Complex mystery of amphibian decline calls for a new kind of science
...ompromised -- and therefore the amphibian is more susceptible to something that was a natural part of its environment? These are just some of the issues that need to be considered," Collins said. There is also the problem of the sheer scope of the phenomenon. Large tracts of land are involved, from Saskatchew...ASU scientists probe salamander mysteries
... poof!, there they are again." Why salamanders are susceptible to the disease, whereas frogs and fish sharing the same water escape infection, is also unclear. Davidson and Collins became even more concerned about the salamanders' predicament when they learned that other amphibians around the world were mysteri......rs affect biodiversity, what kinds of habitats are susceptible to those factors and what may happen to biodiversity between now and 2100. The article's 19 authors, from the United States, Latin America, Europe and Australia, include two Colorado State University faculty members, Diana Wall, director of Colorado ...Searching for biochemical markers in children of alcoholics
...ult that they were dealt with a genetic deck to be susceptible to diabetes, but it is their fault that they don1t take ownership of the disease and seek help." The bottom line, he noted, is that, "as with any disorder, you have to accept that you have it andthen seek treatment." Froehlich said she plans to ...New science resources available from the ESA
...ss that identifying future invaders and predicting susceptible locales for future invasions is enormously challenging. Consequently, they recommend taking prevent measures by focusing resources on long-term, ecosystem-wide strategies rather than post-invasion control. Applying Ecological Principles to Managem...Unique study reveals new details on how genes are transcribed
...ower rate-which in turn would make it more or less susceptible to pausing. This, they say, could be the basis for yet another level of transcriptional control and regulation. Future experiments are planned using an improved second-generation version of the integrated laser trap/flow control video microscope, whi...Researchers identify novel penicillin-resistance gene in pneumonia bacteria
... S. pneumoniae was once considered to be routinely susceptible to penicillin, since the mid-1980s the incidence of resistance of this organism to penicillin and other antimicrobial agents has been increasing in the United States and throughout the world. Now, researchers at The Rockefeller University, reporting ...Dementia patients in hospitals longer, increase costs
... for long-term memory storage--may be particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of alcohol. (3.) A study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, London and Toronto reviewed data from a community sample of 5,856 lifetime drinkers and found that the earlier one begins drinking the more likely one is...Mountains of variables: The effect of landscape features on atmospheric deposition
...onal hotspots where ecosystems may be particularly susceptible to stress. The study's authors, Kathleen Weathers, Gary Lovett, Gene Likens and Richard Lathrop, focused their work on the Catskill Mountains of New York. The Catskills provided an ideal research site because they are within 150 km of the massive N...Key DNA enzyme can tolerate more mutations than expected
...onserved in nature, and did not on its face appear susceptible to much change. "We sort of assumed the most conservative site in nature -- all species have it -- would not be mutable, so we avoided it," Loeb says. Mutations are a key to Loeb's work in cancer experimentation. Twenty-five years ago, Loeb the...Recreational use of cocaine promotes blood clots
...ts in the blood that promoteclots, making the user susceptible to heart attacks. "The data...add to mounting evidence disproving the widely held belief that occasional cocaine abuse poses little risk. The risk of thrombosis, similar to the risk of sudden cardiac death, is real and may affect even the first time...Gene identified that may play role in psychological disorders
...to pinpoint which genetic traits may make a person susceptible to developing psychological disorders," said Norman Schmidt, a study co-author and an associate professor of psychology at Ohio State University. The study appears in the new issue of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, published June 14. The...Study seems to show why French suffer less heart disease, cancer
...pa B. Human tumors growing in the mice then became susceptible to chemotherapy and in some cases disappeared altogether following treatment. Previously, no one had understood why many tumors become unresponsive to chemotherapy and radiation after a while, Baldwin said. NF-kappa B appears to be a front-line de...Cadmium makes brittle bones in Rocky Mt. birds
...xcess cadmium in a plant-based diet. Particularly susceptible are animals that forage on willow growing in cadmium-rich soils, say the researchers, who note that willows are especially adept at concentrating the toxic metal in their plant tissues. For the little grouse, cadmium damages kidneys and produces thi...Northeast a haven for many carnivores species
...er, while not yet showing evidence of decline, are susceptible to PCB contamination found in fish, their main source of food. The report also notes the general lack of information available on mesocarnivores in habitats modified by humans, which now typify much of the northeastern landscape. It calls for mo......ng, then, to discover that chilli powder is itself susceptible to mould that can produce aflatoxin, thought to be a potent carcinogen. Currently virtually all chilli spice is imported into Australia, but a survey of 90 products showed extensive contamination with aflatoxins. "Overall only 9% of samples c...Physicians have seen a rise in the number of infants suffering from rickets
...Journal of Pediatrics. African-Americans are more susceptible to the disease because dark skin inhibits the absorption of sunlight, which is needed to make Vitamin D. "We have seen a 4.4 increase in the number of African-American babies with the disease and a three-fold increase in all babies," said Robert P. S...Binge drinking: a dangerous rite of passage
...gers who drink heavily and often may be especially susceptible to the neurobehavioral effects of alcohol than would adults with similar drinking experiences. Of special concern is the possibility that the effects of early chronic alcohol drinking may have long-lasting consequences, both as a general insult to t...Researchers find key to tuberculosis persistence in the body
...result have greatly increased the number of people susceptible to the TB germ. A drug that targeted persistent bacteria could be used as an adjunct to conventional treatments to clear TB infections much more quickly. That could translate into millions of lives saved every year.......recipient matches? What makes certain people more susceptible to specific diseases? Why do vaccines protect some individuals better than others? In search of the answers, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is heading an initiative to catalog the HLA gene complex and explore its differences among populatio...