Triglyceride Blood Levels Predict Heart Attack
...he cholesterol in a ratioprovided an even stronger gauge of heart attack risk. The metabolic relationship between triglycerides and cholesterol remainsunclear, according to Gaziano, however, the findings suggest that a high ratioof triglycerides to HDL could prove to be a valuable marker for abnormaltrigl...Scientists Seek Early Warning Of Drinking Water Threats
...reatment of chlorination. The study will also help gauge performance of new water treatment technologies,which are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Those methods include dissolvedair flotation and microfiltration. These treatments are more effective and morecostly. The crypto threat has driven a public...Gene Study Shows Mammals Lived Before Extinction Of The Dinosaurs
... have been found to make reliable estimates." To gauge the pace of evolution, Kumar and Hedges mined a burgeoning collectionof gene sequences being accumulated at Genbank, the public genetic databasesmaintained by the National Institutes of Health. "During the past few yearsthere has been a tremendous e...Open-Air Experiment Shows High CO2 Boosts Tree Growth
...for at least a decade, allowing scientists time to gauge longer range impacts ona complex ecosystem. A total of eight different scientific papers on FACTS-1's first yearresults were scheduled for the current ESA meeting. Delivering a multi-authored analysis of overall tree growth, ShawnaNai...Genetically-Altered Crops Can Produce Tough, Hard-To-Kill Weeds
...ilseed rapeand Brassica rapa in the field to fully gauge the benefits of herbicideresistance in the weed. "I don't like to paint this as an emergency, or as a disaster waiting tohappen. I just think it's important to understand what we're doing when wecreate transgenic crops, and delay the possibl...Research Suggests New Way To Gauge A Woman's Fertility
...sts that inhibin levels may be a more sensitive gauge of ovarian function than FSH levels,” Danforth said. “FSH levels alone may be a less reliable indicator of reproductive potential in older women.” While researchers had speculated that inhibin levels may be directly assoc...Greater Prairie Chicken Appears On Comeback Trail In Illinois
... is really the key word," he said. "This ishow we gauge how self-sustaining a population is. If it is viable, it means itis producing enough young to persist. "We're cautiously hopeful that they are making a comeback," said Brawn, ascientist with the Illinois Natural History Survey and an affiliate of th...UB Stroke Researchers Develop New Technique To Measure Blood Rate-of-flow, Treat Brain Malformations
...e to work maximally, neurosurgeons must be able to gauge the exact rate of blood flow through the AVM, so t...ction allows neurosurgeons or neuroradiologists to gauge both distance and time with one intervention. He said the technique has never been used elsewhere fo...Large Gene Study Questions Cambrian Explosion
...sociate Professor of Biology S. Blair Hedges. To gauge the pace of evolution, the research team tested hundreds of genesequences to find those that developed mutations at a constant rate over time. "Because mutations start occurring at regular intervals in these genes as soonas a new species evolves--lik......sophisticated in vitro assay process to accurately gauge gene expression, theresearchers were able to describe new aspects of the step-by-step process thatoccurs as part of the biochemical deterioration of muscle cells in limb girdlemuscular dystrophy and, perhaps, all other forms of the disorder. By re......ies will be used to view the uterine artery andto gauge the thickness of the endometrium. Even more definitive informationwill come from biopsies of endometrial tissues. From these, the researchers willbe able to look for microscopic changes and measure levels of Ki67 antigen, asubstance that tends to i......ganism had been reported in their state waters. To gauge public perceptions and attitudes related to Pfiesteria, Falkmailed a four-page, 30-question survey to residents of Delaware, Maryland,Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey and New York--states most vulnerable to themicroorganism. Some 26 percent of ...Duke study: Exercise may be just as effective as medication for treating major depression
...nextyear, Blumenthal plans to begin a new study to gauge the effect of exercising ina less-supportive atmosphere, and he also plans to include a placebo group.Blumenthal suggested that exercise may be beneficial because patients areactually taking an active role in trying to get better. "Simply taking a pi...Evergreens help block pesticide from crop fields
... construct a longer windtunnel so they can gauge the performance of plant species and non-target organisms under an extended range of environmental conditions. The researchers recommend that the government create a ...Moderate caffeine use does not increase miscarriage risk but high caffeine use doubles risk
...relied on self reporting, it has been difficult to gauge the effects ofcaffeine," said Duane Alexander, M.D...ruit a sufficiently large enoughnumber of women to gauge the effects of high caffeine consumption....El Niño's dramatic impact on ocean biology and carbon dioxide captured by unique monitoring system
...rs for the first time to directly and continuously gauge the fluctuating levels of biological productivity and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the region. The launch of SeaWiFS in 1997 added yet another ocean-monitoring tool capable of detecting subtle changes in ocean color that are directly relate...Fossil mayflies can be used to 'weigh' ancient atmospheres
...ever, the only way geologists could quantitatively gauge atmospheric pressure in the distant past was to measure the size of gas bubbles frozen into lava as it solidified. Without more exacting evidence, such as "barometer readings" the mayflies promise to provide, many questions have gone unanswered: --......nt affect thebehaviour of genes. In an attempt to gauge the extent of these effects, Trudy Mackay at North Carolina State University in Raleigh and her colleagues recorded the lifespans of inbred male and female flies raised on different diets at different temperatures. Using genetic mapping techniques, t......ashington, D.C.-- Honeybees rely on visual cues to gauge the distance to a food source, and new information about their "optical odometers" may set the stage for pocket-sized surveillance technologies featuring insect vision, says the author of a 4 February Science article. "Our study suggests that hon...Formula additives boost small children's intelligence in study
...t (BSID). The BSID is a standardized test used to gauge small children's development. This earlier version of the test had less emphasis on cognitive tasks than the newer version. The study tested the intelligence scores of 56 18-month-old children. The children were divided randomly into three groups....