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...proved cerebral blood flow in spared regions. This protection required nitric oxide (NO) produced by inducible N...d not protect mice lacking iNOS or nox2. Likewise, protection was reversed by FeTPPS [5,10,15, 20-tetrakis(4 sulfonatophenyl)porphyrinato iron (III)], which catal...Faulty cell membrane repair causes heart disease
... results suggest that dysferlin might provide some protection against heart damage in Duchenne patients, at least at a young age, by delaying the onset of cardiomyopathy. "We hope these findings will stimulate clinicians to look at the cardiac health of muscular dystrophy patients and the overall muscle healt...Scientists find endangered grey-shanked doucs in Vietnam
...ion Department (FPD) hopes will receive full legal protection by the Provincial Peoples Committee. Establishment of this protected area will protect the globally important population of grey-shanked doucs, along with a herd of elephants that live in the lowland forests to the south. Currently, the area is t...Key to tackling malaria may lie in bed nets for adults and older children
...n and adults, this would substantially enhance the protection of the more vulnerable groups, too. Most human-to-...en to stress his support for the existing personal protection targets for vulnerable groups specified by the Millennium Development Goals and Roll Back Malaria: "...The Cancer Genome Atlas awards funds for technology development
...d in a manner that meets the highest standards for protection and respect of the research participants. ...Military bases can benefit by addressing sprawl issues and biodiversity
...nique biodiversity. In the case of Fort Carson, protection of rare plant species located on the base helps to prevent restrictions on training operations. Additional buffering projects also help protect the bases nighttime air and ground training from light interference by keeping open space between the trai...Desertification: UN experts prescribe global policy overhaul to avoid looming mass migrations
...tion and climate change avoidance and biodiversity protection and enhancement. The authors urge governments to better define and understand environmental migration its economic and ecological consequences, and to create a global framework to legally recognize and assist environmental refugees. The expec...MIT tool determines landslide risk in tropics
...opes. Broadleaf trees provided the least amount of protection on this type of bedrock. But in general, a mix of broadleaf trees or bushes and scrub provided the most protection. The highest incidence of landslides in the area (14.3 percent) occurs on bedrock from the oldest geologic era represented, the Creta...Weizmann scientists discover a new line of communication between nervous system cells
... nodes of exposed nerve in between. More than just protection for the delicate axons, the myelin covering allows nerve signals to jump instantaneously between nodes, making the transfer of these signals quick and efficient. When myelin is missing or damaged, the nerve signals cant skip properly down the axons,...Ground gas gizmo boosts brownfield building
...the methane production is actually low and the gas protection measures needed are minimal meaning the site can be considered for development. Salamander and The University of Manchester recently won 233,000 worth of funding from the DTIs Technology Programme, which is allowing them to develop the Gasclam to ...OHSU scientists find antidepressant, bone loss link
...hether they may need additional screening or extra protection for their bones," said Elizabeth Haney, M.D., assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine and geriatrics) in the OHSU School of Medicine who led the men's study and co-authored the women's study. But Haney cautioned the studies' resu...Ancient retrovirus sheds light on modern pandemic
...ake up about 8 percent of the human genome. Innate protection against PtERV1 in humans could be credited, the researchers believe, to the presence of an ancient, rapidly evolving antiviral defense gene called TRIM5a, which produces a protein that binds to and destroys the virus before it can replicate within th...Children of smokers have more than 5 times higher levels of a nicotine toxin
...eir carers in their homes, without the legislative protection available to adults in public places. But they acknowledge that there are practical difficulties in preventing smoking in private homes because it relies on parents or carers being educated about the harmful effects of passive smoking on their chi...Human activities increasing carbon sequestration in forests
...tial amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. Forest protection and management options have been viewed as one mechanism to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reduce concerns about the greenhouse effect and global warming. ...Los Alamos National Laboratory making progress in Groundwater Protection Program
...y. The committee emphasized that the groundwater protection program, initiated nine years ago by New Mexico st... site. Successful completion of the groundwater protection program will not be easy, the report says. There is considerable uncertainty about the amounts of w...Major study predicts grim future for Europe's seas
...e sea. Without a concerted effort, to integrate protection of the sea into Europes development plans, its biodiversity and resources will be lost The past two decades have witnessed unparalleled changes in the European political and economic landscape, particularly resulting from expansion of the European...Viable tiger populations, tiger trade incompatible
...iger summit to address poaching, trade and habitat protection urgently. The peer-reviewed journal article was published as delegates from 171 nations gather here to discuss wildlife trade issues. It comes on the heels of Indias announcement that tiger numbers in central India are 60 percent lower than previo...Finding protection from tumor growth in unexpected places
...nvolved in regulating blood pressure also provides protection from tumor growth when strongly expressed in immun... alone could direct the immune response and convey protection as direct injection of these cells into melanoma tumors of normal mice yielded decreased tumor size....Land conversion and climate threaten land birds
...o have large ranges. The irony here is that the protection of tropical forests is also one of the strongest buffers against future climate change. A vastly expanded reserve network in the tropics, coupled with more ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and monitor biodiversity impacts, will be n...Study warns climate change and deforestation will lead to declines in global bird diversity
... extinctions. "The tragic irony here is that the protection of tropical forests is also one of the strongest buffers against future climate change," says Andrew Dobson, the third author of the paper and a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton. "It is crucial that international environment...