness

Older adults often inaccurately report their own stroke history

Age-related eye disease may be associated with cognitive impairment

Compounds in spinal fluid associated with faster decline among individuals with mild dementia