Improved NIST SRM aids lead poisoning detection
...in older buildings, or from contaminated soil near highways where vehicles once used leaded gasoline. Lead levels in children have dropped since lead was banned from both paint and fuel, but they remain significant. In 1990 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) established as a national goal......izers, animal waste, leaf litter, sewer lines, and highways is responsible for contaminating groundwater. It can also cause human health risks when found in drinking water and oxygen depleted water bodies endangering animals that drink from them. Establishing Riparian buffers is considered a best management p...Ants show us how to make super-highways
...ad repairs, the ants have their own do-it-yourself highways agency." "When the traffic has passed, the down-trodden ants climb out of the potholes and follow their nest mates home," added Powell. "Broadly, our research demonstrates that a simple but highly specialised behaviour performed by a minority of a......the wildest areas of the Congo Basin are becoming highways of death for the little known forest elephant. Th...) to look at poaching trends. Unmanaged roads are highways of death for forest elephants, said Wildlife Conservation Society biologist Dr. Stephen Blake, the s...Grizzly bears feast on diverse diet
... on these different food sources, being so near to highways and roads is dangerous for the animals. Bears are eating substantial amounts of clover and alfalfa, which are common roadside plantings, said Boyce. Because these roadside plantings are attractive to bears, this can put the bears at risk of contac...Scientists identify 'missing link' in process leading to Alzheimer's disease
...rks together with tau to break apart microtubules highways along which "synapse" replacement parts move rapidly in the nerve cell from where they are made to where they are needed. Synapses are connections between nerve cells, and in the brain they are the structural basis of memory and cognition. When nerve...Scientists map air pollution using corn grown in US fields
...scientists avoided pollution point sources such as highways and power plants to allow for mapping of regional patterns across different states. Back in the laboratory, the scientists dried samples of corn leaves and husks, then converted them to graphite using a series of chemical reactions. The graphite then...Creating a window on 'oceans in motion'
...rivers. Knowing their usual travels along marine highways has far-reaching implications for authorities that need to determine when fisheries should be open or closed to conserve endangered stocks. Other scientists from around the world attending the conference have placed related technology on a variety o...The Amazon in 2050: Implementing the law could save a million square kilometers of rainforest
...how individual policies ranging from the paving of highways to the requirement for forest reserves on private ...errun many species with small ranges. Of the major highways planned for paving, the Manaus-Porto Velho highway will be the most damaging in terms of new defores...Researchers seek answers to combat TB epidemic
... India, outbreaks of HIV and TB have erupted along highways where truck drivers often solicit prostitutes, Antony said. Doctors at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in India treat many of these patients, which is one of the reasons why UF researchers chose to collaborate with them ...Mutation in brain cells of descendants of Abraham Lincoln suggest he suffered from movement disorder
...The motor, which transfers proteins along cellular highways called microtubules, as well as glutamate transporters are implicated in a wide range of processes that are key to proper functioning of nerves, Rothstein noted. Disruption of the motor appears to occur in several neurodegenerative diseases, includin...'Fish with chips' reporting from ocean top highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-point
...the ocean, knowing their usual travelsalong marine highways has far-reaching implicationsworldwide for authorities who determine when fisheriesshould be open or closed to conserve endangeredstocks. The salmon are implanted with almond-sized electronictags scanned by devices on the ocean floor when theypass ov...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2005
...rmance as the test trucks are driven on Interstate highways between Chicago and Portland, and between Miami and Bangor, Maine. The data will support modeling efforts and will be made available to automotive engineers in the trucking industry to support development of more energy efficient and safer trucks of ...Microtubules critical to development of mental disorders
...n of structures called microtubules, intracellular highways that transport receptors to their working sites in the brain, likely underlie many mental disorders and could be promising targets for intervention. In their most recent article, published in the Aug. 19 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistr...Emerald Spectre haunts Ontario's ash forests
... borer are under quarantine. Prominent signs along highways advise the public of the total ban on the transport out of the area of ash trees, saplings and firewood. During the winter of 2003-2004, the CFIA took the dramatic step of creating a borer "firewall" in Ontario's Essex County. That involved removing ...Software 'agents' could help unmask reality of disease clusters
...the risk of exposure to lead associated with urban highways or clusters of cancer cases. "Such widespread concerns can only be addressed using micro data and access to this often involves lengthy and cumbersome procedures through review boards and committees for approval, and sometimes it is just not possible...New target found to fight, treat Parkinson's
...t and muscle control. Microtubules, intracellular highways that transport dopamine to the brain area that controls body movement, are the crucial target, they report. Damage to microtubules prevents dopamine from reaching the brain's movement center, causing a back-up of the neurotransmitter in the transpor...No trouble removing oil from water
..., oil storages, transport and container terminals, highways and ports....Nerve cells' power plants caught in a traffic jam
...s shuttle mitochondria within cells along cellular highways called microtubules. Normally, the mitochondria travel the length of the neuron until they reach the synapse. The mutation in the dMiro protein disabled the motor, disrupting the normal pattern of mitochondrial distribution. The nerves' synapses are ...Oceanographers work a quarter of the world away from ship they're 'on'
...sures, or are commuters simply coursing through on highways of fluid without much need for the rock, says Gretchen Frh-Green, a scientist with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. By carefully correlating samples of rock, fluid and biology, scientists hope to determine if the energy these microorgan...