Dangerous Chemical Combination Presents Possible Scenario For Gulf War Illnesses
...aid their resultsindicate the anti-nerve gas agent reduces the body's normal ability to inactivatethe two pesticides, which can then travel to and damage the brain and nervoussystem. Such a mechanism could explain the wide array of symptoms reportedby some Gulf War veterans, including memory loss, headache, ...Researchers Use Hydrated Lime To Reduce Toxic Selenium Emissions
...ures,calcium selenite is thermally unstable, which reduces the efficiencyof selenium capture. The scientists compensated for this by injecting the dry sorbentfurther away from the firing point in a power plant, where temperaturescan exceed 1,000 degrees Celsius. "At 400 to 600 degrees Celsius, the rate of ca...Antarctic Science Season Gears Up With Searches for Meteorites, Neutrinos, and New Life Forms
...iolet light (called UV-B) let in by the ozone hole reduces the productivity of marine phytoplankton, but how does UV-B affect Antarctica's terrestrial plants? How are such plants reacting to the 50-year warming trend around the Antarctic Peninsula? Thomas Day of the University of Arizona and his team will ...Optical Microscopy Shines Light On Biology
...en you start going through water, the water itself reduces the vibration of the tip," Dunn said. "With our tips, we vibrate vertically with respect to the sample so you don't get the large damping caused by the water." With the high sensitivity of near-field scanning optical microscopy and the newly develope...Stronger Evidence That Global Climate Change Can Reduce The Variety Of Life
...s in solar radiation initiate a chainreaction that reduces the productivity of surface ocean planktoncommunities. This in turn leads to less food resources settling through thewater to the sea floor, ultimately limiting the species that can survive inthe bottom community. During glacial periods, some abyssal...Low Iron Levels Cause Weakness In Women Who Are Not Anemic
...t iron depletion not severe enough to cause anemia reduces performance potential at submaximum work levels as well." Currently, the researchers are assessing whether iron-depleted women reap the same physical benefits from physical training as women with higher iron status. "We suspect that iron-deficient w...Bacterium gobbles up chlorinated pollutants
...gies. The bacterium, coccoid Strain 195, perfectly reduces the toxic pollutants tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene (also known as PCE, or perc, and TCE, respectively) to nontoxic ethene gas, the Cornell researchers report in the June 6 issue of Science. But the talented bug alone may not be the magic ...UW Smogmobile Offers Cleaner, Safer Alternative To Gas Or Electric Cars
...the efficiency we think is possible, so it greatly reduces the mileage we can achieve on a tank of fuel," explains John Williams, a master's student in the department of aeronautics and astronautics who has worked on the smogmobile project for two years. Under a $360,000 U.S. Department of Energy grant, Know...Crop Devastation To Be Discussed At National Head Blight Forum
..., and a reduction in seed quality. Thedisease also reduces test weight and lowers market grade." In the December issue of Plant Disease (in press), an internationaljournal of applied plant pathology, Jones and colleagues MarciaMcMullen, North Dakota State University, and Dale Gallenberg,South Dakota State...Banning Chemicals To Protect Ozone May Aggravate Global Warming
...rant itself," Wuebblessaid. "High efficiency also reduces fuel and other resource requirements. "It is probable that HCFC-123 and several other CFC replacementswould have survived the ban if the global warming regulations had been implementedbefore the ones for ozone," Wuebbles said. "With keener awarenes...Infants, Toddlers Should Not Restrict Fat Intake, Experts Say
...the researchers, restricted fat intake in children reduces growth and visual acuity and limits mental development. "For example, omega-3 fatty acids -- which come from fish and certain plant oils -- are crucial for brain development and for development of the retina," Watkins says. The researchers conducted ......emicals to replenish ion exchange systems and thus reduces thevolume of waste byproducts. The technique takes advantage of iron compounds called metalhexacyanoferrates that have a strong affinity fo r cesium and also conduct electricity. By attachingelectrodes to the hexacyanoferrate material, the negative c...Engineering Our Arteries: Replacements And Assisted Healing
...ase nitric oxide, a key chemical that reduces clotting and assists in the healing process. She aims to apply the polymer through the catheter that is used to do the balloon angioplasty. The technique could prevent the need for another angioplasty ......administered after an initial clinical evaluation, reduces the number offalse positive diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease by approximately 30 percent. The researchers, who were supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA),also reported that testing only for the E4 form of the gene, although stronglyassoc...Lactose-Intolerant People Should Drink More Milk, Expert Says
...alth in the long-term because avoiding dairy foods reduces calcium intake. According to Savaiano, three-fourths of all calcium in diets in the United States come from dairy foods. Too little calcium in a diet can reduce bone growth, which can lead to osteoporosis later in life. Osteoporosis, which affects 35...Virginia Tech Researchers Assess Watershed Management For EPA, NSF
...as says,replacing forested land with a subdivision reduces an area's vegetative cover,which can increase flooding and levels of sediments, chemicals and other streampollutants. Researchers studying the watershed's ecological components -- biologistsFred Benfield and Prakash Nagarkatti and fisheries s...University At Buffalo Energy-Conservation Projects Record Highest Savings Among Campuses
...cial savings aren't the project's only benefit. It reduces annual UBenergy-related emissions of carbon dioxide by more than 64 million pounds,sulfur dioxide by 140,000 pounds and nitrous oxide by 214,000 pounds. Other money-saving environmental initiatives at UB include: A new campus energy policy in the...Aspirin's Preventive Action In Heart Attacks Tied To Genetics
...prevention of heartattacks," said Goldschmidt. "It reduces the risk of heart attacks by 25 to50 percent, which happens to be, perhaps coincidentally, almost exactly thefrequency of this polymorphism in Western society." Goldschmidt said that the effect of the polymorphism on heart attacks is linkedto the clo......"First, CART isassociated with cocaine and cocaine reduces food intake. Also, CART peptides are found inregions of the brain that control food intake." When the Yerkes research team injected the CART peptide into the brains of normal rats, theirfood intake was significantly inhibited--by as much as 30 perce......n easier and doesn't smother plants. The compost reduces the need for commercial fertilizers. Although manure also can be used for its nutrients, the timing and delivery of the application can be difficult. "The biggest advantage to composting is that it allows you to target when you apply it," Hawkins say...