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... to the effects of the pesticide. The situation is worse with genetically modified crops, such as Bt corn. Because these plants deliver pesticide in such a direct and effective manner, they are even more susceptible to the rise of resistant insects. Although resistance can vary, some examples of insect res...New effort to increase coal production announced
...y. These initiatives come as the country faces its worse energy crisis since the 1970s. The DOE has just announced a $3 million award to Virginia Tech and to West Virginia University to establish a Center for Advanced Separation Technologies (CAST). This award follows on the heels of another DOE award to V...... beds, and into noses is viewed by many as nothing worse than a common annoyance. But, in recent years, dust has gone from being a benign nuisance to major health hazard, as scientists have discovered harmful chemicals and microorganisms hitching a ride on the airborne particles. Storms in places as dis...Dopamine-dampening gene linked to prefrontal inefficiency, schizophrenia
...d inherited 2 copies of val, on average, performed worse than those with only one copy. Those with two copies of met performed best. COMT accounted for 4.1% of the variance in test performance among patients and controls, suggesting that it influences prefrontal functioning When healthy siblings were ask...Penn study finds signs folic acid and Vitamin B12 may lessen some ill effects of SMA
...ents-or at leastensure that their condition is not worse than their genetics dictate,"Dreyfuss said. He cautioned against putting forth folic acid and the B vitamins as a "cure"for the disease, noting that his team's findings are based on laboratorybiochemical studies which point the way to animal and/or h...Doctors failure to reevaluate asthma severity hurts wheezing sufferers
...lines, they found that the lower the estimate, the worse the care. Doctors gave many more moderately asthmatic patients guidance and information about how to manage their symptoms and handle an attack, in comparison to mild asthmatics. Roughly 60 percent of the moderate cases, for example,had a peak flow m...Scientist uses 19th century fishwheel' device to study fish populations
...leagues can count and return them to the river, no worse for wear. "One of the things that attracted me to this approach was, unlike gill nets and trawls, it doesn't hurt the fish," said Hightower, NC State associate professor of zoology and assistant leader of the N.C. Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Resear...Do the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol differ by culture?
... showed that the FAS group performed significantly worse than the control group when assessed for several aspects of "higher order cognitive-motor skills:" language, practical reasoning, construction of designs (putting together puzzles), and fine motor skills (threading beads). The two groups did not, ho...Gulf war veterans report more ill health than other service men and women
...difficulties with concentration were significantly worse in the veterans. And symptoms suggestive of nerve damage and widespread pain were around twice as common. Disproportionate numbers of veterans were found among the three clusters with the most severe symptoms; fewer than one in 10 of those who had no...Eating less may protect nerve cells
...compared with 20 percent. Diabetic rats also fared worse than their nondiabetic counterparts. Neufeld and colleagues placed both young and older animals on the calorie-restricted diet. The animals in these groups fed only three days a week for three months. The other groups had free access to food and wate......sfunctional. This reaction alone is a predictor of worse cardiovascular outcomes, including death, Pauly said. Researchers suspected that some women with dysfunctional arteries might have a genetic variation that plays a role in the abnormal response to certain naturally occurring hormones, regardless......doing more harm than good. We could create an even worse buildup of oil by removing the very elements that are solving the problem for us."...Coping with natural disasters along the Pacific Rim
...d droughts. These extreme climatic events are made worse every few years by the occurrence of unusually warm ocean conditions - the phenomenon known as El Ni-o. ``The Pacific Ocean - the world`s largest body of water - is the spawning ground for the planet`s most powerful cyclonic systems,`` says Ernst. H...Researchers question drug for chronic fatigue syndrome
...essure responses during tilt testing, and most had worse symptoms brought on early in the test. Their responses to upright posture suggest a need to better define the optimal way to treat NMH in people with CFS. In the patients we studied, clearly, fludrocortisone alone was insufficient." CFS affects appr...'Translocation' surgery yields unprecedented results
...ent had vision better than 20/40. Patients with worse preoperative vision or who developed complications, most commonly retinal detachment, did not improve. Other treatments for AMD include laser photocoagulation and photodynamic therapy (PDT). In the first, a laser beam is used to destroy abnormal...Household exposure to passive smoke depletes some vitamins in non-smokers
...kers and those who live in the same household have worse diets than nonsmokers, consuming fewer servings of fruits and vegetables which are rich sources of micronutrients. Alberg et al. studied the serum micronutrient levels of subjects, usually spouses, who were living with active smokers. Among these no...African Americans fare less well than whites after stroke prevention surgery
...ssel operation, carotid endarterectomy (CEA), have worse outcomes than whites, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers. The study, reported in the November issue of Annals of Surgery, blames the discrepancy, in part, on the fact that African Americans tend to be operated on by less experience...Hopkins scientists shed light on how the brain 'thinks'
... model." The next move the subject makes likely is worse than the one before until the subject starts realigning the primitives correctly. Because the changes in the reality were done deliberately, not randomly, Shadmehr has been able to predict with considerable accuracy what the subsequent moves will be,...Americans still consume one-third of calories from low-nutrient 'tip of the pyramid'
...whose diet included many empty-calorie foods fared worse nutritionally than men with the same dietary pattern. For instance, among the heaviest consumers of EDNP's, calcium levels were 31% of those recommended for men but 13% for women; folate levels were 31% for men but 15% for women; and protein levels w...Vaccine put into tomatoes shows promise fighting virus in lab tests
... humans. Early attempts actually made the disease worse on subsequent infection." The research offers hope -- albeit at least five years away depending on successes in additional testing -- for protecting babies and toddlers. They often get the virus from older school-age siblings. The younger children o...