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Likely cause for recent southeast US earthquakes
By Kristen East The southeastern United States should, by all means, be relatively quiet in terms of seismic activity. It’s located in the interior of the North American Plate, far away from plate boundaries where earthquakes usually occur. But the … Continue reading
New cause of strong earthquakes discovered
An aerial view of the towering volcanic peak of Mt. Nyiragongo What Causes Strong Earthquakes A geologic event known as diking can cause strong earthquakes — with a magnitude between 6 and 7, according to an international research team. Diking … Continue reading
A study of weaning age in fossil elephants gives hints about the cause of their extinction
The extinctions of many giant mammals, like mammoths, at the end of the Ice Ages is a story that most people know about. The causes of these extinctions have long been debated in the scientific literature. Climate change and over-hunting … Continue reading
Striking truckers cause pre-Christmas chaos
(By Emily Backus). (ANSA) – Rome, December 9 – Hundreds of striking truckers joined the so-called Pitchfork (Forconi) Movement on Monday to block or slow transportation in a number of cities in Italy.So far the effect has been less paralysing … Continue reading
Do thyroid tumors Boom, pollution cause?
Tumors of the thyroid (ANSAmed) – Rome, Dec 6 – have increased in the past 20 years by almost three times and this causes real boom there is exposure to radiation, toxic substances, or the lack of iodine, while pollution … Continue reading
‘Left behind’ genes can cause cancer
(ANSAmed) – Rome, October 30 – punctuality is essential, even in the expression of the genes of DNA: an unexpected delay in its ‘return’ can exploit the chain of events necessary for the proper development of the embryo, causing birth … Continue reading
Assenza milza, ecco cause della malattia
(ANSA) – MILANO, 3 MAG – Uno studio internazionale appena pubblicato su Science ha trovato le cause genetiche della asplenia congenita, una malattia che provoca l’assenza della milza: a causare la patologia sarebbero delle mutazioni genetiche, in particolare del gene … Continue reading
Da foto polmoni cause tossicita’ amianto
(ANSA) – TRIESTE, 23 APR – La tossicita’ dell’amianto deriva dalla sua capacita’, una volta entrato nei polmoni, di attrarre grandi quantita’ di ferro e altri elementi. Lo ha scoperto la prima ‘fotografia’ dei polmoni fatta con i raggi X … Continue reading
Emicrania fra prime 10 cause disabilita’
(ANSA) – MILANO, 17 DIC – L’emicrania e’ all’ottavo posto tra tutte le malattie che causano disabilita’ nel mondo, e unita alla cefalea tensiva si pone al settimo posto. E’ uno degli aspetti che emergono dal Global Burden of diseases … Continue reading
Piu’ giovani con infarto,droga tra cause
(ANSA) – VIAREGGIO (LUCCA), 20 OTT – Sempre piu’ giovani sono colpiti da patologie cardiovascolari e l’uso di droghe, soprattutto cocaina, amplifica il rischio di infarto. E’ emerso al convegno degli esperti italiani di medicina cardiovascolare. I dati italiani indicano … Continue reading