Nicotine may have another side effect: heavy drinking
...ever been to an AA meeting, where they help people stop drinking," said L, "you'll see a number ofpeople there who smoke quite heavily. We need to better understand how these two drugs interact with oneanother. We need to better understand why these two drugs are co-abused, and to develop an effecti...Plankton are not affected by ozone depletion
...rigo's results are good news, he says we shouldn't stop worrying about ozone depletion, because phytoplankton is only one component of the ecosystem. "There may be species shifts going on that no one is aware of," he says. And we shouldn't forget that Southern Ocean phytoplankton could be stretched to th...UF researcher develops high blood pressure drug using gene therapy technique
...but they have to be taken daily and patients often stop using them because of side effects, including dizziness, fatigue, cough and impotence. The drugs fight the condition by blocking the action of certain hormones, slowing heart rate and decreasing the force with which the heart muscle contracts. Th...International trade imperils U.S. plants, animals and crops
... as they are today," she said. "The first place to stop these exotic species is at the dock, or even better, before they leave their native country." D'Antonio will lay out her predictions in a talk on Sunday, Feb. 20, at this week's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in...Could fish clean up sewage works?
A FEW tankfuls of fish could put a stop to the devastating blooms of algae caused when sewage works discharge effluent into rivers and lakes. Most sewage works remove solids from raw sewage and get rid of organic matter with the help of sludge-dwelling bacteria. But few remove dissolved ...UF researchers develops new strawberry varieties
...rough February, just after most California berries stop appearing in markets, giving Florida growers a strong market niche -- and price. Strawberry Festival starts producing ripe berries in December and reaches peak production in early March, right around the time of Florida's annual Strawberry Festival, ...Study stopped early: high blood pressure drug less effective than diuretic
...lpha blocker should see their doctors and not just stop taking it," said Dr. Jeffrey Cutler, director of the NHLBI Clinical Application and Prevention Program. "We cannot conclude that the drug was harmful. Rather it didn't work as well as the diuretic in reducing cardiovascular disease." ALLHAT is the l...Concorde to blame for missing pigeons?
...evidence that shock waves from supersonic aircraft stop homing pigeons hearing the low-frequency sound that may help them find their way home. Pigeon racing has become a worldwide sport thanks to the birds' ability to find their way home over thousands of kilometres. Researchers have shown that pigeons h...Scientists capture new images of movement in nerves
...ible events could cause them to move abnormally or stop moving," says Brown, principal investigator on the study. "If we understand that, it might have some relevance to these diseases." The researchers' observation of the neurofilament movement (movies available at http://www.nature.com/ncb//suppl/ncb0...Manatees saved by ONR-supported technology
...a break in the acoustic signal alerts the gates to stop closing, giving any manatees time to get clear of the gates. The ONR Materials Division initiated development of the piezoelectric material used in the acoustic-based sensor system that can react to the passage of a manatee in a tenth of a second. F...Repetitive DNA in the genome of Neisseria meningitidis
...ased on purified capsular polysaccharides can help stop epidemic serogroup A and C outbreaks but no vaccine is yet available against serogroup B. Two genomes were described in March, 2000, that of a serogroup B strain (Science 287: 1809-1815) and that of a serogroup A strain (Nature 404: 502-506). Only 91......s needed for tumor-cell growth, and if you want to stop the tumor you definitely have to target those molecules. Now we're learning that how the antibody binds to the tumor cell may be far less important than its interaction with the Fc receptors. It shifts our focus to the other end of the antibody." The...Genetic mutations associated with epilepsy
...eizures when they run a high fever. Most children stop having febrile seizures as they grow older. But in children with GEFS+ Type 2, seizures continue, even in the absence of fever. As they become more frequent and severe, these seizures may lead to permanent neurological damage. "We found two mutatio...Reports of "weird life" almost stranger than fiction
...ome heat to keep alive." But what makes the clock stop altogether is dehydration, said James Clegg from the University of California at Davis. That is, unless you're a microscopic invertebrate. The embryos of brine shrimp called artemia can almost totally dry out without dying, and then rehydrate thems...The genetics of aging: New study says cell division errors may be the common link
...ve believed that aging is a disease in which cells stop dividing, this study suggests that aging is really a disease of quality control. In this case the manufactured product is a new cell. As we get older, altered gene expression results in cells with diminished function." Dr. Lerner is TSRI President, L...Unique study reveals new details on how genes are transcribed
...w seconds or a few minutes. Transcription may even stop entirely, with the RNAP going into a state of arrest in which it neither detaches itself from the DNA nor releases its mRNA. These previous studies however, were "bulk biochemistry experiments," performed on batches of molecules. Conclusions were bas...Shark cancers cast more doubt on cartilage pills
...y began to look for factors in the body that could stop angiogenesis. One of the first places they looked ...hey are is because your body contains factors that stop them from growing," he explains. "And chicken cartilage, human cartilage, and all other kinds of tis...Evidence suggests food preservatives may help prevent cavities
... the same substances that prevent cavities in rats stop them in humans. In one study the team measured the number of cavities in rats from several groups: some received fluoride, some received benzoates, some received neither, and some received both. Across the board, animals who had flu......ere it carries out its job by sending a message to stop eating and to burn more fat. Mice that lack leptin are obese, weighing nearly three times more than their normal counterparts. When these obese mice are given hormone treatments, they lose weight in part because they eat less but there is another com...Oxidants play major role in healing of damaged blood vessels
...of antioxidants would slow or stop the construction and therefore slow the cell migration and consequent wound healing. "This might be the reason that the use of antioxidants has not been very successful for patients wit...