Duke Ecologist Says Logging Is Creating 'Mahogany Deserts'
...e forest canopy -- the only layer of the jungle to regularly experiencewind -- mahogany seed pods resembling wood-covered avocados extend uprightfrom the trees' branches. After ripening, the pods' outer shells crack openand fall off to reveal seed clusters that look like parasols. As treetop winds blow, indiv...Component In Soy Products May Be Substitute For Estrogen Treatment
... among women in Southeast Asia where soy proteinis regularly consumed. "Although this is a relatively short-term study for evaluating changesin bone parameters, the results suggest a potential role for soybean isoflavonesin maintaining bone health, particularly in the lumbar spine," saidSusan Potter, a profes...Husband-And-Wife Team Embarks On Search For Genes Linked To Schizophrenia
...atment is antipsychotic drugs, which must be taken regularly and continually to control symptoms. The five-year study will be carried out in the Azores and in a population group on the Portuguese mainland. "The Azores are ideal for a genetic analysis," Pato said, "because the country is small and its po...Duke Lemurs Are Released In Madagascar
...r, are among Madagascar's most endangered.They are regularly hunted for food on the island. After their arrival in Madagascar three weeks ago, the animals -- Janus,Letitia, Praesepe, Sarph and Zuben'ubi - had spent time in an outdoor cagein the reserve, under the care of San Francisco Zoo veterinarian GrahamC...Remote Cloud Observatory Tracks El Niño Changes
...de;o is a quasi-periodic event, meaning it appears regularly but notnecessarily predictably. Hopefully, data collected by the observing stationalong with sea surface and air/sea atmospheric temperature readings collectedfrom ocean buoys set out by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agencywill help mete...IFT Report Describes Challenges Of Food Industry Stepping Up To The P(a)lates Of Consumers
... does not harbor contaminants, sanitizingequipment regularly to prevent build-up of bacteria, checking equipment forcleaning adequacy with microbiological tests, filtering the air of foodprocessing areas to reduce airborne contaminants, and training personnel to usehygienic food handling practices. Expanding ...Smokings Effects On Pregnancy Not Mitigated By Prenatal Vitamins, UB Study Finds
...gnant. 75 percent reported taking vitamins regularly during their pregnancies. Women who used vitamins regularly during pregnancy tended to be older, married, better educated, and have larger family incomes than w...Cancer Test May Offer High-Risk Groups Quick, Affordable Screening For Tumors
...have developed a new test that may allowdoctors to regularly and quickly check for early cancers in patients at risk fordeveloping cancer due to genetic or environmental factors. The test temporarily slows DNA production in cancer cells, causing someelements of DNA to accumulate in the blood. When the......pisodes, patients currently receiveintermittent or regularly scheduled infusions of factor IX obtained from pooledhuman plasma or produced by recombinant DNA technology. Such treatments cancost up to $100,000 per year, are inconvenient, and for many individuals do notprovide adequate control over their bleedi...Plant Pathologists Collaborate Worldwide To Combat Sorghum Ergot
...on fields. In Zimbabwe, annuallosses of 12 to 25% regularly result and, on occasion, total losses arerealized. This is significant when you consider that sorghum is ranked fifthamong the most important cereal crops of the world, providing an importantcomponent to diets in the form of unleavened breads, boile...Penn Researchers Invent World's First Device To Rapidly Assess Lung Function
...re units, or in emergencyrooms, there is a need to regularly and more accurately estimatepatients' lung oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in order topinpoint the severity of the pulmonary disease, target correcttherapy, and assess status of the patients' conditions. MIGET is an established research t...Genetic Defect Protects Against Smoking
...ople who had never smoked and 244people who smoked regularly and had become tobacco dependent. "With these findings comes the possibility of developing a method tochemically inhibit the function of the enzyme produced from the gene -- aprevention and treatment for tobacco smoking, in other words. That...Allergy And Asthma-Exaceberating Mites, Molds And Pollens On The Rise Due To El Niño . . . La Niña
... sure to clean up any remaining roach allergens by regularly cleaning anysurfaces they may have contacted. Wipe down cupboards and countertops. Eliminate excessive foliage (especially Ivy) in landscaping as it attractsrodents which can also lead to increased asthma or allergy episodes. After hiking,be sure t...Secrets Of The S.O.S Repair Service
... improve an organism's chance of survival. DNA is regularly damaged by various factors in the environment, such as ultraviolet radiation. This damage is normally corrected with the help of special proteins known as repair enzymes. Sometimes, however, these enzymes fail to do their job. Time to call the emerg...Screening In Women Army Recruits Shows High Chlamydia Infection Rates
...American, being sexually active, not using condoms regularly or having ahistory of sexually transmitted disease. "We were surprised," says Gaydos, "at the strength of some of thegeographic differences." Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana andMississippi had a 15 percent prevalence. "That's d...... of events is part of the battle our immune system regularly fightswith a variety of pernicious bacteria. Upon recognizing that iron-cravingbacteria are infiltrating the body, the liver responds by sequestering iron. Thebattle then escalates, with the bacteria retaliating by attacking the body'scells in the ho...Memory Loss In Old Age No Longer Linked To Dying Brain Cells
...ake a slow declineacross decades, as cells die off regularly and consistently from youth to oldage. While the brain demonstrates a remarkable ability to compensate for thoselosses -- forestalling any noticeable effect until the losses become, she said,"very, very profound" -- it now appears that even those ne...Study Of Raindrop Energy To Aid Fight Against Crop Diseases
... to spray anti-fungal pesticides regularly just to playit safe, so they waste a lot of pesticide," said Madden. "If wecould determine whether conditions were favorable for thespread of plant pathogens, growers could make inf...At Night, Birds May Review The Songs They Learn During The Day
...ctivity. RAneurons in wakeful birds exhibit fast, regularly oscillating patterns. Margoliash and his colleagues recorded electrical impulses from single neuronsin the RA of anesthetized, asleep and awake birds as they listened to recordingsof their own songs played back on a computer. Without fail, birds that...New Worlds Of Order, Argentine Ants Succeed By Outnumbering The Competition
...eet residue. As a part ofthis activity, they will regularly protect these species from predators. Theyhave also been known to occasionally invade beehives and interrupt beekeeper'spractices and procedures. Their ability to out-compete native species may alsobe affecting the feeding habits of lizards and sma...