Chernobyl study: Risk of thyroid cancer rises with radiation dose
...lled immediately from the blast, which remains the worst accident of its kind in history, an estimated 5 million people were exposed to the resulting radiation. "Prior to Chernobyl, thyroid cancer in children was practically nonexistent. Today we see dozens and dozens of cases a year in the regions contam...Convulsions in worms mimic epileptic seizures
...ssible with human patients. "Epilepsy--one of the worst parts of lissencephaly--is still a black box on a genetic level," Caldwell added. "This work shows that we can dissect out that part of the disease. It is one of those classic situations where a rare disorder is going to provide insights into a more......traits. Rounding out the presentations, "Their own worst enemy: How lions survive in a world filled with other lions," will be presented by Craig Packer (University of MinnesotaSt Paul). According to Packer, lions live in one of the most complex social systems of any mammal. He will discuss how male-male...Climate change could doom Alaska's tundra
...may soar up to 13 degrees Fahrenheit higher in the worst case scenario predicted by climate models.Tundra is a cold, comparatively dry ecosystem that now covers much of Alaska, characterized by the permanently frozen deep soil layers called permafrost, few or no trees, grasses and dwarf shrubs, and an extr...Global competition closes Texas sawmills/paper mills
...age of expanding demand. "I think we've seen the worst and we're now well positioned," Barron said. "But we are unlikely to see a significant number of new mills open in the near future."...Noah's modern ark: The role of ART in conserving endangered species
... species that is near, or recently extinct, but at worst it can distract people's attention from the need to preserve habitats. "After all, why bother saving wild places and wildlife if reproductive specialists can avoid extinctions through last-ditch heroics via technology?" ART has played a key role in ...UK small firms pay lip service to green issues
...ses from adopting good environmental practices. At worst they generate bad practice, including a builder who admitted his men had uncovered asbestos but didn't dispose of it in the proper way because it would have meant closing down the site. One architect also explained that his clients were simply not in...Laos camera traps capture tigers
...nd abundance still persist in Lao PDR, despite our worst fears that the country's forests had been emptied by the wildlife trade and unsustainable hunting," said Arlyne Johnson, researcher for WCS's Asia Program. "In particular, the presence of species such as gaur, sambar deer and muntjacs is important fo...Memory fails you after severe stress
..., and those subjected to physical threats were the worst at recognising their interrogator. Elizabeth Loftus, a psychologist at the University of California at Irvine, says the study is unique because the stresses were intense and real. "I think people will pay attention to this," she adds. Wells agrees: ...Gene expression profiling may predict head, neck cancer recurrence
...e report said. One subtype was associated with the worst outcome; this subtype "shows an epidermal growth factor pathway activation signal, and that's potentially important because there are many new drugs in the clinic today that target that pathway," Perou said. Another subtype was associated with a "tob...Fire ant killing protozoa found in 120 Texas counties
...y do or don't then a tiny protozoa could be their worst nightmare. Even better news: Texas A&M University System entomologists have completed a survey that detected the protozoa in fire ant colonies in approximately 120 of the 157 Texas counties where they have been found. Once a colony is infected, th...Obesity alone not a good predictor of cardiovascular risk and death, fat distribution proved best
...sed in anything resembling a similar pattern. The worst combination of cardiovascular risk factors, irrespective of weight, was found in people with large waists and narrow thighs. Seriously obese individuals without this body type had a better cardiovascular risk profile than individuals with this body t...Study reveals poor Houston air quality
... have previously shown Houston to have some of the worst air pollution in the United States. The city also has one of the worst ozone levels in the country, probably due to it size (No.4 in U.S. population) and the fact that 50 ...Invasive species: A few bucks and a click away
...Union for the Conservation of Nature's list of 100 worst invasive species are from aquarium and ornamental releases. Padilla and Williams make several suggestions for regulation, including listing native and/or safe alternative aquarium and ornamental species to encourage the trade of less invasive and agg...Envisat concludes a busy second year in orbit
...that occurred as a result. In the aftermath of the worst Portuguese forest fires for two decades, MERIS images mapped burn scar areas, quickly quantifying the overall scale of damage done. MERIS imagery showed the current state of the fast-shrinking Aral Sea in Central Asia, as well as producing a spectacu...Researchers decode genome of rabbit fever pathogen
...Prompt treatment with antibiotics can head off the worst symptoms of tularemia, which is currently fatal in about 2 percent of reported cases. The F. tularensis LVS sequence, consisting of about 1.9 million base pairs, is being published on LLNL's website ( http://bbrp.llnl.gov/bbrp/html/microbe.html ). Th...Radioactive and toxic waste site plans are a recipe for disaster, says Rutgers sociologist
...noring worst-case scenarios. "They seem to think worst cases aren't worth worrying about because they are unlikely," said Clarke. "I think that we are at great vulnerability for massive disasters." Clarke asserted that while the statistical likelihood for accidents may be low, the interdependence and ...1,136 scientists call for protection of deep-sea corals
...pecies. Allowing trawling in coral forests is the worst thing we are doing in the ocean today. It should be stopped immediately until scientists can determine whether trawling in the deep-sea can be justified anywhere," said Dr. Daniel Pauly of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver BC. "Nothing......ed countries within the next hundred years. In the worst case, if all available fossil fuel resources (conventional and exotic) are used and emissions are not reduced, model simulations indicate that the sea level could rise by about 8 meters and the average air surface temperature by about 9 degrees Celsi...People with undetermined muscle/bone pain tend to be severely vitamin D deficient
...ng and lead researcher on the study. "We found the worst vitamin D deficiency in young persons--especially women of childbearing age. We were stunned to find no vitamin D at all in five patients who had been told their pain was 'all in their head.' This study supports more routine testing for vitamin D def...