Yearling horse auction to benefit equine research
...ress of weaning young animals, and changing energy sources for the horse. There also is work on horses' health problems including the debilitating disease laminitis in which there is inflammation within the hoof that may lead to separation of the hoof wall from the coffin bone. Another group of studies invol...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Oct. 5, 2004
...h travelers and health care providers and identify sources and resources where both groups can get up-to-date and accurate information. 3. Eating Lots of Unsaturated Fats Lowers Risk for Gallstones, New Study Finds A new, 14-year study of 45,756 men without initial gallstones or gallstone dise...Is Interleukin-6 the 'holy grail' of exercise mediation?
...pe 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis. Many roles and sources prompt additional IL-6 research Over the years, "increased levels of IL-6 after exercise is remarkably consistent," Pedersen and a collaborator, Mark A. Febbraio of the Dept. of Physiology at the University of Melbourne, Australia, noted in an arti...Viruses found in untreated city water
LA CROSSE, Wis. - Viruses from human sources occur in the La Crosse, Wisconsin municipal drinki...icials agree that more study is needed to pinpoint sources of the viruses and to determine if some viruses are surviving chlorination and making people sick wi...New risks for bladder cancer identified by MIT team
...ay that it is very important to identify the other sources of exposure for nonsmokers. "Identifying the non-smoking related sources of these [carcinogens] should become a high scientific priority," write the authors, who are led by ...Taking the next step toward growing our own fuel
...ude oil at $50 per barrel, we must examine renewal sources of energy as a viable alternative to fossil fuels," Lewin said. "The vision and experience of Blaschek and his co-workers will be important in setting the national agenda for future research on renewable energy sources. Importantly, the outcomes of ...Study describes basic mechanism in cell growth control involving damaged DNA
...ease is characterized by severe sensitivity to all sources of UV radiation, especially sunlight."CDT1 controls DNA replication, making sure DNA replicates once and only once," said Xiong. "But after replication, CDT1 must be degraded to prevent re-replication before the cell finishes dividing. "And when DNA ...Defense provides additional $4.9 million for pathogen research tool
...and analyze available pathogen data from disparate sources through an interoperable life sciences framework built on open community standards. Current analytical tools in PathPort allow for the creation of new data models, analysis of genomic, transcriptomic and curated literature data, as well as the discov...FSU scientist links iron imbalance to Parkinson's disease
...mineral in tablet form in favor of natural dietary sources like red meats, dried fruits, dark leafy greens, tofu, cooked dried beans or wheat germ. "I'd be nervous about just handing someone iron supplements and saying 'have at it," she said. "Self-medicating may have unintended consequences." ...OHSU study: Bacterial switching mechanism key to survival
...highly resilient when hunting down and using other sources of carbon for energy when their staple supplies, s... in the real world fighting each other for limited sources of food. They also run into a whole bunch of different types of sugars, carbohydrates," Brennan said...Cars, not crops, should be chief targets in reducing greenhouse gases
... vehicles, which now require fossil fuels or other sources of energy to generate the hydrogen. Coupled with changes in the way that agricultural lands are managed, doubling the fuel efficiency of our nation's vehicles seems a logical first step in balancing the carbon budget." Schlesinger emph...Munching microbes could cleanse arsenic-contaminated groundwater
...he sediments," Bethke said. "As a result, arsenic sources that leach into the groundwater are pretty uniformly distributed." Surprisingly, however, arsenic concentration varied strongly from well to well, Bethke said. "Concentrations may reach hundreds of micrograms per liter in one well which is enough t...VYTORIN (TM) superior again to Lipitor at lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol
...e first and only product approved to treat the two sources of cholesterol by inhibiting the production of cholesterol in the liver and blocking the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine, including cholesterol from food. The active ingredients in VYTORIN are ezetimibe and simvastatin. The recommended s...Structure of new DNA enzyme family member found
...l High Energy Synchrotron Source, two of only five sources of high-energy X-ray beams, she obtained the protein's "optical transform," the intermediate stage between the crystal and the ultimate model of the structure. Ealick explains, "Optical transform is what happens when you scatter light from a microsco...International marine survey of coral death
... pathogens -- research should focus on identifying sources and reducing inputs while at the same time developing control measures." That is precisely the prescription marine scientists have written for the their global assessment of coral disease. Preliminary surveys are already underway, with full cooperati...Research effort seeks A's to gene expression Q's
...nt developers and users, the program will evaluate sources of error and variability in measurement, and will develop reference data, reference materials and measurement methods to enable quality assurance for the chemistry, detection methods and information processing used in microarray analysis. A key partn...US DHS sponsored evaluation confirms superior performance of Response Biomedical's RAMP anthrax test
...isolates representing a wide variety of geographic sources and physical variants. The specificity of RAMP was also demonstrated in evaluations to confirm that it would not cross react with non-Bacillus anthracis bacteria. To judge the accuracy of the data generated, AOAC organized 12 laboratories nationwide...Global warming: Informal networking is the key to a swift response
...ced warning unit at DEFRA, which uses a network of sources to monitor possible problems provided one example of the formalisation of networking flexibility in the public sector. "This is an example of a resource that builds on social relationships to identify potential future threats, its approach could be m...Reduced fish stocks linked to increased bushmeat trade, wildlife declines in W. Africa
...e that urgent measures are needed to develop local sources of cheap protein alternatives to offset demand for wildlife harvest. But, he adds, until the larger issue of international fish export agreements, increased populations and increased demand for food is addressed, local-level efforts to prevent the e......d when emissions from cars, power plants and other sources react chemically to sunlight. Stratospheric ozone, which is higher in the atmosphere, is the "ozone layer" that protects the Earth from ultraviolet radiation. "This is one of the largest ozone pollution studies ever conducted," said lead author Miche...