Tree rings show elevated tungsten coincides with Nevada leukemia cluster
...vated in urine samples" collected from Fallon-area residents as part of the investigation. Previous research by Sheppard and his colleagues found elevated levels of tungsten and cobalt in airborne and surface dust and in lichens in Fallon. The researchers also analyzed airborne tungsten particles from Fal...Penn leads $4 million grant to study gene-environment interactions in lung cancer
... that are most polluted are very often occupied by residents of lower socio-economic status and issues of health-disparity and environmental justice exist. Faculty and student interns from Lincoln University will conduct questionnaire-based surveys to identify health-care disparities between the various popula...Burroughs Wellcome fund awards $8.25 million in grants to physician-scientists
...medicine. They must also be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and Canada and hold a current license to practice medicine. We hope these awards will lead to better understanding of the mechanisms of disease as well as new methods of diagnosing, treating and preventing disease, said BWF President E...Offspring whose parents have long lives appear to have lower heart risks in middle age
...nd other chronic diseases that began in 1948 among residents of Framingham, Mass. All of the individuals included in this analysis had parents who also participated in the study and either lived to be age 85 or older or died before Jan. 1, 2005. The participants were examined between 1971 and 1975, when they...JCI table of contents -- March 8, 2006
...ONARY: Mesenchymal stem cells are long-term tissue residents The process of repairing a damaged tissue requires the generation of a new set of the cells that form that tissue. Most tissues contain connective tissue cells and these can be derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). However, it has not been c...AAAS releases video and first board consensus statement on climate change
...cy at Harvard University. The plight of the 600 residents of Shishmaref, Alaska, provides a powerful illustration of the human impacts of global climate change. In Shishmaref, on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, the retreat of sea ice and the rise of sea level are combining to drive them from their village a...Study verifies more hazardous waste facilities located in minority areas
...neighborhoods were already changing and that white residents had already started to move out when the facility was sited. "What we discovered is that there are demographic changes after the siting but they started before the siting," Mohai said. "Our argument is that what's likely happening is the area is go...Columbia University Medical Center awarded $3 million to drive Alzheimer's genetics research
...n 1994, Dr. Mayeux noticed, while studying elderly residents of Washington Heights - the predominantly Hispanic neighborhood where Columbia University Medical Center is located - that Dominicans have about three times the rate of Alzheimers disease compared to people of different ethnic backgrounds in the comm...2007 AAAS Annual Meeting Headlines
... human impacts of global climate change, featuring residents of Shishmaref, Alaska, e-mail Ginger Pinholster at gpinhols@aaas.org . America's largest general science conference offers an unsurpassed technical program for scientists, educators, policy-makers and reporters as well as free public events for fa...Human skin harbors completely unknown bacteria
...h have long been considered more or less permanent residents in human skin. The six individuals differed markedly in the overall composition of the bacterial populations on their skin. They only had four species of bacteria in common: Propionibacterium acnes, Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum, Streptococcu...New study finds genetic link between women and heart disease
...use they live in the City of Muscatine, Iowa where residents rarely move, which is an ideal component to conduct a multi-year study. The identification and monitoring of study participants was lead by Ronald Lauer, M.D., from the University of Iowa. Scientists at CHORI were responsible for genotyping DNA s...Researchers earn $200,000 prize for filtering arsenic from water wells
...rom outside, can cause as much harm as good. The residents of Bangladesh and Eastern India once obtained their drinking water from rivers, streams and ponds polluted with human and animal waste. Cholera, typhoid, diarrhea and other water-borne diseases killed hundreds of thousands of people each year. In t...MU researchers to study how changes in infrastructure affect physical activity behavior
...Sayers will conduct a telephone survey of Columbia residents to assess the level of physical activity before th...cture changes. The researchers also will interview residents in Lawrence, Kan., who will serve as a control group because of the demographic similarities between...Firewood unintentionally transports emerald ash borer
...eets on both sides, now only stumps remain and the residents have no shade," said Appleby. "We should learn never to plant all of one tree species in a given area but plant a diversity of tree species." Appleby said that some communities are no longer planting ash trees. "This might be a good course to take,...New diabetes research: Half of Americans have gene that affects how body burns sugar
...Weiss says. That is not to say that half of U.S. residents are destined to get diabetes, he adds. "While the variation of the gene appears to contribute to the diabetes risk, it does not cause diabetes by itself," Weiss says. "Many other genes, some known and some unknown, are involved in a person's over...Loyola prof. aids in discovery of first case of insect transmission of Chagas parasite in Louisiana
...site and further investigate this situation. Both residents were tested at Loyola and the Centers for Disease Control and one resident tested positive for the exposure to the Chagas parasite. Many insects have been collected in the house and the nearby building and studies carried out by Dr. Dorn and her stu...New gene uncovered for late-onset Alzheimer's
...In 1994, Dr. Mayeux noticed, upon studying elderly residents of Washington Heights, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood in Northern Manhattan where Columbia University Medical Center is located, that Dominicans have about three times the rate of Alzheimer's disease compared to individuals of different ethnic...Rural America more prepared for disaster -- also more vulnerable
...ster. Preliminary results show that although rural residents may be more directly involved in responding to crisis, their location also makes them more vulnerable. Courtney Flint, a rural sociologist and assistant professor at the U of I, and her student, Joanne Rinaldi, interviewed 20 coordinators of Communi...'Red tide toxins' leave beachgoers breathless
...7 subjects with asthma. Participants, who were all residents of Sarasota, FL, spent at least one hour at Saraso...ication within 12 hours prior to the study. Inland residents were more likely than coastal residents to be severe asthmatics and had more reported symptoms and d......a, as in other regions of the world such as India, residents must cope with a season of high temperatures, high winds and high moisture, resulting in potentially deadly weather. The Arizona monsoon usually begins around July 7 and continues for the next two months, resulting in about one-third of the region'...