Dangerous Chemical Combination Presents Possible Scenario For Gulf War Illnesses
...d enlarged axons and axonaldegeneration, a sign of widespread nervous system damage. Tests also suggested that the severity of clinical signs depends on howactive a particular blood enzyme is in removing the foreign chemicals fromthe body, the researchers said. This "scavenger" enzyme, calledplasma butyrylcho......se of exogenous chemicals is almost certainly more widespread than we realize." One mystery remains. The chemical ecologists admit that they're uncertain how Neopyrochroa beetles obtain cantharidin, although they suspect that the source is blister beetles. Newly emerged adult Neopyrochroa beetles do not cont......ve now shown thatchemoautotrophic systems are more widespread than had beenthought." To prove that the food web was based entirely on chemicalenergy and not solar energy, Kane, doctoral candidate SerbanSarbu and assistant professor Brian Kinkle used a technique knownas stable isotope ratio analysis (SIRA). This...Southern Pine Beetle Reaching Outbreak Levels In North Florida
...artial to the taste of loblolly, and morefrequent, widespread and destructive outbreaks for forest managers. "We will probably see more and more outbreaks in the years ahead," Foltzsaid. "But this is a manageable pest, if everybody works on it together.Across Florida, people need to keep an eye out for this bee...Protein Glitch May Be Early Problem In Inherited Alzheimer's
...ia notes, it's unlikely to be directly causing the widespread damage to nerve cells seen in FAD, but it may interfere with other proteins that could. Like dominoes falling, a change in presenilin sets off a chain reaction. "Think of it as a cascade," says Sisodia. "We don't know how many steps there are in thi...Cooking And Salad Oils Could Lubricate Cars, Boats, Machines
... three years. The company's success challenges the widespread perception that vegetable oils oxidize too rapidly to be used in engines. Duda said there has been continuing interest in vegetable oil-based lubricants for many years because they are more environmentally friendly. They can ...Duke Primate Center Sets October Expedition To Find 'Juliet'
...ny extant species. The precarioussituation demands widespread help for the rescue efforts made by Duke'sPrimate Center and conservation agencies in Madagascar, Glander and Simonssaid....Researchers Corral Millions Of Microscopic Membranes
...nce, chemistry and electrical engineering that has widespread potential in many areas," Boxer said....Project Shows Native Bacteria Can Destroy Widespread Pollutant In Groundwater
...n be used to destroy one of the most tenacious and widespread contaminants that is poisoning the nation's ground... and automobile engines. Now it is one of the most widespread and difficult to treat groundwater contaminants in the country. The researchers -- working at Edward...Couch Potatoes, Not French Fries, May Be To Blame For Obesity
...g fast food consumption is partly to blame for the widespread rise in adult obesity. He found that "states that have a lot of fast-food sales aren't the states that the Centers for Disease Control say have weight problems." Binkley presented his findings at the annual meeting of the Western Agricultural Economi...Fighting Wheat Scab In New York State
...heat farmers lost more than $12 million due to the widespread occurrence of scab, Bergstrom said. "All of our adapted pastry wheat varieties are susceptible to scab, which is most severe when wet weather occurs while the crop flowers in late May-early June," he said. Fortunately, wet weather was not encountere......ld help avert a worldwidehealth crisis in treating widespread diseases such as tuberculosis, meningitisand pneumonia, which are becoming increasingly drug resistant. "Although the path from our experiments to a practical therapeutic toolmay bea very long and costly one, this method could restore the ful...New Materials Remove Corrosive Gas In Coal-Gasification Process
...rom at least one major deficiencythat prevents its widespread use." Carbon offers several advantages over metal-based sorbents, Cal said."Carbon provides excellent resistance to chemical and physical degradationin the harsh coal-gas environment. Carbon adsorbs large quantities of hydrogensulfide, and can be us...Common Food Dye Can Cause Severe Allergic Reactions
...ed about the extract's long history as a colorant, widespread use today, manufacturing process, regulatory classification and chemical makeup. He also discovered that on rare occasions it had been suspected---though not confirmed---as the cause of anaphylactic shock and asthma in workers who processed the extr...Widespread Genus Of Monkeys Gives Up Genealogical Secrets To Columbia Researchers
... genus ofcocker-spaniel-sized monkeys that is more widespread than any other primateexcept humans. New ...s that the sole African member of the genus andthe widespread Asian long-tailed macaques have been inaccurately placed amongthe other macaques. The study, which ...Virologists Track New Influenza Threat
...netic variation could also make widespread transmission more likely, she said. "This could very well die out like the swine flu did in 1976, but I wouldn't bet on it," Hinshaw said. "We certainly hope that it can't be easily transmitt......al of these cases --that substances have gone into widespread use without as much testing as, in retrospect, we wouldlike." The Interagency Committee for Chemical Evaluationand Coordination recommended study of: 2-Acetylpyridine, a fragrance material, direct food additive and constituent of natural essent...Global Warming Would Foster Spread Of Dengue Fever Into Some Temperate Regions
...ever virus. Dengue fever is now consideredthe most widespread viral infection transmitted in man by insects, whethermeasured in terms of the number of human infections or the number of deaths. Their report appeared in the March 1998 issue of Environmental HealthPerspectives, the monthly journal of the ...Virulent Fungus Devastating Potato Crops
..., a newer virulent strain of the fungus is causing widespread crop devastation in the United States. Agricultural scientists are finding the fungus, Phytopthora infestans , better known as late blight, difficult to control, says William Fry, a Cornell University professor of plant pathology. Fry believes the......d the probablegenetic correlation between the most widespread cause of inherited blindness in dogs and a similar...think that there's a very good chance that prcd is widespread among a host of other breeds that arenot even suspected at this point, We see a disease in mastiffs,...