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Scientific forum about Vieques

Submitted on 28 October 2009 - 6:34pm

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Puerto Rican scientists will present a resolution on Friday where they talk about their findings about the contamination in Vieques, as a preamble to their meeting with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry to discuss the Agency's revision of their controversial 2001 study where they said that the impact of the NAVY military practices in Vieques had a minimal effect on the island's population.

Neuronal exploration

Submitted on 28 October 2009 - 6:21pm

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At the University of Puerto Rico researchers investigate many aspects of neuronal function, from how they migrate to how they establish connections. This article was published in El Nuevo Día as part of CienciaPR's ongoing collaboration with this newspaper.

Bright future for the boa

Submitted on 28 October 2009 - 6:17pm

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Given an increase in its population the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has recommended that the Virgin Islands boa's status is changed from a high risk endangered species to a low risk endangered species.

UPR-Medical Sciences Campus Student Awarded with Prestigious Fellowship from The American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

Submitted on 28 October 2009 - 6:12pm

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Emilee E. Colón-Lorenzo, a Ph.D. student from the University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus, was selected to receive the prestigious American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship.

Scientists clash over Vieques residents' health - Radiocápsula Ciencia Puerto Rico

Submitted on 26 October 2009 - 10:33pm

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A variety of scientists discuss whether the pollution created by military exercises in Vieques correlates with health problems reported by residents. This discussion exemplifies the evolution of scientific knowledge and the role of evidence.

UC Davis researchers identify dominant chemical that attracts mosquitoes to humans - Radiocápsula Ciencia Puerto Rico.

Submitted on 26 October 2009 - 9:08pm

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Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified the dominant odor naturally produced in humans and birds that attracts the blood-feeding Culex mosquitoes, which transmit West Nile virus and other life-threatening diseases.

Building Critical Resources for Health and Economic Gain

Submitted on 20 October 2009 - 9:55pm

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Funding state-of-the-art buildings and equipment, including one in San Juan Puerto Rico, will enable advances in biomedical research and create new science jobs.

Orthopterans common in the Puerto Rican fauna

Submitted on 5 October 2009 - 4:46pm

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Orthopterans are a group of common insects that include grasshoppers, crickets and locusts.

Plan to monitor brown pelican population

Submitted on 5 October 2009 - 4:15pm

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The United States Fish and Wild Life Service its evaluating its plan to monitor the populations of the brown pelican, which will soon be removed from the Endangered Species list.

Changes in coverage postponed

Submitted on 5 October 2009 - 4:07pm

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Triple S, who provides medical insurance service to Medicare and the Puerto Rican government health plan, postponed its payment policies changes. The policy changes would affect specialties like anesthesiology, cardiology, general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, orthopedics, cardiology, ophthalmology and otolaryngology.