Studies Of A Gene For A Rare Form Of Rickets Shed Light On Vitamin D Deficiencies
...ickets, or alifetime of treatment with replacement amounts of the active hormone." Replacing the missing vitamin D hormone is a solution for most children, Portalesaid: "The rickets begin to heal, the bone deformities improve, the bloodchemical values return to normal. And the child begins to grow more norma......) orendotoxin, on their outer membranes. Even tiny amounts of endotoxin shed fromthe bacteria into the blood are recognized by the immune system, which activatesvarious types of cells, including white blood cells that produce inflammatorymolecules called cytokines. Cytokines destroy invading pathogens but if...Plant-Based Fat Inhibits Growth Of Breast-Cancer Cell Line, UB Researchers Show
...indingsreinforce the importance of including large amounts of vegetables in the diet." In the current work, Awad's research team examined the effect ofB-sitosterol and another prevalent plant fat, campesterol, on the growth of aparticular line of estrogen-independent breast cancer cells, designatedMD...Bacteria That Gorge On Rotting Waste Can Break Down DDT
...raZeneca researchers mixed tainted soil with large amounts of thewaste to make what was effectively a huge compost heap. The soil was tilled andaerated every few weeks, which provided both the nutrients and a cycle ofalternating anaerobic and aerobic conditions for local bacteria to degrade thepesticides. ......ase and which still have minimal, barely traceable amounts of disease intheir bodies and therefore are more likely to experience leukemia relapse. Onceidentified, such patients could undergo additional or alternative therapy toincrease their chances of long-term survival. Dr. Dusty Miller of the Human Biolo...Fullerene-Based Materials Clear From Tissue, Go To The Bone
...specially for unique benefits when only very small amounts ofmaterial are needed per dose. We are very encouraged by our early results andbelieve that fullerene materials could be the basis of many new designer drugsof the 21st century." This research was funded by the National Institutes of Health.......lls reflect the emu's diet, including the relative amounts ofvegetation consumed with a C3 signal (mostly trees, shrubs, and winter grasses)or a C4 signal (tropical grasses). Modern emu eggshells have a stronger C3signal if the animals live in regions where the plants predominately receivewinter precipitati...Aging Vehicle Fleet Polluting The Air
...etermine when and why vehicles releasehigh and low amounts of emissions. This detailed information complements theless detailed data gathered in remote sensing studies. Researchers also conductdynamometer equivalent tests on vehicles they purchase and equip with emissionsinstrumentation. They monitor these v...Center For Future Health Aims To Bring High-Tech, Low-Cost Health Care To The Home
...versity. Such sensors might be used to detect tiny amounts of bacteria onfood, to check whether water is safe to drink, or to check one's breath or sweatfor electrolyte levels, monitor breathing, or send an early warning whendehydration is possible. A "rehab trainer," a program that watches one's movements ...Dietary Supplements Could Put A Stop To A Royal Curse
... Porphyria develops when the body produces excess amounts of moleculescalled porphyrins. Porphyrins are the ...ses the protoporphyrinogenmolecules, forming large amounts of the porphyrin "protoporphyrin" in anuncontrolled reaction. Now a team of researchers led ...UV Rays, Fire And Flame Retardants To Be Reviewed For Possible Listing As Carcinogens, NTP Announces
... ultraviolet light found insunlight and in varying amounts in artificial light from such devices as sunlamps and sun beds, will be reviewed for possible listing in the federalgovernment's Tenth Annual Report on Carcinogens, National Toxicology Programofficials said today. Additional substances to be ...National Laboratory, National Parks And Forests Leaders Seek To Share Resources
...puterized information systems that can handlelarge amounts of data. Shovic and the many other participants w...sts receive many visitors a year, creating massive amounts of paperworkfrom camping permits to parking tickets that need to be managed. INEEL isworking with th...Media Advisory: 1999 Spring Meeting -- Updated Press Conference Schedule
...y of lake and ocean waters and also infer rainfall amounts in variousregions. They can thereby determine which climate changes were global and whichwere regional. They have also reached conclusions about the impact of pastclimate change on lakes, oceans, forests, and other ecosystems. (Relates to Sessions OS...Melatonin: More Than You Bargain For?
..." While admitting that it is unclear how increased amounts of theneurotransmitter-like metabolites impact health, Squadrito theorizes that "theycould have an important effect on aspects of behavior...like mood." All of these experiments were conducted within laboratory equipment. Squadritosays future studie...Women With Low Cholesterol May Be At Risk For Depression And Anxiety
...bilizing brainchemical. "If we assume that amounts of cholesterol circulating in the bloodreflect levels in the brain, then brain cells are not functioning properly inindividuals with low cholesterol," he said. Further, cholesterol's importance throughout the body is gaining moreprominence...Experimental Staph Vaccine Broadly Protective In Animal Studies
...jected it intorabbits. The rabbits produced large amounts of PNSG antibodies that persistedfor at least eight months. The researchers then injected the PNSG antibodiesinto mice and exposed them to eight different strains of S. aureus, includingstrains resistant to the antibiotic methicillin and partially r...Where the wild ones are: origins of staple crop found
...onsumers prepare it. All cassava contains varying amounts of cyanide, a toxin that protects the plant from insects. Indigenous people have learned to avoid poisoning themselves by spitting into batches of the ground tubers; the saliva introduces bacteria and fungi, which activate an enzyme that breaks down...Micro-organisms help protect drinking water from MTBE contamination
...face waters throughrainfall, some small measurable amounts of MTBE and TBA will still be present,says Bradley. However, he emphasizes, "Imagine how much more tainted surfacewater would be if microbes were not degrading it." The additives are converted primarily to harmless carbon dioxide through aprocess ca...Massive pollution documented over Indian Ocean
...cean are unusually dark because they contain large amounts of soot andother materials from incompletely burned fuels and wastes. Dark aerosols leadto the increased absorption of solar radiation. "The soot contributes asubstantial amount of heating of the atmosphere, but it also reduces the amountof sunligh...Gene therapy could treat diabetic incontinence, suggest early studies at University of Pittsburgh
...d the herpes vector with the NGF gene voided small amounts of fluid eachtime they urinated and had bladders half the size of control diabetic mice,which released large volumes of urine each time. "This evidence really suggests that the introduced NGF gene effectively repairsthe bladder nerve, allowing anim...