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Smoking ban dramatically reduces air pollution in Irish pubs

... reduction in air pollution in pubs, an 80 percent decrease in airborne carcinogens for patrons and staff, and...to about 25 minutes post-ban, showing a 99 percent decrease in exposure. Post-ban tests also demonstrated an 83 percent reduction in tiny particulate matter ...

Study to explore using magnets to correct 'sunken chest'

...f the deformity. It can be adjusted to increase or decrease the pull on the breastbone in the same way that orthodontic braces are loosened or tightened. If successful, the 3MP could revolutionize treatment of pectus excavatum, according to Harrison. Current approaches to correcting sunken chest involve ma...

Researchers develop technique for bacteria crowd control

...ent of a specific pH level, so that an increase or decrease of pH stimulates the bacteria to avoid areas of non-comfortable pH and swim in the direction of pH gradient. The researchers used an electric current to create a controlled deviation of the pH levels from the bulk values. Since only living bacteria...

Researchers urge monitoring of bone health during chemotherapy

... used to treat breast and prostate cancer also can decrease bone mineral density. We would like to see clinical trials instigated to study the effects of such cancer therapies on bone health and tumor metastasis." ...

Genes and biomarkers that allow doctors to choose the right therapy for the right patient

...fective, they may produce harmful side effects and decrease a patient’s quality of life. KRAS mutation in colorectal cancer is a predictive factor of response and progression free survival in patients treated with Cetuximab: Abstract 5671 Mutations in the KRAS oncogene could predict a lack of respons...

Prenatal cocaine's lasting cellular effects

... University of New York, we had previously shown a decrease in signaling of a particular receptor protein, the...dy was an attempt to look at the mechanism of this decrease in D1 receptor signaling," he said. Stanwood examined the levels of D1 receptor in brain cells t...

Procedure predicts embryos most likely to result in pregnancy

...ntial of individual embryos, possibly leading to a decrease in multiple-infant births and a higher success rate in women undergoing IVF. Over 100,000 in-vitro fertilization procedures are performed each year in the United States. In 2002, 3.1 embryos on average were transferred in IVF cycles, but only 34.3 p...

Antarctic warming to reduce animals at base of ecosystem, shift some penguin populations southward

...outh, all because of the change in sea ice." A decrease in sea ice along the coast shows a drop in krill i...te models predict a warming in the Antarctic and a decrease in sea ice along its margins. "Those two things will have great impacts on both the glacial dyna...

Growth hormone is not the anti-aging bullet for healthy adults

...nes, is said to increase muscle strength and mass, decrease body fat, improve mood and motivation, increase exercise capacity, increase bone density and (wink, wink) make wives and girlfriends happy. Despite these enticing claims, careful review of existing evidence does not support the prescription of GH ...

How genetic malfunction causes a form of retardation

... neuron density and percentage, as well as a large decrease in glial cells called astrocytes. “Little is known about how genetic perturbations lead to mental retardation,?wrote Miller and colleagues. “Here, we have identified a signaling protein, SHP-2, that plays a key role in allowing environmental cues ...

Ethanol vehicles pose a significant risk to human health, study finds

...f smog.'' Inhaling ozone-even at low levels-can decrease lung capacity, inflame lung tissue, worsen asthma and impair the body's immune system, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The World Health Organization estimates that 800,000 people die each year from ozone and other chemicals in smog....

Birth rate, competition are major players in hominid extinctions

... to 50 thousand years ago, they suffered a gradual decrease and extinction from about 30 to 26 thousand years ago. "Neandertal was extremely adept culturally," says Jablonski. "They had big brains, a wide variety of tools and were extremely successful as active, aggressive hunters of large game. We see ev...

Parasite infection may benefit MS patients

... as a result of parasite infection can result in a decrease in the normal inflammatory response associated with MS. They note that evidence for production of regulatory T cells (which inhibit the immune response) in parasite infection is now emerging, which offers an explanation for the mechanism by which inf...

Living with water scarcity -- world must act now

...e greatest potential to increase productivity, and decrease poverty," says Johan Rockstrom of Stockholm Environment Institute and author of the Assessment chapter on managing rainfed agriculture. Since climate change is expected to hit these areas hard, better water systems will be a key to helping people co...

Moonlighting enzyme linked to neurodegenerative disease

...rity of Friedreich's ataxia is proportional to the decrease in the levels of frataxin: the lower the frataxin,...a because mutations in that gene could increase or decrease the levels of frataxin in patients," she says. Identifying and confirming the role of this moonli...

CSHL research ties harmless viruses to cancer

... or preventing the cell fusion that they cause may decrease the frequency of cancers and prevent their progres...fying and inactivating these viruses would help to decrease the incidence of the disease. This prognosis is consistent with the successes of preventative immuni...

Hay fever can send work productivity down the drain

...ol their milder symptoms. A lack of sleep and a decrease in quality of life had the greatest impact on a person's ability to work, regardless of the treatment group they were in. Participants also cited watery eyes and sneezing as having a moderately negative effect on their productivity at work. While ...

Army research mission focused on autism

... residual behaviors we see in children with autism decrease significantly." Reynolds speaks from experience. With biomedical and behavior intervention, her son is now a well-functioning 11 year old. "We were lucky to find what worked best for him," she said. "I have friends who have tried everything, an...

Protein may hold key to decreasing organ dysfunction rates in heart transplants

...r inflammatory response. Inflammation was found to decrease dramatically in mice in which the production of Lcn-2 was genetically disabled. The study also found elevated levels of Lcn-2 in the kidneys of mice that had undergone heart transplants, suggesting the protein's possible involvement in the systemi...

Fish growth changes enhanced by climate change

...“This could mean that over the course of time, the decrease in growth rates for the deep-water species could slow or even be reversed,?Dr Thresher said. ...

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