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Lead-based consumer paint remains a global public health threat

... CINCINNATIAlthough lead content in paint has been restricted in the ... U.S. standard of 600 parts per million (ppm) for lead in paint. In addition, 69 percent of the brands ... goods being produced overseas, Clark says that lead paint exposure remains a serious global health ...

UC San Diego engineer provides insights to decades-old DNA squabble

... in the oncogenic or tumor suppressor genes that lead to cancer or you could have abnormalities in the ... by which chromatin is regulated, and how those lead to genes being switched "on" and "off," genes ... understanding of such mechanisms could lead to the development of better drugs that will ...

Wildfires set to increase 50 percent by 2050

... also say that the increase in wildfires will lead to significant deterioration of the air quality ... Environment at the University of Leeds who is the lead author of the research. "Our research shows ... influenced by temperature. Hotter temperatures lead to dryer forests resulting in larger and more ...

EPA grant to University of Chicago for research on food allergy triggers

... food are initiated. The research is expected to lead to improved methods to assess whether pesticides ... us closer to identifying key immune factors that lead to food allergies, which affect approximately 3 ... emergency room visits, and in rare cases can lead to death. The number of allergy-related ...

SRI announces selection by the National Cancer Institute as a Chemical Biology Consortium center

... drug discovery and development, SRI was chosen to lead three of the CBC's research and development ... senior director of medicinal chemistry, who will lead the Chemical Diversity Center, and Keith Laderoute, Ph.D., an SRI distinguished scientist, who will lead the Specialized Applications Center. As the ...

22nd Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Sept. 12-16, 2009, Turkey

... a variety of reasons: an ageing population will lead to an increased risk for age-related mental ... New developments in neuropsychopharmacology may lead to targeted treatment options for a wide variety ... can guide advances in neuropsychopharmacology and lead to a next generation of promising new treatments ...

MS study offers theory for why repair of brain's wiring fails

... the Wnt pathway in multiple sclerosis," says lead author Stephen P.J. Fancy, PhD, a postdoctoral ... "This is an important step that we hope will lead to targeted therapies involving the repair ... disease, periventricular leukomalacia, which can lead to cerebral palsy in extremely premature infants, ...

Genetic finding could lead to targeted therapy for neuroblastoma

... have identified a genetic glitch that could lead to development of neuroblastoma, a deadly form of ... adds yet another gene in the pathway that could lead to tumorigenesis (tumor formation) of ... an understanding of the genetic mechanisms that lead to neuroblastoma," said London, the principal ...

A Canada-wide technology platform for mapping the human interactome

... will allow its scientists to continue to take the lead in international research on the human ... the very bases of life and the misfunctions that lead to illness and eventually death. "There is even ... molecular functioning of human cells will lead to the development of better treatments to fight ...

Research explores interactions between nanomaterials, biological systems

... and to explore design methods that will lead to safer and more effective nanoparticles for use ... understanding of what these interactions may lead to, good or bad. The review article ... chemical properties of the materials that could lead to potentially hazardous or advantageous ...

Protein regulates movement of mitochondria in brain cells

... Center neurologist David Rempe, M.D., Ph.D., the lead author of the study. "We know that in some ... a cascading series of events that ultimately lead to a state called excitotoxicity and cell death. ... biology of mitochondria have the potential to lead to novel approaches for the prevention and ...

Newly discovered reactions from an old drug may lead to new antibiotics

... Clostridium difficile (commonly known as C-diff) lead to a spectrum of illnesses ranging from severe ... of growth was not yet known. These findings could lead to new approaches to preventing gum disease. ... said. "That's what's new and exciting and could lead to a whole host of other possibilities, including ...

Did the North Atlantic fisheries collapse due to fisheries-induced evolution?

... fitness of deep-water fish. This difference can lead to rapid elimination of shallow-water fish in ... Arnason, professor of population genetics and lead author. In addition to the molecular results, ... that anthropogenic changes in habitat can lead to intense selection even if the mortality is ...

