Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management
...promoting cleaner, more efficient technologies for producing charcoal in Africa can save millions of lives and have significant climate change and development benefits. The African continent, as well as many developing nations in Asia and Latin America, is dependent on both wood and charcoal for cooking and h...Charcoal and forest management could reduce greenhouse gas levels & save lives in Africa
...promoting cleaner, more efficient technologies for producing charcoal in Africa can save millions of lives and have significant climate change and development benefits. The findings appear in the April 1, 2005 issue of the journal Science. The African continent depends on wood and charcoal for cooking and hea...Storage time and temperature effects nutrients in spinach
.... Folate is a vitamin B compound, responsible for producing and maintaining new cells in the body. Folate deficiency in pregnant women can lead to birth defects such as spina bifida. Spina bifida occurs in the first month of pregnancy when the spinal column does not close completely. Carotenoids are most comm...New fingerprint visualization method uses X-rays to reveal missing clues
...int, an image of the fingerprint can be visualized producing an elemental image for analysis. In preliminary laboratory studies using the technique, Worley and his associates demonstrated that they could even detect fingerprints when lotion, soil, saliva or sunscreen was applied to the hands. Such prints migh...2005 Pharmacology, Therapeutics, & Toxicology Research Award
...ition of important combinations of these drugs for producing optimal pain control with minimal adverse effects. Third, his recent research on diabetes has led to new recognition of the role of this prevalent disorder in oral health. Fourth, he has established himself as a research mentor to new generations of ...Studies underscore genetic involvement in nicotine addiction & aggressive hostility
...ely sensitive and primed to over-react, in part by producing extra cortisol. Tying together the three findings, Hennig concludes that, "We found that gene polymorphisms contribute to the variance that can be found in neuro-endocrine challenge tests and personality questionnaires in healthy individuals. This...Most advanced CT scanner improves imaging of heart, avoids need for surgical inspection
...r-driven machinery passes X-rays through the body, producing digitized signals that are detected and reconstructed. Each X-ray measurement lasts just a fraction of a second and represents a "slice" of an organ or tissue. The greater the number of detectors the new device has a total of 64 the better the re...Major review of subway systems suggests potential for significant health and safety hazards
...bways are noisy environments, given the many noise producing processes that are common in rail transit and the amplification provided by the enclosed space of the underground subway. Dr. Gershon's paper reviews noise level data her team recently collected which indicate that there is a potential for concern. ...A safer route to school makes children more likely to walk and bike, study shows
...projects, and it's quite impressive that these are producing measurable effects," said Marlon Boarnet, chair of UCI's planning, policy and design department, and lead author of the study. "It suggests that we ought to think more about these small, strategic projects." The study is published this month in a spe...Marijuana ingredient may stall decline from Alzheimer's
...main cannabinoid receptors that is not involved in producing the psychotropic effects, or high, from marijuana....Scientists replicate hepatitis C virus in laboratory
...n liver cells behaved like a true HCV infection by producing fully formed copies of the virus and releasing them from the host cell into the culture medium. Further testing is needed before the researchers can determine if the viral particles produced in this system are in fact infectious. Also, this system ...Young blood revives aging muscles, Stanford researchers find
...ound that satellite cells in younger muscles begin producing a protein dubbed Delta in response to muscle damage. Older muscles maintained the same pre-injury levels of Delta even after muscle damage. However, in the current study he found that satellite cells in elderly mice joined to younger partners ramped ...Changing chemistry helps explain estrogen threat to the heart
...xide. Instead of making nitric oxide, estrogen was producing the powerful age-promoting and apparently vasoconstricting oxygen-free radical, superoxide. "At first, I thought it was an artifact," says Dr. White, who recently received a $1.2 million, four-year grant from the NHLBI to pursue his findings. But...'Broken heart' syndrome: Real, potentially deadly but recovery quick
... to the heart, effectively stunning the muscle and producing symptoms similar to a typical heart attack, including chest pain, fluid in the lungs, shortness of breath and heart failure. Upon closer examination, though, the researchers determined that cases of stress cardiomyopathy were clinically very differ...PCBs, fungicide open brain cells to Parkinson's assault
...PCBs create havoc in the body's cellular system by producing free radicals, which leads to a process known as oxidative stress (OS). Oxidative stress is thought to be one of the main causes of cell degeneration. Normally, antioxidants can balance the damage done by OS. But toxic pesticide exposure, combined w...World-first living donor islet cell transplant a success
...d diabetic daughter. The transplanted islets began producing insulin within minutes, explains Dr. Shapiro. "The reason I'm so excited about this is because normally the Edmonton Protocol is done with islets from brain-dead organ donors. Those islets are often severely injured from cold storage, transport time ...New way to block pox shows promise in lab study
...nteraction primes the cell to become a factory for producing new virus particles. Could smallpox replication be hampered by specifically blocking the SPGF pathway? To find out, Dr. Reinherz and his team added an experimental drug, CI-1033, to monkey kidney cells that had been infected with smallpox virus. CI-...Get ready for next generation surround sound
...he head has applications in computer games and for producing earcons (the acoustic equivalent of icons on a visual display). Next-generation hearing aids programmed with the wearer's spatial filters will be able to exploit the directional information created by the ear flaps and so help to target one sound whi...New method to fix cleft palate shows promise in Mayo Clinic lab study
...include leaving exposed areas of hard palate bone, producing scars that sometimes interfere with the child's later midfacial growth. This growth impairment can lead not only to a poor cosmetic appearance, but also can lead to poor contact between lower and upper teeth when the child's mouth is closed. The lack...Behavior and quality of life improve for children who receive treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
...ity, from partial obstruction of the upper airway, producing snoring, to increased upper airway resistance to continuous episodes of complete upper airway obstruction or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although the prevalence of primary snoring in children is 12 percent, the prevalence of OSA is one percent ...