Climate change signal detected in the Indian Ocean
...g of the ocean surface indicating the influence of rising atmospheric temperatures; a strong warming (a...-surface cooling in the tropics due to deep waters rising closer to the surface. Dr Alory says the research confirmed a long-held view that temperature cha...Scientists concerned about effects of global warming on infectious diseases
...nmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that rising temperatures may result in "the altered spatial di...ity, also speaking at the meeting. One impact of rising global temperatures, though, can be fairly accurately predicted, says Morse. In the mountains of en...Study focuses on only carnivore with 'fingerprints'
...hern New York," said Ray. "Fisher populations are rising in most of the Northeastern United States, showing that wildlife can reclaim their turf if forests are allowed to recover." Fishers were nearly driven to extinction in the state by deforestation and over-trapping before receiving protection in the...2007 Joint Assembly in Acapulco -- press conference schedule
...ated by human activity. The use of fungicides is a rising concern in Central America, where they are used on bananas and other crops, and in Southeastern United States because of spreading soybean rust. Speakers will discuss new findings that include: causes of excessive arsenic in drinking water in Mexico ...Investigating coral reefs to help understand past and future climate change
Increasing Earth temperatures and rising sea levels. Both of these are effects of climate change. The current concern is that human activity is changing our climate at a rate well above the natural climate cycling. Understanding how the Earth's climate system works and responds to human imp...New petroleum-degrading bacteria found at Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles
...le one reason for their presence could be bacteria rising through the soil via a subterranean oil flow, other explanations are possible. "Probably there has also been genetic exchange and natural selection of new species over the thousands of years the bacteria have been living in the asphalt," Crowley said...The stem cells that weren't there
...Kushner. The incidence of type 2 diabetes has been rising dramatically, especially among children and adolescents....Keeping the immune system from starting a 'food fight'
...ide the "next frontier" of therapies to combat the rising tide of chronic metabolic disease, they said. "Humans were not meant to deal with little to no exercise and a constant bombardment of nutrients," said Gkhan Hotamisligil of the Harvard School of Public Health of his teams findings. "If we could fin...Wellcome Trust and GlaxoSmithKline announce partnership to target drug-resistant hospital infections
... antibacterials are in development to address this rising need. Gram-negative bacteria are particularly difficult to attack as they have an outer membrane surrounding the bacterial cell wall which interferes with drug penetration. New medicines must not only be toxic to the pathogen, but must first overcom...Low-energy LED lighting project is streets ahead
...to exceed 150 lumens per watt - and this figure is rising as new semiconductor developments occur. The mercury used in the old-fashioned lights also has implications for the environment. As well as cutting energy consumption and overall running costs, researchers say that LED street lighting could help re...Study shows food preparation may play a bigger role in chronic disease than was previously thought
...tion of AGE-rich foods is high and correlates with rising rates of diabetes and heart disease. "Excessive intake of fried, broiled, and grilled foods can overload the bodys natural capacity to remove AGEs," Dr. Vlassara notes, "so they accumulate in our tissues, and take over the bodys own built-in defe...How much nitrogen is too much for corn?
...ultural application of nitrogen has been linked to rising nitrate levels and subsequent death of fish in the Gulf of Mexico and North Carolinas Neuse River. "Although offsite nitrogen contamination of ground and surface waters could be reduced if nitrogen rates were adjusted based on actual field conditi...A new study links a stomach microbe to asthma prevention
...ies esophageal cancer of this type is the fastest rising cancer in the United States as H. pylori has become far less common due to improved sanitation and widespread use of antibiotics, says Dr. Blaser. (At the same time, the incidence of peptic ulcers and gastric cancer has declined in developed countri...Major genetic study identifies clearest link yet to obesity risk
...come this result, which holds promise for tackling rising levels of obesity and the associated risk of developing type 2 diabetes," says Professor Simon Howell, Chair of Diabetes UK, which funded the original collection of samples from people with diabetes. "The discovery has been possible not only because ...Ancient coral reef tells the history of Kenya's soil erosion
...down to the coast suddenly shoots up, and it keeps rising and rising," Dunbar said. "This represents colonial land change, when the British came in and tried some grand-scale experiments, like the clearing of bush to create coffee plantations." Before the plantations were developed, the primary long-term ...Healthy coastal wetlands would adapt to rising oceans
...along many coastlines, should be able to adjust to rising sea levels and avoid being inundated and lost, if ...water depths, a change exacerbated as the rates of rising sea levels increase. Those changes might set the stage for "a scary metastable state," Murray said...Study shows metabolic strategy of stressed cell
...laces in the cell and each one can be inhibited by rising levels of CoA. This allows the cell to increase or decrease CoA levels in specific locations, depending on the amount of CoA needed. These findings not only give researchers a detailed look at how the cell responds to a significant reduction in th...Preventing obesity in children -- research highlights physical activity levels
...h or doing too little is most responsible for the rising prevalence of obesity. The researchers employed advanced techniques an Actigraph accelerometer for activity and an X-ray emission absorptiometry scanner for fat mass. They considered that the top 10% of the children in terms of fat mass were obese. ...DOE JGI releases enhanced Genome Data Management System IMG 2.1 marking 2-year anniversary
WALNUT CREEK, CA -- As interest in the rising number of newly characterized microbial genomes mounts, powerful computational tools become critical for the management and analysis of these data to enable strategies for such challenges as harvesting the potential of carbon-neutral bioenergy source......ls or function in men, and thereby contributing to rising obesity rates and an epidemic of related disorders, such as Type 2 diabetes, said lead author Richard Stahlhut, M.D., M.P.H., a Preventive Medicine resident at the University of Rochester. The study was published today in the online edition of the j...