Contamination from depleted uranium found in urine 20 years later
Inhaled depleted uranium (DU) oxide aerosols are recognised as a distinct human health hazard and DU has been suggested to be responsible in part for illness in both military and civilian populations that may have been exposed. University of Leicester geologist, Professor Randall R Parrish will...UK Army Personnel Involved in Iraqi Invasion Not at Risk from Depleted Uranium
Army personnel involved in the Iraqi invasion of 2003 have not absorbed dangerous levels of depleted uranium, finds research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Depleted uranium is used in military combat to pierce armoured vehicles, and spontaneously combu...Myelin Removal Beads: Premium Efficiency for Neural Cell Separations and Antibody Stainings
...bodies, respectively. "The beads work seamlessly with other MACS Technology products", adds Dr. Biloune. "Contaminating myelin fragments can be depleted either by manual protocols or by automated magnetic separations with the autoMACS(TM) Separator or the MACSQuant(TM) Analyzer." Myelin Removal Beads a...Mayo Clinic Discovery May Help Diabetic Gastric Problem
...estive tract. nNOS generates nitric oxide, which transmits nerve impulses in the digestive tract. Both are important for normal functioning but can be depleted by oxidative stress (an imbalance in ionic charges at the molecular level), a problem common in diabetes that also can lead to heart and kidney damage...Leukemic Cells Find Safe Haven in Bone Marrow
...t. Jude study shows mesenchymal cells in bone marrow supply leukemic cells with the amino acid asparagine, restoring this critical nutrient when it is depleted by the cancer drug asparaginase MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 22, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- The cancer drug asparaginase fails to help cure some children with acu...Avalon Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Interim Results For AVN944 Phase I Trial
...embers of the Bcl2 gene family which play a critical role in programmed cell death. Additionally, the IMPDH enzyme is inhibited and GTP pools are also depleted for more sustained time periods in treated patients. Potential Study Stratification Biomarker Data: Additionally we have identified a genetic signat...Vitrasert Sterile Intraviteral Implant
Features:...ost patients experience transient blurred vision in the operated eye, which generally clears within two to four weeks. The implant can be removed when depleted of drugs, usually within five to eight months, and a new Vitrasert implant can be inserted....Fungi have a hand in depleted uranium's environmental fate
Fungi may have an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left in the environment after recent war campaigns, according to a new report in the May 6th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. The researchers found evidence that fungi can lock ...Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa commits 180M to revive farmers' depleted soils
Nairobi, Kenya (25 January 2008) Determined to revive the grossly depleted soils of sub-Saharan Africa, which are a major underlying cause of poverty and hunger, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) today announced a US$180 million five-year program to restore the fertility of Afr...Sandia completes depleted uranium study
Sandia National Laboratories has completed a two-year study of the potential health effects associated with accidental exposure to depleted uranium (DU) during the 1991 Gulf War. The study, "An Analysis of Uranium Dispersal and Health Effects Using a Gulf War Case Study," performed by Sandia scie...AGU journal highlights -- Aug. 6, 2009
...unds with lifetimes of less than 25 days. This fundamental difference will help scientists understand the mechanics of how stratospheric ozone becomes depleted through interactions with these short-lived compounds. Title: Process regulating short-lived species in the tropical tropopause layer Authors: ...August 2009 Geology and GSA Today media highlights
...(Dominican Republic) and Yanacocha (Peru). Arsenic-rich zones are enriched in gold, silver, antimony, tellurium, and lead, while copper-rich zones are depleted in these elements. These zones are interpreted to result from invasion of the pyrite-forming fluid by magmatic vapors. The close association of arseni...Global curbs on overfishing are beginning to work
...nce and exploitation rates (the proportion of fish taken out of the sea) and to identify which tools managers have applied in their efforts to rebuild depleted fish stocks. The work is a significant leap forward because it reveals that the rate of fishing has been reduced in several regions around the worl...Scientists link immune system's natural killer cells to infant liver disease
...stablished, NK cells break down the membranes of bile duct surface cells, leading to tissue damage. When researchers blocked the Nkg2d receptor and depleted the number of NK cells, it prevented damage to bile duct surface tissues, even with the presence of rotavirus infection. The continuity of the mouse p...Double success for Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia scientists working on chromosome segregation
... identify the protein that triggers the assembly of the centromere. It's called CENP-N. According to Mariana Silva, a PhD student in the lab, 'When we depleted CENP-N in cells, the centromere did not assemble correctly and chromosomes segregated abnormally, leading to situations similar to cancer'. This st...NOAA report finds threats to California's Cordell Bank Marine Sanctuary
...kfish, salmon, some seabird species, and leatherback sea turtles that use the sanctuary are depleted, but that fishery closures are helping to rebuild depleted fish stocks. The report indicates that additional research is needed about contaminants and invasive species. While no maritime archaeological reso...Photos: FDA Approves 12-Month Labeling Update for EVOLENCE(R) Collagen-Based Facial Filler
...its proprietary GLYMATRIX(TM) Technology, uses naturally sourced collagen to replace the body's lost collagen, adding volume and structural support in depleted areas, for a more naturally youthful appearance. In addition, no pre-test is needed, and GLYMATRIX(TM) Technology delivers longer-lasting durability t...International Isotopes Inc. Announces Year End Financial Results
... to begin licensing and design work on our planned depleted uranium de-conversion and fluorine extraction proc...n and development work associated with our planned depleted uranium de-conversion and fluorine extraction proc...ically our plans to construct the first commercial depleted uranium de-conversion and fluorine extraction proc...A supercharged metal-ion generator
...ery high-power pulses through the magnetron at a low repetition rate. When the voltage is high enough, the ion current does not fall off as the gas is depleted but instead, sustained by self-sputtered metal ions, jumps to a new, much higher level. Self-sputtering continues as long as the power supply can deli...Kiadis Pharma Announces Continued Collaboration With Professor Velardi on its Lead Product ATIR(TM)
... far, we have treated 25 blood cancer patients who have received bone marrow from mismatched donors, including donor immune cells that are selectively depleted of cells causing acute Graft versus Host Disease using the ATIR(TM) process. The results so far are promising and I am therefore very pleased to conti...Jellyfish Protein Shows Potential to Help With Memory
...the calcium binding proteins found in the human nervous system which become depleted in age-related diseases like Alzheimer's. Data demonstrating the neuroprote...and is intended to supplement the loss of critical calcium-binding proteins depleted in the normal course of healthy aging. * These statements have not been e...Computer predicts anti-cancer molecules
..., CoMet predicts metabolites that have lower concentrations in cancer relative to normal cells". The research proves that by adding such putatively depleted metabolites to cancer cells, they exhibit anticancer properties. In this case, growth of leukemia cells was slowed by all nine of the metabolites sug...Halozyme Therapeutics Reports 2008 First Quarter Financial Results
... HA-dependent pericellular matrices produced in vitro and in vivo by a hormone refractory prostate cancer cell line could be enzymatically depleted in prostate carcinoma xenografts following intravenous (IV) administration of the PEG PH20 enzyme. In mice, IV PEG PH20 collapsed the prote...Microfluidic chambers advance the science of growing neurons
... that were killing the cells. Millet also developed a method for gradually perfusing the neurons with serum-free media, a technique that resupplies depleted nutrients and removes cellular waste products. The perfusion technique also allows the researchers to collect and analyze other cellular secretions a...Factor B-depleted serum from Quidel
Description:... Quidel's depleted sera are specifically depleted of a single complement protein. With the exception of the depleted protein, the alternative and classical pathways ar...