Yellow Rain Lashes Uttar Pradesh Village
...en 6.30 to 7.15 pm. Villagers believe that it is a natural calamity. We are definitely going to face problems, " said Rajendra, a villlager. A team of researchers from Allahabad University has reached the village to investigate the cause of the pale raindrops. Samples have also been sent to a laboratory in...Traders Smell Something Fishy in Tokyo Market Move
... in a recent news conference. "What happens if a natural disaster occurs and asbestos scatters in the air? We have to deal with this issue by considering these problems." But many fishmongers are up in arms, saying that even if the new location is cleaner and more spacious, the move strikes at the heart of...No Foul Play, Woolmer Died of Naural Causes, Say Jamaican Police
...elieved to be officially informed that Bob died of natural causes and that no foul play is suspected in his d...tle of champagne. They should have first ruled out natural causes before this whole drama about the murder," Imran Khan said. But Inzamam-ul-Haq, captain dur...Genetic Secrets Behind the Dragline Silk
...k of spiders. 'Theres nothing quite as good yet as natural dragline silk, but we should get a lot closer now ...ome of the best mechanical properties of any known natural fibers, thus they are being considered in the improvement of a variety of products including surgica...Brazil Opens a 'green' Fashion Week
...azil to celebrate 'the question of biodiversity -- natural and cultural.' Organizers will also plant 7,800 trees to compensate for carbon dioxide emissions resulting from fashion week activities....Hong Kong Choked by Growing Pollution Problem
...lly, much of it due to power plants switching from natural gas to cheaper coal. Across the border, China's rampant economic growth has resulted in a surge in demand for energy, and coal-burning plants that were once closed down for environmental reasons are reopening -- although authorities in southern China...Human Induced Nitrogen Deposition Increasing Carbon Sequestration in Forests
...logging or other stand-replacement events, whether natural or human induced, create periods of 5-20 years when there is a net release of carbon dioxide from forests to the atmosphere, instead of sequestration as they do later on. But till now, scientists had never quantified the effect of continuous low le...Vitamin Extends Life in Yeast, Dartmouth Medical School Researchers Find
... the vitamin, termed NR (nicotinamide riboside), a natural product found in milk. Like the B3 vitamin, niacin...t Brenner foresees intriguing possibilities. “As a natural product found in milk, we expect the compound to be much safer than most drugs, and to be a more spe......e reduces the amount of cholesterol, bile acid and natural sterol secretion in the colon, speeding up the passage of stool through the colon (and thus cutting exposure of the lining of the intestine to potential carcinogens in food), and via other mechanisms as well. People who drank four to six cups of c...Why Humans Fail to Act on Climate Change
...rough his or her actions. In short, it's part of natural human psychological behavior to repress the consequences of climate change, Ernst said in an interview. "We are, well, a little like rats, programmed by evolution to find advantages and exploit them," said Ernst, who is also spokesman for a panel o...New Research Promises To Take The Pain Off Breast Feeding
...tfeeding in different positions found that babies' natural reflexes kicked in more easily when the mothers we...something which is supposed to be as simple and as natural as feeding their own child can leave many new mothers feeling disappointed and let down. "By chal...Hay Fever Can Send Work Productivity Down the Drain
...drugs, such as steroids that help block the body's natural reaction to allergens,” she continued. Participants who self-managed their allergies relied on over-the-counter products to control their milder symptoms. A lack of sleep and a decrease in quality of life had the greatest impact on a person’s abili...Global Warming 55 Million Years Ago Too, Thanks to Fossil Fuels
...ched up with the timing of the PETM. They used a natural clock in the minerals created by different concentrations of argon-40 and argon-39 to date the rocks and found they were about the same age and fit well into the timing of the PETM, which has been identified independently from marine sediments. "T...Memories Lost Due to Neuro-degenerative Diseases may Be Restored
...e restored with the help of drugs that trigger the natural "rewiring" of brain// cells, says a study. Li-Hu... restore lost memories with drugs that trigger the natural "rewiring" of brain cells, the study said. The findings could lead to new treatments for neuro-de...Experts Congregate for UN Climate Summit in Bangkok
...puty permanent secretary of Thailand's ministry of natural resources and environment, in opening remarks at the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). "Global warming has increasingly become a hot agenda that requires harmonization of our position," said Chueytrasit. The IPCC will meet M...Antioxidants May Aid Chemotherapy Patients
...ific databases that examined the effects of taking natural antioxidant supplements concurrent with chemotherapy. Out of the 845 studies that were analyzed, 19 met all evaluation criteria. These included the use of randomized trials with a control group, and the reporting of treatment response (tumor shrin...Food Preparation may Play a Bigger Role in Chronic Disease
...broiled, and grilled foods can overload the body’s natural capacity to remove AGEs," Dr. Vlassara notes, "so they accumulate in our tissues, and take over the body’s own built-in defenses, pushing them toward a state of inflammation. Over time, this can precipitate disease or early aging." Once AGEs enter th...Addictive Drugs Harms the Brain
...ter treatment with morphine, which suggests that a natural brake has been removed,” “By shutting off the natural ability to strengthen connections that inhibit pleasure, the brain may be learning to crave drugs,” ......phically muse about flesh being heir to a thousand natural shocks, in general, implying age catches up with us all. But the UK researchers point to a striking discrimination in the scheme of things - a lifetime on a low wage physically ages a person eight years earlier than high earners. The health gap b...