Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
...osthetic labs; and (3) firefighters who inhale the mixture of chemicals, particulates and fumes associated with fires. The results will provide an important resource for predicting and alleviating the effects of occupational chemical exposure on sensory function related to taste and smell. Related studies wi...An old adage about apples finds scientific backing
...wn colon carcinogen were subsequently fed a liquid mixture of water and apple-derived procyanidins. After about six weeks on this diet, these rats were found to have about half the number of precancerous lesions in their colons as their counterparts on a regular diet. Dr. Raul said these experiments ...Globetrotting pollutants turn up on Toronto street
... was happening in Quebec and we realized that this mixture of different particles that we found in downtown Toronto is a signature for a forest fire." With the dust particles from the Sahara, the researchers recognized sand-like particles and were ultimately able to track their trajectory from the desert, ac...Gut microbes can open gates in fat cells
...ns may one day opt to make specific changes in the mixture of a person's gut microorganisms to improve heath or use the natural products that gut microbes manufacture as therapeutic agents. "With our research, we take a broad view of our genetic landscape," Gordon says, "one that recognizes that based on ce...Four new vertebrate fossil finds in Ischigualasto, Argentina
... apparently more diverse in this region, showing a mixture Triassic and Jurassic forms that turns the extinction model on its head. The new finds reported by Alcober include a prosauropod dinosaur, two ancestral crocodilians, and a mammal-like cynodont the size of a mouse. The latter group was considered ex...'Lighter than air' breathing more than doubles COPD patients' exercise endurance
...lied Physiology that while breathing a low-density mixture of 79% helium and 21% oxygen (called heliox), the length of time that 12 COPD patients could do real exercise was 9 minutes, versus only 4.2 minutes for 12 patients breathing regular air (79% nitrogen/21% oxygen). And the exercise involved wasn't tri...Purdue research offers hope for canine, human spinal injuries
...njected with a different substance called P-188, a mixture of 80 percent PEG along with other chemicals, whic...tment. "However, dogs treated with the P-188 mixture did not perform as well as those treated with PEG," Borgens said. Trauma to nerve cells cau...NIDCR launches unique initiative on oral biofilm
...enomes from small snippets of DNA collected from a mixture of organisms found in a distinct place, such as so...ors to obtain the sequence of genes from a complex mixture of organisms, including those that do not grow in the laboratory directly from their natural environ...Injectable gel could speed repair of torn cartilage
...lude extensive surgery, they say. When the liquid mixture is injected into areas where cartilage is torn, such as a knee joint, the material hardens into a gel upon exposure to ultraviolet light, leaving the transplanted cells in place so they can grow new cartilage where it is needed. The biodegradable mat...Baby songbirds and human infants learn sounds in similar ways
...gs. Adult male zebra finches sing only one song, a mixture of scratchy and nasal sounds clustered into several distinct "syllables," with each syllable preceded and followed by a brief silent interval. The entire song lasts about one second. "It's very brief and unassuming and not particularly musical," says...Europe's fishermen should have marine 'stewardship' role, says study
...and policy makers. The North Sea FEP argues that a mixture of measures is required to achieve a sustainable fishing industry, as no single measure is likely to be the cure. This should include: Encouraging fishermen to take on a 'stewardship' role to protect the marine ecosystem Increasing the role of s...Study in Royal Society journal on first evidence for magnetic field detection in sharks
...We offer a solution, and show that birds offered a mixture of nasty prey and mimics can "sample-and-reject" the truly nasty prey, leaving them relatively unharmed, and eating only the cheats instead. Thus, paradoxically, it is not avoidance signalling that stabilises the warning signals, but the actions of p...Essential oils could help to stamp out MRSA
...effective is because they are made up of a complex mixture of chemical compounds which the MRSA and other super bug bacteria finds difficult to resist. The problem with current treatments is that they are made of single compounds which MRSA relatively quickly becomes resistant to, so treatment is only succe...Healthy mix of GI tract microbes are key to preventing allergies and asthma
...new evidence suggesting that changes in the normal mixture of microflora bacteria and fungi in the gastrointestinal tract can intensify the immune system's reaction to common allergens, like pollen or animal dander, in the lung and increase the risk of developing chronic allergies or asthma. "Our research...Urban ecology study witnessing the birth of a 'designer ecosystem'
...nature of the urban biota, which has a distinctive mixture of native and exotic plants and animals, but differs even further in the dynamics of how these organisms interact. "We have been defining the Phoenix urban ecosystem, which, it turns out, functions very much like an ecosystem with bugs and birds and...US researchers uncover the science behind the breast cancer protective effect of olive oil
...sibly because olive oil has been administered as a mixture of several fatty acids and other natural protections and not on its own. "To our knowledge this is the first report that a dietary monounsaturated fatty acid previously suggested to be protective against breast cancer significantly down-regulates ...Clam embryo study shows pollutant mixture adversely affects nerve cell development
...rse response. Treating the embryos with the triple mixture resulted in increased production of a subunit of a...nown to be involved in neural development. The BCE mixture is capable of altering neural development, and alterations in neural development are thought to be a...B-15A iceberg's close encounter monitored by Envisat
...o turn it into the wind, combined with help from a mixture of wind, tides and bottom melting to float it off its perch." To follow events for yourself, visit ESA's Earthwatching site, where the latest images from Envisat's Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) instrument are being posted online daily. ...Hypertension risk in African-Americans linked to genetics, Stanford study finds
...ith some European ancestry and therefore contain a mixture of African and European signposts at these locations. The goal was to figure out if people with high blood pressure were more likely to have the African or European version of these 270 differences. People in the study were participants in the U.S. N...Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease moves forward in animals
...ment, the animals receiving the therapeutic enzyme mixture show complete recovery in their paws. Researchers say not only did the rats recover substantial degrees of function in their impaired forelimbs, continuous levels of L-dopa were being produced in their brains, blocking side effects....