Award for pioneering stem cell research to mend broken bones

... Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) could lead to the development of new and better treatments ... will enhance tissue regeneration and ultimately lead to more effective skeletal repair strategies. ... shift in approach is required if we are to lead internationally in regenerative medicine. Our ...

New dinosaur species possible in Northwestern Alberta

... years ago in northwestern Alberta may also lead to the discovery of new dinosaur species in ... life could have had interactions that lead to the evolution of new species. "New ... competition for food and predation. "That can lead to the evolution of a new species." One Grande ...

SRI International receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant

... outside current scientific paradigms and might lead to significant advances in global health. SRI's ... to include other pathogenic bacteria that can lead to the development of the next generation of ... the course of infections that are treatable and lead to diseases that are difficult to cure. Drug ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 22, 2009

... results for Listeria monocytogenes and may lead to improved tests for detecting other types of ... #4 Presto! Fast color-changing material may lead to improved sunglasses Journal of the American ... when exposed to light. The development could lead to a wide range of new products including ...

Sugar on bacteria surface serves as base for a web of resistance

... to infection by Pseudomonas, which can lead to sepsis or bacteremia, common causes of death ... together, scientists hope the research could lead to therapies that target the sugar and thus ... all the bacteria together," said Luyan Ma, lead author of the study and a research scientist in ...

6 young ASU faculty earn NSF Career awards

... advances in nanotechnology. Such research could lead to the development of design guidelines for the ... wants to understand precisely what properties lead to the improved performance, which could lead to broader applications of materials developed ...

Peregrine's PS-targeting antibodies highlighted in AACR Annual Meeting studies

... in Peregrine's anti-PS pipeline. Peregrine's lead anti-PS antibody bavituximab is currently in ... Friedrich, a Peregrine research scientist and lead author of the study. "In data presented at this ... at UT Southwestern Medical Center and lead author of the study, noted, "Dendritic cells are ...

Our brains make their own marijuana: We're all pot heads deep inside

... FASEB Journal ( http://www.fasebj.org ), may lead to new marijuana-like drugs for managing pain, ... abuse. "Ideally, this development will lead to drugs that bind to and activate the THC ... our findings raise the possibility that this will lead to effective drugs with fewer side effects." ...

Research could lead to new non-antibiotic drugs to counter hospital infections

... Academies of Science . The findings could lead to new drugs that would disarm the increasingly ... of a stressed host," said Alexander Zaborin, lead author of the study and a research professional ... excess phosphate. The research findings could lead to a pharmaceutical product that would restore ...

Cellular discovery may lead to targeted treatment for rare form of anemia

... the specific biological mechanisms believed to lead to a rare and incurable blood disease known as ... thinking about treatment for this disease and may lead to promising new drug therapies. George ... "It is our hope that these discoveries will lead to new treatments for the disease. As anyone can ...

Autism Speaks funds $5 million to studies on genetic and environmental risk factors for autism

... (EARLI) network ( www.earlistudy.org ) lead by Drexel University. EARLI is led by principal ... and this research could offer new insights that lead to earlier diagnosis of ASD. "These ... will facilitate early screening and hopefully lead to effective prevention and treatment ...

Crab claws pack strengthening bromide-rich biomaterial

... could make the tips useless," said the study's lead author Robert Schofield, a researcher in the UO ... plays a role in damping vibrations that can lead to fracture." These heavy-element biomaterials ... by small organisms such as insects. Schofield was lead author of a study published in 2001 that had ...

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards prestigious fellowships to 13 top young investigators

... of how disruption of these processes can lead to cancer. Oscar R. Colegio, MD, PhD, with ... breast, and skin cancers. These studies may lead to novel therapeutic targets to limit or prevent ... chemistry and biology, which could ultimately lead to new and more effective cancer treatments. ...

Lower increases in global temps could lead to greater impacts than previously thought, study finds

... how governments should be responding." A lead author, Stephen H. Schneider, Stanford University ... are complements, not trade-offs" Another lead author, Joel B. Smith, a Vice-President at ... path of greenhouse gas emissions is likely to lead to a change in climate that will exceed levels ...

