Purdue Study Finds Prehistoric Couch Potato
...rthern cousins, he says. Though the reason for the difference in respiratory rates is not clear, Hengst says different hunting techniques may have played a role. "The North American theropods may have been pursuit hunters, like wolves, which would require the ability to run over a long period of time, while the...Synthetic Vitamin E And Natural Vitamin E Are Equally Powerful Antioxidents
... atequivalent doses in humans found no significant difference in the amount ofvitamin E present in plasma or in low-density lipoproteins (LDL). Also, therewas no difference in their abilities to inhibit the oxidation of LDL, theso-called "bad" cholesterol. LDL oxidation is...Hormonal Changes At Puberty Can Mask High Cholesterol In Blood
...lined in the usual care group, so that the overall difference between thegroups was not as great as expected, reports Kwiterovich. The researchers found that the degree of sexual maturation, defined by pubichair development in boys and girls and breast development in girls, wasassociated with a notable decline ...Study Shows Hereditary Legacy Of Radiation Exposure
...er,and it hasn't been shot down." "There is a big difference between transmission, which means passingon effects to the children, and heritability, which means passing it onto all future generations," said Wiley, a professor of medicine withthe campus Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Health. "Heritabi...Termites' Attraction To Small Amounts Of Carbon Dioxide Lures Pests To Their Deaths
...milar, theColorado State researchers expect little difference in their reactions. Theinitial termite studies were funded by the Colorado Agricultural ExperimentStation. This latest breakthrough was prompted by other research under way inBjostad's lab. Last year, the Colorado State team showed that weste...UMass Researchers Announce Birth Of Genetically Modified Cloned Calves
...he cloned sheep Dolly, Molly, and Polly. The major difference is that the cattle cells were not in a quiescent state when fused with the cow eggs. Robl has been a member of the University faculty since 1985 and is a co-founder and consultant with ACT. Stice joined the University faculty in 1994. He is a co-foun...Memorial Sloan-Kettering Investigators
...o RA and which ones don'thave identified a genetic difference between the two groups. APL patients who dowell on RA treatment have leukemia that results from the fusion of two genescalled PML and RAR-alpha (PML-RAR ), while the leukemia of patients who areresistant to RA is caused by a fusion of the genes PLZF ...Diet, Antioxidant Status, And Smoking Habits In French Men
...e inversely related to cigarette consumption. This difference remained significant afteradjustment for alcohol and dietary intakes. Among the measured oxidative stress indexes, onlySchiff base concentration was positively related to the number of cigarettes smoked. In our sampleof French men, smoking had an adv...Good Ergonomics Is Good Economics
... technology, we have the potential to truly make a difference in the quality of life for virtually all peoples on this globe. In fact, I know of no profession where so small a group of professionals has such tremendous potential for truly making a difference. In light of our potential, why is it, then, that m......w cell development, or the "T cell kinetics". "The difference between kinetic and static measurements in biochemistry isanalogous to motion pictures versus snapshots in photography," said BernardSonnenschein, Treasurer of Spectrumedix. "Just as a snapshot of a stormy sky ora baseball pitcher doesn't tell you w...Biologist Experiments With His Own Front Yard
...edibly 'concrete-ized.' "It would make a big difference in terms of the desert insects and birds that would be present." Does he think this will ever happen? "Let's just say I can't imagine my yard becoming a little Lourdes for the desert afficionados ofPhoenix."...Low Cholesterol? Reduced Sodium? What Do These Terms Really Mean?
...owever, is that it did not measure thequantitative difference between any of the quantifier terms. The practicaldifferences between the quantifier terms were not evaluated. Russo et al (1986) reported that consumers are more likely to be affected bynutrition labels that relate information regarding negative di...High Testosterone Level May Lead Male Junco To Stray From Mate
...mates. The net result was that there was no real difference in the number of genetic offspring between the groups. High-testosterone males averaged 3.19 genetic offspring per year, while normal males averaged 2.94 genetic offspring, which is not a significant difference. Dark-eyed juncos are normally mono...Short-Course TB Prophylaxis Effective In HIV-Infected Individuals
... two-drug arm than in the one-drug arm, but the difference was not statistically significant. Importantly, however, compliance with treatment was significantly better in the two-drug arm -- 80 percent of individuals in the RIF/PZA group completed their treatment, while less ...Johns Hopkins Scientists Designing Compounds To Fight Malaria
..., theearly administration of medicine could be the difference betweenlife and death. That form of the disease can induce coma andfevers as high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit. "A person cannot survive more than a few hours having cerebralmalaria," Posner said. The next step will be to determine whether it is safe wh...Lactose-Intolerant People Should Drink More Milk, Expert Says
...uite rich in calcium and in milk and experience no difference in their symptoms from eating a diet without the milk," he says. His tips: Don't overeat dairy foods, and eat them only in moderation. Eat dairy foods as part of a meal, such as a cup of milk over cereal with fruit. If necessary, use over-the-...Scientists Invent Faster Gene Function Identification System
...dsused to identify gene function. "We're talking a difference between three yearswith the current methods and two days with ours." The technique could be valuable to scientists working on the humangenome project, a worldwide effort to decipher the sequence of the geneticmaterial present in the human bod...Biologists Map First Gene For Age-Related Hearing Loss In Mice
..., or congenic, strain with normalhearing. The only difference was the replacement of the mutantAhl gene with the gene for normal hearing. Because the newcongenic strain had normal hearing, and the only differencebetween the two strains was a single stretch of Chromosome 10,that was further evidence of the locat...Uterine Environment Boosts Learning Ability In Mouse Offspring
...are considered unlikely to account for sucha large difference in cognitive behavior. "We've raised a question," says Dr.Mobraaten. "The answer lies in further experiments to illuminate the genetics ofthe uterine environment."...Pet-Owning Couples Are Closer, Interact More Than Pet-Less Couples, UB Study Shows
..., depending on age. "There was a significant difference in blood-pressure response to stress and recovery time among these two groups," Allen said. "In some couples without pets, blood pressure remained high 10 minutes after the conflict ended." There were no significant differences in response betw...