Vitamin C May Reduce Angina, Heart Attack Risks
... are still a serious health concern,but they don't necessarily mean a person will suffer a heart attack orstroke. It appears there are also other key factors in the health of bloodvessels, and they may be influenced by vitamin C." In tracing the biological underpinnings of heart disease, Frei said,scientists are...Depression A Risk Factor For Coronary Artery Disease In Men
... othersedatives. Treatment for depression did not necessarily lower the men's risk ofdeveloping CAD, Ford says, but those who were treated may have been moreseverely depressed initially. During follow-up, participants with clinical depression were more likelyto continue smoking, but this did not account...... provide evidence, that a fungal hypha need not necessarily penetrate a cell to trigger the plant's defense machinery. The physical touch exerted by an invading fungus is already sufficient to be sensed by the plant cell as a signal to instigate its own defense response. Concerning the signaling i...Hopkins Study Shows High Prevalence Of Domestic Violence
...ergency department for care ofvarious ailments not necessarily related to abuse. Thirty-eight percent of thepopulation indicated they have been either emotionally or physically abused byan intimate partner during their lifetime, and one in every seven women reportedbeing a victim of physical or sexual abuse in t...National Science Foundation Is Taking Small Business Into A New Phase Of Innovation
...e II work. "Not all projects in Phase II necessarily need Phase IIB funding," saidNarayanan. "We see the new pilot program as a way to encourage SBIR grantees tobring their high-tech products to the marketplace by forming partnerships withinvestors." Attachment: SBIR Phase IIB Projects. SBIR PHASE I...Study Demonstrates High Conservation Potential Of Logged Rainforest
...nt totake from this is that logged forests are not necessarily destroyed," Cannonsaid in an interview at Duke. "If they're selectively logged in one cut, thereis a great deal of disturbance and damage. But the forests are more resilientthan perhaps people have given them credit for. "This is not pro-logg......nknown. Promislow said that not all fitness traits necessarily will benefitfrom sexual selection and that gene-environment interactions could createunexpected consequences generations down the line. And genetic benefits to onesex may even prove detrimental to the other. In the meantime, the current study...Doctors Find Lead On Common Genes Which Can Lead To Bowel Cancer
...el cancer and so someone who carries the genewon't necessarily have a family history of the disease, but they might be at anincreased risk of bowel cancer nonetheless." Inherited mutations in the APC gene are responsible for a condition calledFamilial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) in which gene carriers get hundr...Clean Air Act Reduces Acid Rain In Eastern U.S.
...precipitation, concentrations increase, but do not necessarily suggest anincrease in total sulfate or nitrate deposition. Lynch is currently looking at1997 data to determine if sulfate and nitrate deposition remains at 1995 and1996 levels....Hurricane Georges Puts On A Light Show
...ame aircraft and instruments measured storms - not necessarily hurricanes - the validate the instruments on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite as it flew overhead. A complete listing of CAMEX-3 and TEFLUN-B missions is given below. CAMEX-3 - the third Convection and Moisture Experiment - is an...Gene Therapy In A Liquid May Lead To Quicker, Easier Methods For Treating Disease
...culation." The researchers' goal wasn't necessarily to find a cure for lactoseintolerance--rather, they used the disorder as a model. "We used lactoseintolerance to help us prove a principle--to show that an oral delivery systemwould work," he says. Gene therapy, he says, has to date usually...New Studies Shed Light On Facial Features Of Popular Dinosaurs
...h when their mouths are closed. However,this isn't necessarily so with tyrannosaurs. These dinosaurs had skin thatprobably extended to the margin of their jaw but didn't extend to cover theirteeth. "Lips on a tyrannosaur are important if you're making a movie or a toyfor a child, but it's really not a bi...Early Nutrition In Babies May Have Long Term Effects On The Brain
...rtaken with rodents, for which the results are not necessarily meaningful for humans, or with people in the developing world, where social circumstances may have confounded results. Lucas et al conclude that their study provides the most compelling data in humans to date, that early nutrition during a brief peri...Method May Be Key In Combating Diarrhea In Animals And Children
...s should beenough to protect from disease, but not necessarily infection," he said. "Inthis way, the immune system would benefitfrom a little bit of infection."...Research Describes Human Origins Debate Before Darwin
...youread the Bible correctly, Adam and Eve were not necessarily the first humans,but the first Jews or Caucasians, leaving the door open for the existence ofpre-Biblical humanity. "There were many different versions of these ideas," said Nelson, and some wereused to prop up notions of white supremacy after the Ci......with a reduced risk of heart disease, that doesn't necessarily meanthat high levels of antioxidants achieved by consuming vitamin pills willprovide similar benefits -- or are even safe," says Tribble. Discussion has recently focused on how antioxidant vitamins may reducethe risk of heart disease and stro......team, and success orfailure in one system does not necessarily imply the same result in another. The independent population of HIV does not appear to evolve in the CSFof neurologically normal HIV patients, the researchers found. While the CSF and brain are different "compartments" within the ce...Plastics - Easier To Recycle Than Commonly Thought
...ould mean thatproducts that are functional but not necessarily sterile or aesthetic can bemade from recycled plastic, without the need to carry out the expensive sorting,cleaning and decontaminating processes. The UK currently recycles only 7% of the 2.3million tonnes of waste plasticsgenerated each year but is ...Research Reveals Environmental Injustice In N.C. Communities With Large Hog Farms
...what researchers found in the hogindustry does not necessarily reflect deliberate racist attitudes, but ratherinstitutional factors and lack of political influence, he said. The result is asystem that favors whiter and wealthier communities at the expense of others. The UNC-CH scientist believes the stud...