First ever study to investigate impact of chronic wasting disease on humans
...n shown to cause neurological disease in those who consume infected beef." The study focuses on a group of people who attended a Sportman's feast in Verona, NY, earlier this year. It is known that at least some of the attendees, all of whom were offered a variety of entree choices, consumed venison from a de...Recycled or revamped therapeutics find novel anti-cancer applications
... a recipe for disaster," Thompson said. Cells that consume themselves create excessive amounts of reactive oxidative stress a molecular event that can promote additional lesions in the genetic code that further facilitates mutations that promote malignancies. "The nice thing about cells that initiate autop...A meaty, salty, starchy diet may impact chronic lung disease
...et of persistent coughs with phlegm than those who consume a diet high in fruit and soy. "Understanding all the contributing factors, including the role that diet plays in the incidence and development of chronic respiratory symptoms will lead to better prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases," ...Seal rookeries could provide a reliable food source for endangered California condors, study finds
...anything that's there," Chamberlain says. "If they consume just a small lead fragment, it can kill them." For the PNAS study, the researchers focused on the dietary habits of condors, past and present, to determine if their food sources had changed over the centuries. "We wanted to find out what they fed ...Advancing saltwater fish farming
...eal relative to the amount of fish the cobia would consume in the wild, a critical factor in determining environmental feasibility. Benetti will also discuss innovative methods for overcoming shark predation at aquaculture cages, one of the most significant challenges that farmers have thus far faced. Sherma...To stem disease, keep cats indoors, stop feeding strays, scientist urges
... in feces. Other animals become infected when they consume the organisms shed by cats. This method of parasite transmission is called fecal-oral, but it doesn't actually mean that feces are directly ingested. The organisms survive in soil long after feces have decomposed. Dust contaminates paws, fingers, fee...Russian 'surrogate' alcohols are a killer
...hers have discovered that a significant proportion consume "surrogate" alcohols, otherwise known as products containing alcohol that are not legally sold for consumption. Researchers have now analyzed the contents of these surrogate alcohol products, finding either high alcohol content or toxic contaminants...New class of antibiotics effective against drug-resistant bacteria discovered in fungi
...sms, like bacteria and viruses, which also want to consume the same meal. In addition, they need to defend themselves from being eaten by the microbes which surround them." But he said no one had been able to find defensins in fungi using traditional research techniques, which involved growing fungi in liqui...New study into public views on diet and health research published
...e when the health implications of the food that we consume have a very high profile. The study was commissioned by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Institute of Food Research (IFR), who will consider the results as part of their strategic planning for future funding....Shorter colds, milder flu may follow from newly revealed immune mechanism
... viral infections, immune cells called macrophages consume virus-infected cells to stop the spread of the disease in the body. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have uncovered how macrophages keep from succumbing to the infection themselves. Boosting this mechanism may ...A new angle on flowers: Fish are players in pollination
...rs play a role in plant abundance. Dragonflies can consume some plant-eating insects, as well as pollinators, so may at times benefit plants. Moreover, many plants produce both sexually through pollination and asexually through deploying underground runners or other means. Some perennials, meanwhile, may nee...Secrets to antibody's success against West Nile Virus surprise scientists
...inside macrophages, the immune cells that normally consume and destroy any object that they find covered in antibodies. In effect, these tricks turn antibodies that should be death warrants into passes into cells where invaders can reproduce. Fremont cautions that this phenomenon has not been seen in West ...Seaweed could make junk food healthier
...e high in fibre, like fruit and vegetables, yet to consume the recommended daily amount of fibre they would have to eat a lot of these types of foods. "We believe it's hard to change people's habits and that the most practical solution is to improve the food they do eat. With a burger, for example, you woul...Native plant eaters have gourmet palates
...tially the same thing: native herbivores prefer to consume exotic over native plants," said Parker. While the results of these studies run counter to the widely accepted enemy release hypothesis, they do support the 'new associations' hypothesis of biological control. This hypothesis holds that since native ...Discovery that bacterium is phosphate gourmet key clue to what makes it most social of bacteria
...as also discovered that it appears to seek out and consume phosphate in a "gourmet" manner, providing importa...phate utilisation pathways (all organisms needs to consume phosphate to thrive). Until now most researchers believed that all bacteria only required one phosph...New research shows folic acid in grains has reduced birth defects
...ays, all women capable of becoming pregnant should consume a multivitamin with at least 400 micrograms of folic acid every day starting before pregnancy, as part of a healthy diet containing foods fortified with folic acid and foods that naturally contain folic acid, such as leafy green vegetables, and beans...Caloric restriction won't dramatically extend life span in humans: UCLA research
...ws. Their mathematical model shows that people who consume the most calories have a shorter life span, and th...their longevity, compared with sumo wrestlers, who consume more than twice the normal male diet, and men in Okinawa, Japan, who consume less than the average J...TV ads market junk food to kids, new study finds
... diet composed of the general-audience foods would consume considerably more than the RDVs of fat, saturated fat and sodium, while ingesting only a fraction of the RDVs of fiber, vitamin C, calcium and iron." Harrison said kids' consumption of TV ads that tout poor food choices is especially troubling becaus...Leptin-signaling protein maintains normal body weight and energy balance in mice
...g. They weigh twice as much as their littermates, consume nearly two times as much food, have elevated fatty acid and triglyceride levels, are resistant to insulin, and often develop type 2 diabetes. Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School are studying these mice to find out what causes thei...The body's biological clock: alcohol may lead to physiological anarchy
...on properly, they may have increased motivation to consume more alcohol." Chronic alcohol administration appears to significantly alter central and internal clocks that govern neuroendocrine functions. "Both 'central clocks' in the SCN, and 'internal clocks' in many neuroendocrine and other cells, depen...