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Young blood does not reverse aging in old mice, UC Berkeley study finds
A new study from UC Berkeley argues against the rejuvenating properties of young blood and points to old blood, or molecules within, as driving the aging process.
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Supercapacitors Batteries charges in seconds without degrading
UCF Today provides news articles and events happening at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Central Florida, and around the world.
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Jupiter Awaits Arrival of Juno
In preparation for the imminent arrival of NASA’s Juno spacecraft, astronomers have used ESO’s Very Large Telescope to obtain spectacular new infrared images of Jupiter. They are part of a campaign to create high-resolution maps of the giant planet. These observations will inform the work to be undertaken by Juno over…
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Engines of Evidence – A Conversation with Judea Pearl
In the early 1960s, every company had a huge investment in the future of computers. I fell into a device-oriented research group, wherein the goal was to find new phenomena that we could turn into computer memory. Magnetic core memories were already becoming a nuisance. Some people worked on photochromic phenomena…
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Famines
In many parts of the world famines have been common in the past. What causes famines? How can famines be averted?
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Life Expectancy
People are living longer across the world, but large differences remain. Explore global data on life expectancy and how it has changed over time.
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Economics of Nuclear Power
Nuclear power is cost competitive with other forms of electricity generation, except where there is direct access to low-cost fossil fuels. In assessing the economics of nuclear power, decommissioning and waste disposal costs are fully taken into account.
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Economic Inequality
How is inequality measured, who produces key databases, and what does the data tell us?
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Carcinogenicity of red and processed meat
Red meat refers to all mammalian muscle meat, including beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, horse and goat.
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Human Height
The average height of a population can inform us about the nutrition and living conditions of populations in the past for which we have little other data.
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Hunger and Undernourishment
What are the consequences of undernourishment and how can we make progress against hunger and undernourishment?
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Nuclear Power in China
China has become largely self-sufficient in reactor design and construction, as well as other aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle. The strong impetus for nuclear power in China is increasingly due to air pollution from coal-fired plants.
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Guns and suicide: A fatal link
In the United States, suicides outnumber homicides almost two to one. Perhaps the real tragedy behind suicide deaths—about 30,000 a year, one for every 45
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Plans For New Reactors Worldwide
Nuclear power capacity worldwide is increasing steadily. Most reactors under construction are in the Asian region. Significant further capacity is being created by plant uprating.
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Child and Infant Mortality
Child mortality remains one of the world’s largest problems and is a painful reminder of work yet to be done. With global data on where, when, and how child deaths occur, we can accelerate efforts to prevent them.