Researchers discover common cause for aging and age-related disease
...inson's, prion diseases -- suggests that the small heat shock proteins may influence the onset of many age... protein aggregation -- strong evidence that small heat shock proteins normally delay the harmful protein aggregation. Small heat-shock proteins, they concl......ts at Johns Hopkins Medicine has successfully used heat generated by electrode-tipped probes to destroy pa...d radiofrequency energy was used to produce enough heat to destroy the tumor at its biological core. Five patients underwent the procedure with guidance pro...DuPont launches high-tech medical fabrics to enhance protection for healthcare professionals
...omfort and freedom of movement. It also transfers heat away from the body quickly, adding to comfort in the operating environment. Suprel TM is made from continuous filament fibers and is very low linting. Using a market-focused approach as part of its research and development, DuPont researchers devel...Microgel polymer beads may provide general vehicle for vaccines, gene therapy
...asiest way is to disable a virus with chemicals or heat so that it can still invade cells and carry in antigens, yet not reproduce. The polio, smallpox and influenza vaccines are like this. Other approaches include encapsulating viral or cancer antigen proteins in other materials, such as bubbles of fat ...Salk News: Researchers find obesity receptor
...egulate the rate by which fat is burned to produce heat or is used to maintain normal cell functions. The ...ocess of uncoupling energy from work production to heat generation, known as adaptive thermogenesis, is generally regarded as a physiological defense agains...Scientists returning to field of eerie thermal spires
... which water circulates into the seafloor, gaining heat and chemicals until there is enough heat for the fluids to vent back into the ocean doesn't appear connected to volcanic activity and magma ...Virginia Tech inventions, creations can improve lives
...connection, mechanical protection and support, and heat dissipation. However, development of packaging for...lements for intelligence and control, and improved heat dissipation. There were eight patents awarded for materials and sensors. Electrical engineers and ae...B-vitamins prove effective in relieving chronic pain
... and heat-induced pain evidenced by writhing test, heat coil test, or hot plate test (although some negati...n. One of the research studies found that noxious heat evoked nociceptive responses of spinal dorsal horn neurons were suppressed by compound of B1, B6 and...Science Picks--Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (April 2003)
... gas and has been implicated in trapping the Sun's heat in the Earth's atmosphere, industry and government are working closely to find ways to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. (A.B. Wade, 703-648-4460, abwade@usgs.gov ) Dust on the Wind -- African dust is being carried ha...Transgenic trees hold promise for pulp and paper industries
...cellulose using harsh alkaline chemicals and high heat is costly and environmentally unfriendly. Harvesting such trees, using them as "crops" with desirable traits, would also reduce pressure on existing forests. Chiang and his team chose aspens because, he says, "they're the lab rats of forestry resear...Combination therapy improves anthrax survival
...administration of rabbit antibodies either against heat inactivated anthrax bacteria or against protective antigen in combination with ciprofloxacin produced 100 percent survival."...From da Vinci to Monet: Understanding how artists can manipulate the human visual system
...ENVER, CO - Put away those sunglasses, because the heat and brightness depicted in the fiery Impressionist sun is nothing but an illusion, a well-kept secret of knowing artists, from Monet to da Vinci. And, by the way, yes, Mona Lisa is hiding something underneath her smile. While the world celebrates the...Why we are what we eat: New links between our biology and food choices
...n, supertasters are also the most sensitive to the heat of chilis, for example, and the feel of fat. Women are more likely to be supertasters than men are. Thus, being a picky eater isn't necessarily a sign of a difficult personality. "Supertasters are picky eaters. They taste bitterness in food that othe...A global 'catastrophe' -- coal fires threaten environment, human health
...mines or waste piles, or in coal seams, ignited by heat from above-ground fires set to clear the landscape for farming. Once underway, coal fires can burn for decades, even centuries. In the process, they release large volumes of greenhouse and noxious gases and soot particles into the atmosphere. While...High-density storage of nuclear waste heightens terrorism risks
...actor, the fuel rods continue to generate a lot of heat due to their intense radioactivity. Without cooling, the rods would burst and ignite the zirconium alloy sheaths in which they are encased. The water-filled cooling tanks were originally designed to keep only about 100 metric tons of the hottest rods...... North Carolina State University is turning up the heat on Southern flounder to produce all-female cultured stocks. The controlled-breeding method relies on water temperature manipulation to control sex during the flounder's early development - not on genetic engineering. From a pure scientific perspectiv...Sperm use heat sensors to find the egg
...1, 2003 --Much like guided missiles that sense the heat of a plane's engine, sperm are guided to the fertilization site by temperature, reports a Weizmann Institute study published in the current issue of Nature Medicine. The site where the egg lies is slightly warmer than the place where the sperm make a...Rutgers explorer describes sea floor hot springs as teeming with valuable minerals and microbes
...ocean, is cracked into plates that move and allow heat and materials from the earth's interior to escape. As result we know that most of the minerals on the sea floor probably come from sources under the sea floor." In fact, Rona said, there is probably as much water circulating under the sea floor as t...'The end of the world' has already begun, UW scientists say
...aking things worse." Eventually, though, scorching heat will drive land creatures to the sea for respite. Those that can adapt will survive for a time, but eventually the oceans will warm too much for the complex life forms to continue. "The last life may look much like the first life a single-celled bac...Researchers tie worldwide biodiversity threats to growth in households
... the past, the business community took most of the heat for many environmental problems, Liu explains. "While there is still a need to reduce pollution and ecological destruction caused by factories and companies, this study provides a wake-up call, and suggests that efforts at the individual and househo...