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'Light pollution' may affect love lives of birds in the Viennese Forests Posted: 25 Jul 2014 05:03 AM PDT Artificial light in cities exerts negative effects on humans, animals, and their environment. In an ongoing research project, behavioral biologists are investigating how blue tits in the Viennese Forests react to "light pollution." The study might help to understand effects of "light-at-night" on reproductive behavior of birds. In consequence, it could help developing concepts, minimizing negative effects on the lives of animals and the ecological system, by reducing light sources in specific regions.

Showers may be linked to Crohn's disease, say researchers Posted: 23 Jul 2014 08:40 AM PDT Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) is a bacterial pathogen that causes Johne's disease in animals, particularly cattle, and is significantly associated with Crohn's disease (CD) in humans, both chronic inflammatory conditions, mainly of the intestine. This is the first study to provide evidence that fine water spray from both domestic showers and rivers is an exposure route for the bacteria to humans and may play a role in the development of Crohn's Disease.

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