Dangerous Chemical Combination Presents Possible Scenario For Gulf War Illnesses
...icides,DEET and permethrin, and the anti-nerve gas agent pyridostigmine bromide(PB) were harmless when used...They said their resultsindicate the anti-nerve gas agent reduces the body's normal ability to inactivatethe two pesticides, which can then travel to and dama...... male Neopyrochroa beetle is borrowing a defensive agent from another insect and is using it to buy access to the female -- then rewarding the female's favor by endowing her and their offspring with the defensive agent." Insect use of cantharidin as a defensive chemical is not unique to the Neopyrochroa...Discovery Could Help Understand Breast-Cancer Therapies
...en,which, for 20 years, has been the anti-estrogen agent most commonly usedagainst breast cancer in the United States, said lead researcher BenitaKatzenellenbogen, a professor of molecular and integrative physiology. The research was published in the Aug. 16 issue of The Journal of BiologicalChemistry. Th...Vietnamese Chemist Finds New Use For Old Cashew Shells
...," said Vu. "Natural rubberneeds an anti-oxidation agent to prevent it from degrading insunlight and air." Fortunately, cashews are also plentiful in Vietnam, andheating cashew shells produces a sticky resin known as cardanol.In her first set of experiments, Vu purified samples of cardanolshe brought to UC...Two Parasitic Wasps Show Promise For Controlling Pest Flies
... be that endius is a potentialbiological control agent that we should be concentrating on. That couldbe from the fact that there's a lot of difference in climate between Illinoisand the central plains." The U. of I. study provided the first comprehensive documentation ofnaturally occurring fly parasite...Jefferson Scientists Discover Mechanism Of Viral Link To Disease Commonly Associated With Asbestos
... and Antonio Procopio, asbestos was the only known agent associated with the disease. Armed with new information about SV40’s interaction with Rb family proteins, Dr. Giordano’s team is pursuing research that may lead to new treatments for mesothelioma and lung cancer. Th...Lethal Parasite Prime Suspect In Fish Kills At Salton Sea
...is recognized as a persistent disease-causing agent that causes serious mortalities in fish-farming facilities and public or home marine aquaria. Under closed conditions, such as aquaria and apparently also in the Salton Sea, the investigators reported, parasite levels can build u......s composed of glucose and awell-known DNA-damaging agent known as MAM. Cycasin has recently been linkedwith a tragic motor neuron disease afflicting native people on the island ofGuam, in New Guinea and in part of Japan. "Our team has proposed thatcycasin/MAM may slowly kill neurons by damaging their DNA,...New Ultrafine Metal Powder Production Process
...tography, and dyes, in the blender with a reducing agent at room temperature. Next, he whirls the mixtu...ot spot" where the silver nitrate and reducing agent can react. The result is a tiny particle of silver. Singh can control the size and, to an exten...Gene Locus Found For Essential Tremor Disorder
...dication primidone and thebeta-adrenergic blocking agent propranolol. Extreme cases of ET sometimesrequire surgery. These therapies offer only partial relief from the symptoms ofET and may have disturbing side effects. Many people prefer to live with thetremor rather than experience the discomfort of me...Stress Lowers Sperm Count By Overwhelming Cells That Make Testosterone
...egin to manufacture sperm. Enzyme acts as a double agent 11ßHSD-1 assists and neutralizes glucocorticoid as necessary. As Leydig cellsdevelop, the amount of enzyme increases in parallel with the amount ofglucocorticoid receptors. In immature Leydig cells of young mammals, 11ßHSD-1facilitates the...Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Receives $1.1 Million Grant From National Cancer Institute
...rs revealed the compound to be a potent anti-tumor agent with a mechanism of action similar to that of the clinical anti-cancer agent Taxol. Both Taxol and discodermolide interact with microtubules, structures which compose the frame...Green Tea Ingredient Can Kill Cancer Cells
...tar. "Green tea appears to be potentially an ideal agent for chemoprevention." The investigators feel that the chemoprevention properties of green tea need to be evaluated in human trials. Tea consumption in the world ranks second only to water consumption. Approximately 20 percent of tea consumed is gre...UPCI Researchers Find Drug Improves Cancer-Fighting Ability Of Vitamin D
..., and we have conducted preliminary trials of this agent in men with advanced prostate and other cancers. However, the use of 1,25-D3 has been limited because this drug causes a potentially life-threatening increase of calcium in the blood," said Donald Trump, M.D., an investigator on the study, deputy di...UF Researchers Identify Virus That May Cause Epidemic Disease In Sea Turtles
...s a major first step in incriminatingan infectious agent as a cause of a disease," said Dr. ElliottJacobson, a professor of wildlife and zoological medicine at UF'sCollege of Veterinary Medicine. "All of us may harbor allkinds of viruses in our body at any one time, and most of thoseviruses are harmless. S...DT104 Advice:How To Slow Salmonella Spread
...nell Diagnostic Laboratory identified DT104 as the agent responsible foran outbreak of bacterial illness in dairy cattle and humans last year at aVermont farm. In what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now regards as thefirst proven case of animal-to-human transmission of DT104 in the United States,ne...Common Cold Caused By Multiple Viruses
...he researchers were able to identify an infectious agent as the cause.Rhinovirus was found to be the cause of 105, or just over half the cases in the study. Other causesof cold symptoms included coronavirus, influenza A virus, and respiratory syncitial virus (RSV).All of these viruses are known to cause sy......methyl-1,8-naphthalimide, afluorescent brightening agent for synthetic fibersand a coating for specialized papers, and 7-(2H-Napthol[1,2-d]triazol-2-yl)-3-phenylcoumarin,also a fabric brightener but also used in plastics,photographic film, toners and food packaging. Three herbs, comfrey, goldens...USGS Cautions Proper Use Of Pepper Spray To Avoid Bear Attacks
... is not presentlyknown exactly what the attracting agent in the red pepper spray is, the irritantoleoresin capsicum is the only ingredient common to all the sprays tested. Smith said that although research has shown that red pepper spray ishighly effective as a deterrent in aggressive grizzly ......s a vehicle for delivering an immuno-contraceptive agent since once ingested, it survives in the stomach and crosses the intestinal tract to cells in the immune system, according to Boyle. Once in the cells of the immune system, the Salmonella are killed and the ZP antigen is released and stimulates produ...