Childhood chicken pox could affect oral health years later

... virus may still be present in your body and could lead to serious (and irreversible) oral health ... in the body for decades, and if activated can lead to herpes zoster (HZ), more commonly referred to ... MD. "It can be a debilitating disease that can lead to osteonecrosis of the jaw and vision loss in ...

February 2009 Geology and GSA Today media highlights

... an ancient sub-Himalayan ecosystem; anthropogenic lead in the Tyrrhenian Sea; evidence for a prehistoric ... Eolo Seamount (Tyrrhenian Sea), exhibit unusual lead (Pb) that cannot be solely derived from natural sources in the region. lead isotopic abundances indicate a significant part ...

Substantial work ahead for water issues, say scientists at ACS' Final Report briefing

... from chlorine to chloramine caused leaching of lead into drinking water. A new study by Edwards and ... Washington D.C. were introduced to high levels of lead from the city's drinking water. The study will be ... journals. "The predictions for the levels of lead in water in D.C. from 2001 to 2003 based on prior ...

Transportation fuels of the future: Nottingham leads the way

... planes. The University of Nottingham is to lead the way in the development of sustainable ... and a world leading fermentation scientist, will lead a team of researchers hoping to develop yeast ... the sort of initiative this country needs to lead the way in transforming the exciting potential of ...

Dramatic expansion of dead zones in the oceans

... now shown that unchecked global warming would lead to a dramatic expansion of low-oxygen areas zones ... (DCESS), explains that "such expansion would lead to increased frequency and severity of fish and ... to fix free dissolved nitrogen. This would then lead to large, unpredictable changes in ocean ...

2009 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Awards granted for pioneering ideas in cancer research

... on microRNAs a course which could finally lead to a solution. Dr. Tewari has discovered that ... can be detected in blood samples. His work could lead to the development of a highly sensitive blood ... diseases within the body operate, which can then lead to new treatments and cures. Dr. Rinn and his ...

Scientists unlock possible aging secret in genetically altered fruit fly

... of life for the fruit fly. The discovery could lead to the development of new anti-aging treatments. ... Institute for Brain and Neural Systems, served as lead author. Other researchers collaborated from the ... longer, he now wanted to explore what mechanisms lead to the longer life of the fruit fly. (Indy flies' ...

Genetic mutation causes familial susceptibility for degenerative brain disease

... ANE, also carried the same mutation, said lead investigator Derek E. Neilson, M.D., a ... set off biological chain reactions that lead to disease. In the case of RANBP2, ... seizures. The disease is often fatal, or it can lead to long-term health problems for surviving ...

Viruses, start your engines!

... research is a breakthrough that not only may lead to the development of a means of arresting ... Purdue biologist Michael Rossmann, one of the lead researchers for the study. "It is actually one of ... Venigalla Rao of Catholic University, also a lead researcher on the study. "T4 has been an ...

How chromosomes meet in the dark -- Switch that turns on X chromosome matchmaking

... A research group lead by scientists at the University of Warwick has ... colocalization of the two X chromosomes will lead to XCI failure and cell death. Chromosome ... really happened during XCI. The Warwick lead research team created a model of the interaction ...

Case Western Reserve finds mechanism underlying alt. splicing of premessenger RNA into messenger RNA

... Case post-doctoral fellow Yang Yu, Ph.D. was the lead author. "Regular" splicing is the process by ... needed proteins, alternative splicing can also lead to problems. Mistakes in alternative splicing ... in a nucleotide sequence near a splice point can lead to large changes in splice site choice and ...

Timetable for Puget Sound restoration suffers setback

... Sound," said PNNL marine chemist and co-project lead Jill Brandenberger. She noted that some ... conditions. Higher concentrations of lead and arsenic found in the sediment reflect past ... Wars," said PNNL marine scientist and co-project lead Eric Crecelius. "Our core analysis detected ...

Studies on imaging and tracking transplanted cells

... alone did not alter disease course," said study lead author Dr. Richard Schafer of the Institute of ... since the cell-derived exposure of iron can lead to disease aggravation." Contact: Dr. Richard ... animal model, needed to be examined," said study lead author Dr. Techung Lee of the SUNY Buffalo ...