Children's environmental health risks: News briefing
...in a special 3-day, 30-papersymposium at the 218th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, theworld's largest scientific society. WHAT: News Briefing on Children's Health and the Environment WHEN: Monday, August 23, 10:15 A.M. (CST) WHERE: New Orleans Convention Center, ACS Press Room #...Scientists say vitamin C may alleviate the body's response to stress
...ntsville. This study was described here today ata national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largestscientific society. The study tested the effects of vitamin C on the adrenal function of laboratoryanimals subjected to stress, said P. Samuel Campbell, Ph.D., chairman of theuniversity's d......d's largest scientific society, will hold its fall national meeting in NewOrleans from August 22-26, 1999. ACS...me. All news releases and advisories for this ACS national meeting will be posted onthe Eurekalert! website at www.eurekalert.org , with embargoed advance m......f the February 1995 Galvin Report's suggestionthat national laboratories find new science to cut down on the very large costsof projected environmental cleanup bills. The artificial sludges consist of "nonradioactive representations of screaminglyradioactive materials" that precipitate as a matter of course...Harvard expert speaks on lead toxicity to chemists' meeting in New Orleans
...s largest scientific society, is holding its 218th national meeting in NewOrleans. In his presentation, Dr. Knowles will trace the history of lead toxicity andpoint out how - despite recognition of its dangers over the last 2000 years - itis only in the past few decades has remedial action been taken. Dr. Kno...Cockroaches beware! This house has been treated with catnip
...he house helps keep cockroaches away. Today at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world'slargest scientific society, Iowa State University researchers Chris Peterson andJoel Coats, Ph.D., reported that cockroaches are repelled by catnip -specifically, two forms of the chemical called n...National award recognizes local researcher Carolyn Bertozzi
...ar Award from the American Chemical Society at its national meeting inNew Orleans. "In order for cells to work together as tissues and organs, they have to be ableto communicate with each other," explained Bertozzi, an organic chemist at theUniversity of California at Berkeley. "Some of that communication is ...Gulf Coast environmental issues -- Tip sheet
...ighlighted in several papers beingpresented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world'slargest scientific society, in New Orleans, Aug. 22 - 26. Subjects includetoxic compounds in Gulf oysters, how weather affects ozone levels in the region,and the quality of Mississippi River water...Traumatic life events around the time of conception may make it more likely that you have a girl
...ratio in offspring: follow up study based on five national registers) Psychological stress associated with severe life events around the time of conception seem to lower the odds of having a male baby, suggest researchers in a paper in this week's BMJ. Dr Dorthe Hansen, from the John F Kennedy Institute...Early detection of Global Change 'symptoms' on the protected areas to be discussed in Italy
...reas and their role on biodiversity Networking of national parks and protected areas The Abruzzi Parks: a model case study The Abruzzi parks in the framework of the European experience The Calderone glacier in the Gran Sasso Parks: a climate indicator Changes in the oldest Italian park: Parco Nazional...UD News: Gene-repair pioneer, Eric Kmiec, brings his lab to the University of Delaware
... be a part of the University of Delaware's growing national reputation as acenter of excellence in the life sciences." A promising synthetic "seamstress" Kmiec credits his then-3-year-old son, Tyler, now 8, with inspiring him todevelop a molecule that acts like nature's seamstress, by stitching mutatedgenet...Gift funds new Gene Media Forum at Syracuse University
...tions. The Gene Media Forum will provide access to national experts on genetic sciencetopics and develop workshops for science reporters. It plans to maintain andmake available to journalists digitized files of animation, photos and videos toaccompany gene research stories. Other plans include developing a ......oned to play a leadership rolein the mounting of a national effort on biochip technologies. In particular,bio...borate with the NRC in defining the parametersof a national program on biochip technologies," said Chris Lumb, President andCEO of the Alberta Microelectronics...Diet and cancer prevention: a sampler of story ideas for '5-a-Day for Better Health Week'
Sept. 12-18 is national "5-a-Day for Better Health Week." Several nutritio...ncer Institute on the scientific evaluation of the national 5-a-Dayprogram. Established in 1991, the goal of the program is to increase per capitaconsumption of...Future uses of MicroElectricalMechanical (MEM) systems to be featured at Santa Clara show
...major research and development responsibilities in national security,energy, and environmental technologies....Perchlorate found in fertilizers
...t for several decades, thestudy notes. There is no national standard for perchlorate in drinking water, but monitoringprograms are likely to expand as analytical methods are standardized. The study concludes with a call for more research: "Clearly, improved knowledgeof the potential human exposure to perchlor...Watershed responses to forest practices studied
...orium inFebruary 1999 on road construction in some national forests. "With the new enhancements, this model could be a valuable tool forplanning new forest roads for the least effects to a watershed and its wildlifehabitat," said Mark Wigmosta, a senior research engineer at Pacific Northwest. "The wat...Asthma-linked genes discovered at Berkeley lab
...keley Lab and the Lawrence Livermore and LosAlamos national laboratories as part of DOE's contribution to the ...ealth. Berkeley Lab is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory located inBerkeley, California. It conducts unclassified scientific research and ismanag...Ability to absorb calcium may slow rate of bone loss, find University of Pittsburgh researchers
...dings from a long-term studySunday, Oct. 3, at the national meeting of the American Society for Bone andMineral Research (ASBMR). "We found that as the men aged, the amount of calcium absorbed by their bodiesdropped, putting them at increased risk of osteoporosis," said Dr. Wolf,principal investigator on the...CYP17 gene proves important in determining bone growth, find University of Pittsburgh investigators
... in a presentationdelivered Sunday, Oct. 3, at the national meeting of the American Society forBone and Mineral Research. "We know that men with a family history of the bone-weakening diseaseosteoporosis are more likely to develop this disease, so it appears there aregenes involved," said Mr. Zmuda. "Finding...