Long-Term Vitamin C Use Cuts Cataract Risk In Older Women
...might result in a failure toobserve any beneficial effects of vitamin C on cataract risk," he said. Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, 711Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3322 Fax: (617) 556-3344...Synthetic Vitamin E And Natural Vitamin E Are Equally Powerful Antioxidents
...aid. None of the subjects reported adverse effects from supplementation witheither the natural or synthetic form. Also contributing to the study were Beverly Adams-Huet, abiostatistician in the General Clinical Research Center at UT Southwestern, andCindy Fuller, now an assistant professor at...New Mathematical Model Could Help Predict Health Of Offshore Areas Where Rivers Enter The Sea
... the past, we had scientists studying the physical effects and others lookingat the biologicaleffects, but they weren't talking to each other. We must understand how the twosystems worktogether." A new study using a coupled biological and physical model was recentlypublished inthe Journal of Marine Res......renia without triggering the seizures or otherside effects sometimes caused by higher doses. Preliminary results from clinicalstudies at OHSU appear to bear out this conclusion. More generally, the study helps advance understanding of the criticalbalance between epilepsy and schizophrenia. DNA DAMA......ants." "Our findings demonstrate that many effects seen in the descendants ofdiabetics can be caused ...their study because theresearch was focused on the effects of overfeeding on the maternal environmentprovided to subsequent generations. The rats used in the ...Study Shows Hereditary Legacy Of Radiation Exposure
...Japan created the world's largestexperiment on the effects of radiation on humans, people have puzzled overnot only just what these effects could be, but also if they could be passedon to the children of those exposed. In the past, research...Purdue Researchers Track Oil Spill's Effects On Sea Otters
...University veterinary pathologist, is studying the effects that the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince Wil... and Wildlife Service in 1989 to review the direct effects of oil on the organ systems of sea otters that died in the Exxon spill. He also was one of the scien...Reanalysis Of International Data Finds Sharp Decline In Sperm Density
...ors say sperm count may be a surrogateindicator of effects on the male reproductive system. They say, for example,that in countries such as Denmark, England and the United States, where spermcounts have fallen, the incidence of testicular cancer has increaseddramatically over the last 25 years, while in Fin...Free Radicals Implicated In Impaired Lung Function; Damage May Be Mitigated By Certain Antioxidants
...sociated with lowered lung volume, even though the effects observed were relatively small. Schunemann said there has been conflicting evidence on the antioxidant activity of red-cell glutathione. In this study, it was associated with lowered pulmonary functioning. Bilirubin was the only potential an...Natural Variability Is Key To River Restoration
...ange), saying: "Modification of flow has cascading effects on the ecological integrity of rivers." (See "summary points," attached) Cornell ecologist Bain cited five examples of American rivers that still run free, and four that could with a little help: Cahaba River (Alabama) "Undammed, with no major w...Promising Fatty Acid Research Leads To MS Clinical Trial
...t Thomas' Hospital,London will present work on the effects of fatty acids in experimental models ofMS. Dr Har...ain fatty acids work by dampening downthe damaging effects of the immune system. The next stage is to find out whether the treatment will be effective in peop...Remote Cloud Observatory Tracks El Niño Changes
...kerman. "While we are pretty goodat projecting the effects of El Nino once one begins, we really do not know howto predict the onset." El Niño is a quasi-periodic event, meaning it appears regularly but notnecessarily predictably. Hopefully, data collected by the observing stationalong with s...Virologists Track New Influenza Threat
... know of its potentially lethal effects in people. The fact that the virus emerged in a major international trade center such as Hong Kong raises fears about rapid transmission, she said. Scientists also need t...Gene Therapy Trial Takes Aim At Deadly Brain Cancer
... take several months for researchers to see any effects from the treatment, Dr. Andrews says. The glioblastoma gene therapy protocol was developed by Genetic Therapy, Inc., a wholly own subsidiary of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd., East Hanover, N.J. Novartis supports Dr. Andrews’ work....Mystery Of Vital Cell Protein Solved After 30 Years
...eraction between domains is very tight so that the effects thatnucleotides, drugs, and other proteins have on tubulin are firmly linked," saysNogales. "The assembly of tubulin and its regulation through dynamicinstability results from the fine tuning of the three components." To produce their model...STS-89 Will Carry Five Science Payloads From NASA/Marshall
...etailed examinationto help determine the long-term effects of space operations on experimenthardware. The glovebox supported a range of microgravity science experimentsin addition to IPCG....Iron Deficiency Increases Likelihood Of Bone Fractures
...lllook at this more in the future, and examine the effects of iron deficiencyon other bones,” he said. Medeiros said that he didn’t originally intend to study the effectsof iron deficiency on the rats’ bones, but rather on their hearts,as part of a project funded by the UnitedStates Dep...Family Ties To Sudden Cardiac Arrest; Study Finds Risk Goes Up 50 Percent
...den cardiac arrest may be moreprone to the harmful effects of traditional risk factors. "In other words, individuals with a family history of heart attack orsudden cardiac arrest may experience a greater risk of sudden cardiac arrest bysmoking or by developing elevated cholesterol than someone withou...Research Aims At Nation's First 'Smart' Ground Water Regulations
...re storage and disposal, and they can have harmful effects on wildlife and human health.) In the near future, Engel plans to create more detailed maps of the areas of highest vulnerability so that farmers in those areas will know exactly where pesticides and fertilizers can be used safely. "Right now we're u...Even Moderate Air Pollution Reaching Eastern Wilderness Decreases Mountain Hikers' Lung Function
...l Health Sciences. The study evaluated the effects of ozone and other air pollutants,including fine particulate matter and suspended acid droplets, on the lungfunction of 530 nonsmokers hiking on New Hampshire's Mount Washington during two summers. When ozone went up slightly,lung function decreased...