Study: 1 in 5 U.S. teens has some hearing loss
CHICAGO – A stunning one in five teens has lost a little bit of hearing, and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found.

Amish Expanding West For Farmland, Study Says
Booming Population, Search for Lower-Priced Land Drive Amish As Far As Alaska and Mexico

APNewsBreak: Study finds Amish growing, moving west, scouting land in Alaska and Mexico
and has even led parties to scout recently for suitable properties in Alaska and Mexico.

APNewsBreak: Study says Amish expanding westward
The search by the booming North American population of Amish for affordable, fertile farmland has produced settlements in 28 states and Ontario – and has even led parties to scout recently for suitable properties in Alaska…

Two Xavier Chemistry Graduates Publish Pivotal Study in International Journal
Dawn M. Makley, a 2007 magna cum laude graduate of Xavier University, has co-authored an article published in the journal Nature. The research will aid medicinal chemists in making biologically-active compounds that might battle disease.

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Depression and dementia may go hand in hand: Study
A new study has found that depressive disorders raise the risk of dementia. The findings of this study were published in the journal Neurology. The study involved nearly 1,000 people who were studied for up to 17 years. Those who were depressed when first examined almost doubled their risk for dementia and also increased their risk for Alzheimer’s disease the study authors wrote.

Study: Adults take their physical activity on the road
( Purdue University ) New public health research by a Purdue University professor could help shed light on how the environment can influence physical activity, especially when it comes to where people live.

Unprecedented Cropland Study Confirms Conservation Practices Work On Farms in Upper Mississippi River Basin
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2010 – Conservation practices installed and applied by agricultural producers on cropland are reducing sediment, nutrient and pesticide losses from farm fields, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today as he announced the release of a comprehensive study on the effects of conservation practices on environmental quality in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB).

House Creates 68-Member Coal Caucus as Study Underscores Industry Economic Contributions
Families Organized to Represent the Coal Economy and the Pennsylvania Coal Association today applauded the creation of a new Pennsylvania House Coal Caucus, developed to recognize and support the coal industry for its major economic contributions to the Commonwealth. Â Sixty eight House members already have joined this bi-partisan caucus.

Robot submarine patrols Lake Michigan for climate-change study
Researchers at Purdue University are using a robotic submarine and other specialized tools in Lake Michigan to gather biological and environmental data showing how young fish vital to the ecosystem may cope with future climate change.