Pesticide exposure could increase risk of early onset of Parkinson's disease
...said Gary Miller, Ph.D., an associate professor of environmental and occupational health at Emory University. "Pesticides aren't necessarily the causative agents, but they do promote Parkinson's. So it appears the more you are exposed to pesticides, the greater your risk of developing the disease earlier in life."...Mutation plays key role in hypertension
...igh blood pressure -- has no known cause. Genetic, environmental and behavioral factors, such as diet, are believed to play a role, but no gene mutations have been identified in proteins that regulate smooth muscle contraction in essential hypertension. Dr. Yoo-Jeong Han, research associate in physiology and biop...Effect of direct-to-consumer drug ads unexpected
...ad," says Andrew N. Kleit, professor of energy and environmental economics and member of Penn State's Center for Health Care and Policy Research. Since 1997, direct-to-consumer ads have flourished, even with the requirement that the ads must list all the potential side effects and counter indications. Some critic...ESA experiments with spaceflight participant Ansari to ISS
...d for astronauts as a natural response to specific environmental conditions. However, it may also occur in pathological conditions, for example as anaemia in patients affected by renal failure. The experiment will be therefore of crucial importance for casting light and possibly for contributing to the development...Two copies of G2019S Parkinson's gene mutation doesn't lead to more severe disease
... interaction of a number of genes or a genetic and environmental interaction. Wszolek and his colleagues found all patients in their study, whether they had one or two G2019S mutations, had asymmetric onset of symptoms, most often tremor, no male or female preponderance, and both groups had a similar range in t...Clean water project hit by funding drought
...0,000 grant from HSBC Holdings PLC, which supports environmental research at Newcastle University as part of its commitment to 'green' technologies and sustainable development. Newcastle University is one of the founding members of the HSBC-funded Partnership in Environmental Innovation (PEI), which has also seen ...New Orleans 'toxic soup' a less serious problem than initially believed
...ulf Coast in 2005, the much-discussed "toxic-soup" environmental pollution was nowhere close to being as bad as peo...toxic metals in New Orleans to ecologists studying environmental consequences of Katrina's storm surge to academics reporting on damage and recovery of universities ...'Environmental Forensics' could cut the cost of brownfield development
...ts between those involved. The current status of environmental forensics will be described at this year's BA Fest...ntrovertibly who caused an incidence of pollution, environmental forensics will make legal proceedings arising from the Directive quicker, more straightforward, and ...Predicting an answer to the threat of flooding
...ood-risk management, from flood forecasting to the environmental impact of flooding events. "The overall aim of the consortium is to ensure that the UK is better equipped than ever before to manage the effects of flooding," says Professor Pender....Study of twins finds genetic link to fatigue
...on occur together, they have different genetic and environmental causes. Participants were identified from the U...ur research found that the majority of genetic and environmental differences are specific to disabling fatigue and distinct from depression. This suggests the fatig...Identifying risk for obesity in early childhood
... weight status, genetic tendencies, and lifestyle/ environmental issues of healthy diet, TV watching, and opportunities for safe active play are important contributors to the problem of obesity." The researchers concluded that based upon the reported growth data, health care providers can confidently encourage p...Methamphetamine use restricts fetal growth, study finds
..., by itself and in combination with other drug and environmental factors, affects their cognitive, psychological, behavioral and emotional outcomes as well as their school performance. Lester said initial results from the methamphetamine study, called the Infant Developmental Environment and Lifestyle Study (IDE...Pall system to detect blood bacteria given CE mark
...eria and can become contaminated whether it's from environmental factors, skin contamination at the time of donation or during the handling and processing after collection. In the U.S., one in 16,999 autologous units has 12 times more likely risk of contamination than those associated with community donations fro...Hopkins-led study finds that chronic form of depression runs in families
...h he cautions that the results also could point to environmental factors, such as loss of a parent at an early age or physical and sexual abuse. In this study, Potash and his team looked at 638 men and women diagnosed with early-onset major depression and 2,176 of their first-degree family members. The subjects ...Drinking during pregnancy linked to offspring's risk of alcohol disorders in early adulthood
...er the researchers considered other biological and environmental factors that may contribute to the risk of developing alcohol disorders. Interactions between genetic factors and exposure to alcohol before birth may affect the development of the nervous system in ways that predispose children and adults to alcoh...Juices may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk
... the incidence rates in Americans. This pointed to environmental factors like diet and lifestyle as important contributors to disease risk. Originally, researchers suspected that high intakes of antioxidant vitamins (vitamins C, E and -carotene) might provide some protection against Alzheimer's disease, but recen...Obesity in men linked to infertility
...ing and energizing the scientific community to use environmental health sciences to understand the causes of disease and to improve human health. The plan can be accessed at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/plan2006 . ...Consumer hygiene fears keep food industry on its toes
...ety and hygiene and brought home the importance of environmental health officers (EHOs) and the human costs of poor...sizeable minority of respondents did not know that environmental health officers were employed by the local council. Scottish convenience store managers and restaura...Study links lead exposure to brain cancer in adults
...ng so it provides further evidence that widespread environmental risk factors such as lead must be explored, said s... type of investigation is to identify preventable, environmental risk factors that might cause the gene mutations that lead to cancer. Each occupation was classifi...A novel mechanism of manganese-induced neurological dysfunction discovered
...e of levels documented in children and adults with environmental or occupational exposure. The study is published in the online version of the journal Experimental Neurology. Manganese is a metal used in welding, battery making and in other industrial settings. In Canada, it replaced lead as a gasoline additive...