Healthy mix of GI tract microbes are key to preventing allergies and asthma
...ory T cells learn to recognize the allergen as not dangerous and something that can be safely ignored," Huffnagle says. "Most researchers think that tolerance develops in the lungs, but we believe it actually occurs in the gut. When immune cells in the GI tract come in contact with swallowed allergens, that in...Flame retardant exposure linked to house dust
...e dust may be an important source of a potentially dangerous class of chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), according to an exploratory study* by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Recent studies by others h...UCI researchers create new technique for speeding development of vaccines
...t a bioterrorist threat against smallpox and other dangerous organisms that terrorists can use as weapons. "The existing live-virus vaccine against smallpox produces unacceptable side effects such as allergic reactions, sores, heart inflammation and angina," Felgner said. "For a vaccine to be an effective def...Yellowstone microbes fueled by hydrogen, according to U. of Colorado study
...see a microbial system." Sample extraction was a dangerous and delicate operation. In order to accurately analyze a hot spring's entire microbial community, Spear needed to collect only about as much material as a pencil eraser. Sediment samples were scooped into special sample vials and immediately frozen...Population of rare gorillas may be increasing in war-torn Congo
...oachers, has managed to survive in one of the most dangerous regions in Africa, and may even be increasing in n...rity in the region has made Kahuzi-Biega extremely dangerous for conservation work. As recently as last May, field teams attempting to count gorillas had to fle......s that control the development of blood clots into dangerous thrombi TITLE: Role of Gas6 receptors in platelet signaling during thrombus stabilization and implications for antithrombotic therapy AUTHOR CONTACT:Anne Angelillo-Scherrer University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland. Phone: 41-22-379-...McGill researchers shed light on formation of carcinogen in food
Furan, a potentially dangerous chemical has been found by Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in processed foods, especially canned or bottled foods. A new study by McGill researchers Dr. Varoujan Yaylayan and graduate student Carolina Perez Locas explain...When cobras spit, there's not a dry eye in the house
... list of potential prey; even so, these snakes are dangerous even when they are still very young. Dr. Westhoff reveals, "I was once attacked by a spitting cobra which had just emerged from its shell it practically spat at me out of its shell."...Promising anti-TB compound finally can be synthesized with ease
...synthesis since some mirror-image molecules can be dangerous if consumed. By contrast, the newly developed strategy developed by Davies and Abbas M. Walji, Ph.D., co-author and former doctoral candidate in the UB Department of Chemistry, circumvents the need for functional groups. At the same tim...National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2005 inductees
...d lives, aiding firefighters and others exposed to dangerous fumes. His three-way traffic signal provided a standard for governing automotive traffic. Les Paul (1915- ) Solid-body Electric Guitar The Gibson Les Paul guitar, considered the modern electric guitar, inspired musicians in many genr...Enzyme shown to help protect genomic stability
...able for transcription and possibly protected from dangerous genetic recombinations with other regions of the genome. A report on the research, which was conducted in yeast, appears in the February 18 issue of Molecular Cell. "There are regions of the genome that have to be inaccessible," says Shelley L. Berge...Brain region learns to anticipate risk, provides early warnings. suggests new study in Science
...equences and helps us adjust our behavior to avoid dangerous situations. "Our brains are better at picking up subtle warning signs than we previously thought," said Joshua Brown, Ph.D., a research associate in psychology in Arts & Sciences and co-author of a study on these findings in the Feb. 18 issue of the ...Plants become green Mr. Clean to combat toxic messes
...lague the environment because they are persistent, dangerous in small concentrations, and yet are hard to remove. They usually require large-scale, expensive dredging or aggressive chemical or thermal treatments. Hydrophobic which means water insoluble pollutants have resisted early attempts at phytoremediati...Dysentery uses 'sword and shield' to cause infection
...y bacteria has evolved into a highly effective and dangerous infection."...Symbiotic bacteria protect hunting wasps from fungal infestation
... bacteria that provide protection against the most dangerous pathogens. As yet, only a few cases of defensive symbioses between higher organisms and bacteria have been reported. In their new paper, Martin Kaltenpoth and his colleagues at the Biocenter of the University of Wrzburg show that the European beewolf...NJIT researcher creates opportunities for studying chiral ionic liquids
...e a safe and effective way to dissolve and recover dangerous chemicals." Malhotra, who's been promoting further study of the substance, was recently named the invited chairman of an upcoming conference on green chemistry to be held in January of 2006 in New Delhi, India. The conference will include multiple...Vampire bats keep out of trouble by running
...America are good on the ground because it's a very dangerous place, and bats in New Zealand are good on the ground because it's a very safe place," Riskin says. While New Zealand bats definitely don't run -- they failed the treadmill test -- Riskin wants to compare the walking gaits of the two species....Harnessing microbes, one by one, to build a better nanoworld
...sensors capable of near-instantaneous detection of dangerous biological agents such as anthrax. The approach, r...h a capability would enable real-time detection of dangerous biological agents, including anthrax and other microbial pathogens. "The results here are significan...Winners of Tyler Environmental prize announced
...ed areas of the tropics. Thompson's work at these dangerous altitudes has filled an important gap in documenting ancient atmospheres. In addition, his painstaking measurements have documented the rapid pace at which tropical glaciers are disappearing around the world, demonstrating the ongoing effects of glob...Rounduphighly lethal to amphibians, finds University of Pittsburgh researcher
...thoxylated tallowamine. Other herbicides have less dangerous surfactants: For example, Relyea's study found that 2,4-D had no effect on tadpoles. "We've repeated the experiment, so we're confident that this is, in fact, a repeatable result that we see," said Relyea. "It's fair to say that nobody would have gu...