Study shows cognitive decline is not normal in aging
...clerosis or diabetes might play. Our study is good news becauseit means that we may be able to reduce the risk of cognitive impairment, or evendementia, even in those who have a genetic predisposition for it by preventingatherosclerosis. We know a lot about preventing cardiovascular disease and notmuch ab...Inhaled drug useful in preventing flu
EDITORS: This news release is being issued in conjunction with separate newsreleases by JAMA and Glaxo Wellcome Inc. ANN ARBOR---An antiviral drug administered once daily during flu outbreaks maybe useful in preventing type A and B influenza, according to a new study...A first: Endangered puaiohi birds fledge four chicks in the wild
...me surprising characteristics. "The exciting news has been the propensity of these birds to re-nest time after time, regardless of whether their nests have been successful or not, " says USGS field biologist Jeffrey Foster. While many songbirds initiate more than one nest during ...Two-for-one special: industrial enzymes and food
... cells to treathemophiliacs or wounds. See related news release at /www.pnl.gov/news/news.htm...Maybe you can get blood from a turnip after all
...ses, which are used to produceethanol. See related news release at www.pnl.gov/news/news.htm ....Burrowing mayfly swarms signal a healthier ecosystem, USGS scientists say
...offs. The recovery of this one species may be good news for the entire Lake Erieecosystem, says Edsall. Burrowing mayflies play an important role in maintainingthe transfer of energy and nutrients across different levels of aquatic foodwebs, and their burrowing activity re-suspends buried nutrients into t...This news release is also available in French . Washingto...untries. Finally, the issuealso includes a special news report about efforts to genetically modify cropsgrown in specific areas or regions of the world, and...Purdue helps Indiana companies with pollution dilemma
...e. Purdue engineers recently had some good news for the consortium, which ismade up of about 30 companies. The engineers found that factories may be able toreduce their emissions by using a training program that instructs workers on thebest techniques for applying styrene-based materials. ...Mosquitofish threaten amphibians
...e items. For faxes of the papers featured in these news tips, contact Robin Meadows robin@nasw.org . Fax requests will be filled within 24 hours. More information about the Society for Conservation Biology can be found at conbio.rice.edu/scb/...Chemists hold national meeting August 22-26
...and surrounding hotels. The meeting is open to the news media. A preliminary program and schedule ofpapers to be presented can be accessed from the ACS web page at http://www.acs.org/meetings/neworleans . Also, as information becomes available,news releases will be posted on EurekAlert! at www.eurekalert...Ship sulfur emissions found to strongly impact worldwide ocean and coastal pollution
...ityreport in a Nature article today. This news follows the Carnegie Mellon team's initial finding that airemissions from trade-carrying cargo ships powered by diesel engines are amongthe world's highest polluting combustion sources per ton of fuel consumed,published Oct. 30, 1997 in Science. ...Children's environmental health risks: News briefing
...e environment to those in a pet's flea collar. The news briefing participants are taking part 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......t the times of day provided are Central Time. All news releases and advisories for this ACS national meet...on- including a complete set of meeting abstracts, news releases on selectedsessions, and a schedule of news briefings - closer to the meeting start date. A...Rescuing brain cells in stroke patients from the brink of suicide
...th molecular 'pro-death' signals carrying such bad news about thebrain environment that the cells are tempted, even urged by other molecules, tocommit suicide. Many do. It's the main reason why most strokes aren't limited toa tiny area of the brain but damage a larger region as well. In a bid to p...Study shows black churches can help improve healthy behaviors
...lowest consumption, she said. The new work is good news becauseit shows eating patterns can be changed and that church activities are among themost effective ways of doing that. Similar efforts through schools and worksites have shown smaller effects on behavior. "We especially acknowledge and app...Gift funds new Gene Media Forum at Syracuse University
...ublic understanding of genomics andthe role of the news media in that process. The Forum's president and c...ience Times," the New York Times sciencetelevision news magazine; National Public Radio; Science magazine; and TheNature Conservancy Magazine. His film work...Media Advisory: The Geological Society of America 1999 Annual Meeting
...ual access: Working press representing bona fide news media with a press card, letter, orbusiness card f...agencies. Representatives of the business side of news media, publishing houses, andfor-profit corporations must register at the main registration desk and...Striking back at biological invaders
...can invade and disrupt nativeecosystems. A special news section in the 17 September issue of Science prov...he tumbleweed in the westernUnited States. A third news story reports on the increasing demand forbiocontrol and why some scientists are worried that these ...Pfiesteria Event: Sea Grant and DNR officials report on attitudes and activities
...ss the nation and to featured positions on network news reports.Public reaction was at times panicky and fearful as rumors spread about safetyof coastal waters and seafood. Delaware Sea Grant coastal specialist Jim Falk of UD has taken the first reallook at public attitudes and understandings of Pfieste......lowing sites provide additionalinformation on this news release. Some might not be part of the CornellUniversity community, and Cornell has no control over their content oravailability....