Lowering cholesterol early in life protects against heart disease later
...osclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC), which tracked the health of participants from four communities i...-lowering genetic variations. The researchers then tracked the subjects'15-year health history and found the association between lower long-term LDL levels and...Carbon nanotube absorption measured in worms, cancer cells
...oactive isotope, which enabled the nanotubes to be tracked and quantified as they were absorbed into living cells. Researchers used cancer cells called HeLa cells, and also measured nanotube uptake in an earthworm and an aquatic type of worm. The findings were presented Sunday at the 231st American Chemical...Resident birds display migratory restlessness
...emained constant--their nocturnal activity roughly tracked the season. The African birds' migratory restlessness, marked by repeated, spontaneous outbursts of nocturnal activity, echoed that seen in European stonechats, though it was less pronounced. The African birds also showed a telling relationship betwe...How low can you go? Ants learn to limbo
...gh speed video recordings from the side. They then tracked the ants' movements and did a kinematic analysis of the results....Green sturgeon receives 'threatened' status
...rs; individual fish from Oregon's Rogue River were tracked as far north as northern Vancouver Island, Canada, providing support to the theory that both populations likely interact with one another. Understanding the behavior and migratory patterns of these two populations are therefore important considerati...Researchers solve mystery of how nuclear pores duplicate before cell division
...ld have emerged from one; however, the researchers tracked movement of only one dot, confirming their previous finding that pores formed from scratch. Additional research demonstrated that nuclear pore assemblies are added in a stepwise, coordinated process requiring components on both sides of the nuclear m...Sludge recycling sends antiseptic soap ingredient to agriculture
...astern United States. Over a period of weeks, they tracked the mass of triclocarban entering the plant in wastewater and leaving it in reclaimed water and municipal sludge. Measurements were done by isotope dilution mass spectrometry, a cutting-edge approach in environmental analytical chemistry. Using the a...The greenbeards have blue throats in a breakthrough study of the evolution of altruistic behavior
...havioral traits in the field. The researchers have tracked 18 generations of lizards so far and have mapped the locations of genes that coordinate reproductive behavior and throat color, as well as "genetic self-recognition"--the ability to recognize other individuals with the same gene complex. The researc...Cutting calories slightly can reduce aging damage
... when aging-related damage happens, UF researchers tracked levels of biomarkers - chemicals and molecules present in the liver - in groups of rats. The liver, a crucial organ for maintaining good health during aging, cleans the blood and helps regulate the body's immune system. The researchers also plan to a...Dragonfly migration resembles that of birds, scientists say
...ery, led by PrincetonUniversity's Martin Wikelski, tracked the insects for up to 10 days fromboth aircraft and handheld devices on the ground.They found that the dragonflies' flight patterns showed manysimilarities to those of birds that migrate over the same regions ofcoastal New Jersey. "The dragonflies' r...Ecologists home in on how sperm whales find their prey
...erm whales with suction cups. The whales were then tracked acoustically with a towed hydrophone array. The researchers used the tags to record the sounds that sperm whales produce while foraging. As sperm whales descended from the surface, they emitted a regular series of "clicks". When the whales reach the ...How satellite tracking revealed the migratory mysteries of endangered Atlantic loggerhead turtles
...rger animals than was previously thought. The team tracked the turtles as they left nesting sites, following them for up to two years over ranges that covered more than half a million square kilometres. Dr Brendan Godley, of the University of Exeter, said: "We were surprised to find such large turtles lookin...Certain blood pressure-lowering drugs reduce diabetes risk in Hispanic patients
...ons associated with heart disease. UF researchers tracked more than 22,500 patients from 14 countries - including about 8,000 Hispanics - for two to five years. The study enrolled more Hispanic patients than any other hypertension trial to date, Cooper-DeHoff said, and included Hispanic participants from th...The results are in: Bacterial parasite strives for balance in host infection
...rs exposed a Daphnia clone to bacterial spores and tracked individual host mortality. Infected Daphnia sustained far more casualties than either unexposed controls or exposed but uninfected individuals, with deaths beginning at 23 days old and ending at 74 days old. (The first control died at 96 days old.) E...Creating a window on 'oceans in motion'
... satellite whenever they surface. TOPP has to date tracked thousands of individual Pacific Ocean animals spanning 21 top predator species, including whales, tuna, elephant seals, seabirds, sea turtles and sharks. "Tiny microprocessors and sophisticated remote sensing systems now make it possible for scientis...Researchers identify energy gains and environmental impacts of corn ethanol and soybean biodiesel
...he National Academy of Sciences. The researchers tracked all the energy used for growing corn and soybeans and converting the crops into biofuels. They also looked at how much fertilizer and pesticide corn and soybeans required and how much greenhouse gases and nitrogen, phosphorus, and pesticide pollutant...Pollution threatens coral health by preventing lesions from healing, UCF study shows
...ege of Charleston and Nova Southeastern University tracked how quickly coral regenerated lost tissue from lesions they created while collecting samples. Scientists have long been concerned about declining coral reef health off the southeastern Florida coast, in the Florida Keys and worldwide. The World Res...Super blackcurrants with boosted vitamin C
...benefit to consumers and farmers. Researchers have tracked the production and storage of vitamin C in blackcurrant bushes and are now studying the factors that determine the levels of the nutrient in the fruit. Working out how to boost the vitamin C content of blackcurrants would help to promote consumption ...Small-scale logging leads to clear-cutting in Brazilian Amazon
... (46,000 sq km) across four Brazilian states. They tracked those logged forests over time, and found that the probability that logged areas will be clear-cut is highly dependent on their distance from major roads. Most of the selective logging is concentrated within 3 miles (5 km) of major roads. While there...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2006
...one formation in the Texas Gulf Coast. Researchers tracked the movement of the CO2 via chemical and stable isotope data, including pH, alkalinity, iron and gas compositions, and oxygen and hydrogen isotopes of the brine. They discovered that the CO2 caused rapid dissolution of minerals, especially calcite an...