Genetic mutations linked to the practice of burning coal in homes in China
... they are more likely to be exposed to potentially dangerous emissions." The lung cancer mortality rate in some communities in Xuan Wei County is among the highest in China, and more than 20 times that country's national average. The levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons generated during cooking with smo...Researchers identify protein promoting vascular tumor growth
...ersible neurologic damage. Surgical removal is too dangerous because of potential bleeding complications and skin loss. "Most of these tumors show up in the first month of life. About 90 percent go away by themselves over time, but until they do, children are forced to accept a period of deformity, somet...DuPont introduces in-home personal protection from dangers of hurricanes
...r making many common items and building materials dangerous weapons. The DuPont TM StormRoom TM with Kevlar...ck exteriors of homes are not designed to stop the dangerous missiles created by the high wind speeds of hurricanes and tornadoes. Also, hurricanes can also spa...Researchers identify distinctive signature for metastatic prostate cancer
...tate cancers. This elevated activity distinguishes dangerous metastatic cancers those that are likely to sprea...n a tumor "tumor stem cells" have the especially dangerous property of unlimited growth, so the search for ways to identify such cells is important," he said. ...Early detection hope for eye disease
...iabetic patients, can be painful and in some cases dangerous with patients dying during treatment. This new technique is safe, quick and simple, and totally non-invasive so going for regular check-ups every four months won't be so daunting for patients". The research team is composed of Sonny Ramachandran and ...Carnegie Mellon researcher tests tools for protecting Anacostia River ecosystem from PCBs
...gineers and CETCO (Arlington Heights, IL) soaks up dangerous PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and could prevent their long-term release into waterways, according to the researchers, who are evaluating it in field trials in Washington D.C.'s contaminated Anacostia River. In hundreds of contaminated waterways a...Carnegie Mellon scientists reveal ways of studying, resolving PCB contamination in US rivers
...les to augment the traditional sand caps that trap dangerous PCBs in sediments. Organized by Carnegie Mellon... Rivers in summer belies their elevated release of dangerous PCBs during this time, according to findings made by Carnegie Mellon engineers, who demonstrate that...British scientists exclude 'maverick' colleagues, says report
...a process, and of fully-fledged 'mavericks' as the dangerous result of a gradual positioning of disenchanted scientists who ended up attacking a community to which they no longer belonged. British scientists felt it was crucial to avoid giving scientific legitimacy to scientists that they described as 'maver...Rutgers-Newark scientist: Mosquitoes may carry lethal parasite
...ism that may be in the mosquito, and is especially dangerous to those with weakened immune systems. A study by Rutgers-Newark biology professor Ann Cali and others published in the New England Journal of Medicine in July indicates that microsporidia, a group of opportunistic single-celled micro-organisms that ...Despite darkness, nocturnal bees learn visual landmarks while foraging at night
...l powers of nocturnal animals. The competitive and dangerous world of the tropical rainforest has driven many normally day-active animals to adopt a nocturnal lifestyle, with the cover of darkness allowing them to exploit food resources in relative peace. Several groups of bees and wasps--including the Central...Huge market for forest moss raises concerns
...emoval of endangered species. We could be shipping dangerous insect pests overseas in untreated moss samples. And moss may play an important role in nutrient cycling that is not yet fully understood." Moss also holds about 10 times its weight in water, Muir said, and acts as a natural sponge, a hydro...'Smart gene therapy' protects against damage from heart attack
... turn on the therapeutic gene when ischemia causes dangerous levels of oxygen deprivation," Dzau said. "Such internal regulation is ideal for safe and effective gene therapy." The researchers injected the gene construct into the heart, liver and skeletal muscle of three rats in the laboratory. Five weeks later...New diagnostic technology helps justify earlier cataract surgery
...rtail night driving because cataracts have made it dangerous or they have to cut back participation in other activities that enrich their lives, but they can't seek treatment because insurance testing criteria exclude them from coverage until their vision degrades to a point that is measurable by an outdated t...Plant pathologists meeting in Anaheim, CA to discuss agricultural security, food safety, and more
...abling plant pathologists to gain insight into how dangerous human pathogens, such as certain strains of E.coli and Salmonella, can survive on fresh fruits and vegetables and what can be done to control future outbreaks. Speakers will address factors that influence establishment and persistence of human pathog......likely to lead to long-term weight loss and may be dangerous for health." At the same time, high protein diets are attracting their share of critics, among them the American Heart Association, which has stated that the focus on animal proteins cholesterol raises harmful LDL cholesterol levels. The scientific ...New discovery could provide tool to detect whether a cancer will develop and spread
...ill spread long before a patient ever reaches that dangerous phase. Scientists at the Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle have found evidence for a DNA structure characteristic of metastasis in normal tissues from prostates with metastazing tumors. The finding suggests that the potential for metas...Living at home helps young mothers stay in school
... in their parents' home might be stressful or even dangerous if the daughters didn't get along with their parents before the baby was born, or if family relationships were abusive. To explore this issue, we used the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP), a survey that followed more than 550 mothers and ...Asian bird flu became highly pathogenic through continued circulation and gene swapping
...ince 1997 traces the evolution of the virus into a dangerous pathogen through a series of reassortment events. ...d other animals and eventually could evolve into a dangerous human pathogen as well." Webster and Webby are co-authors of the Nature report, which details genet...New space-borne instrument to track greenhouse gases, ozone destroyers, and other pollutants
... miles) above the ground, ozone is good: it blocks dangerous ultraviolet radiation and prevents it from harming life and materials at ground level. At 10 kilometers (6 miles), ozone is a greenhouse gas, which is good because the natural greenhouse effect is necessary to warm the planet, but bad if the warming...Inadequate vaccines can help breed more vicious malaria strains
...even after mosquito transmission, making them more dangerous to their non-immunised hosts. Dr. Mackinnon said: "How does immune selection create more virulent pathogens? One possibility is that many parasites die in immunised hosts but those that win "the race to the syringe" - or the mosquito - are probably g...