The future of biofuels is not in corn
...f gasoline demand. Conversely, modest increases in auto fuel efficiency standards of even one mile per gallon for all cars and light trucks, such as those passed by the Senate last month could cut petroleum consumption by more than all alternative fuels and replacement fuels combined. Corn ethanol is...Nerves controlling muscles are best repaired with similar nerves
...have nerve damage from industrial, recreational or auto accidents. "The research data is very compelling," Borschel said. "The evidence presented through this study could represent a paradigm shift from what we currently do in the operating room. The current standard of treatment for fixing a gap in a m...Key to avoiding whiplash injury may lie in head restraint positioning
...h to be sure they were realistic." "We found that auto head restraints positioned less than 2.4 inches (6 cm) from the back of the head kept ligament stretch within the physiologic range - meaning that no injury would occur. However, as the restraint distance increased beyond 2.4 inches, the ligaments be...'Safe' blood lead levels linked to risk of death
...ting, battery manufacturing, ship building/repair, auto manufacturing and printing.Breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food or soil, or drinking contaminated water are ways people can be exposed to lead. Inhalation of airborne lead is generally the most significant source of occupational lead...Therapeutic role found for carbon monoxide
...carbon monoxide the highly toxic gas emitted from auto exhausts and faulty heating systems has proven effective in treating the symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), an extremely debilitating condition that typically leads to right heart failure and eventual death. The new findings, made i...Botulinum toxin helps facial scars heal better, Mayo Clinic finds
... patients with forehead wounds from trauma such as auto accidents, or from surgery, such as skin cancer excision. Forehead wounds were selected for study as they are a frequent site of facial scarring. Patients were randomly selected to receive injections with botulinum toxin or with saline, a benign subs...A car's middle back seat may be least desirable, but it's the safest
...t. University at Buffalo researchers studied all auto crashes involving a fatality in the U.S. between 2000 and 2003 where someone occupied the rear middle-seat. They found that occupants of the back seat are 59 percent to 86 percent safer than passengers in the front seat and that, in the back seat, ...Early occupational exposure can affect lungs later
...compared. Peters noted that painters, particularly auto painters, are exposed to chemicals in paint called isosyanates, which are known to cause asthma. Machinists in the study may have been exposed to chemicals or contaminants in metal working fluids that could be a risk factor for developing both asthma...Delayed aortic trauma repair may improve survival
...ult of the sudden "deceleration" experienced in an auto accident, can jerk the aorta forward and back again, causing it to crack. "The real problem is that most people die from blunt thoracic aortic trauma before ever reaching a hospital, and about 50 percent of those who do make it will die within a fe...Cincinnati surgeons report new treatment for often-fatal injury
...t could help reduce the number of deaths caused by auto accidents and major falls. The potentially life-saving technique is reported by Joseph Giglia, MD, interim director of UC's division of vascular surgery, and his team in the March edition of Annals of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Giglia estimates that 80 to...Tufts University receives federal grant to address occupational risks among immigrants
...l businesses such as nail salons beauty salons and auto body shops. They often receive inadequate training about the hazards and how to do the job safely, and as a result frequently develop illnesses and injuries that are often unseen and unmet," said Dr. Rose Goldman, chief, Occupational & Environmental ...Yale study explains complex infection fighting mechanism
... virus and the healthy body, shedding new light on auto immune disorders. The infection fighters in question, toll-like receptors (TLRs), function by recognizing viral, bacterial or fungal pathogens and then sending signals throughout the immune system announcing that an infection has occurred. Viruses...Dieting linked to increased wealth, study finds
...uded home values, cash savings, stocks, bonds, and auto values, among other assets. Outstanding debts were subtracted from that total to arrive at net worth. Overall, the results showed that a one unit increase in a young person's BMI was associated with a $1,300 or 8 percent reduction in wealth. But the ...Hebrew University researcher develops compounds to control bacteria
...olecule that is produced by these bacteria, called auto inducer-2, controls the signals in this quorum sen...compounds, resembling the structure of the natural auto inducer-2, that can disrupt the signaling. By altering the molecular structure in these compounds, J...