Atmospheric ozone recovering in mid-latitudes, report shows
Concentrations of atmospheric ozone -- which protects Earth from the sun's ultraviolet radiation -- are showing signs of recovery in the most important regions of the stratosphere above the mid-latitudes in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, a new study shows. Researchers attribute the improvement to both a reduction in ozone-depleting chemicals phased out by the global Montreal P...Ozone recovering, but unlikely to stabilize at pre-1980 levels, says study
When given extra shots of the plant steroid brassinolide, plants "pump up" like major league baseball players do on steroids. Tracing brassinolide's signal deep into the cell's nucleus, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have unraveled how the growth-boosting hormone accomplishes its job at the molecular level. The Salk researchers, led by Joanne Chory, a professor i...Tibetan antelope slowly recovering, WCS says
Returning from a recent 1,000-mile expedition across Tibet's remote Chang Tang region, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) biologist George Schaller reports that the Tibetan antelope -- once the target of rampant poaching -- may be increasing in numbers due to a combination of better enforcement and a growing conservation ethic in local communities. The eight-week journey, which was co-fun...Nigerian girl recovering well after removal of brain tumor
A Nigerian woman was ecstatic that she and her daughter traveled more over 6,000 miles to spend their Christmas in an intensive care unit // . Mariam Ameh’s 13-year-old daughter Faridah has been recovering well after journeying to Cleveland's Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, where doctors removed a brain tumor the size of a grapefruit, the biggest the surgeons had seen....Heart Transplant Twin Recovering, But Brother Critical
LOS ANGELES - Doctors have revealed that the 7-month-old boy who was battling to survive after a life-saving heart transplant has shown good signs of recovery in the past few days, but his twin brother continues to fight for life.// Nick Draper was fitted in with a new heart during a 5-hour operation last week at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center. But due to heali...Former Chilean Dictator Recovering
Augusto Pinochet, probably Chile's most hated dictator is said to be in a stable condition after a heart attack on Tuesday. //The General had undergone an angioplasty to reopen his arteries. Juan Ignacio Vergara, head doctor at the Military Hospital in Santiago said that though there was no immediate risk of death, his condition rendered him vulnerable to medical complications. <br...Memory’s Link to Recovering from Addictio
New research on the brain is showing that addiction is a matter of memories,// and recovery is a slow process in which the influence of those memories is diminished, reports the January 2007 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter. Studies have shown that addictive drugs stimulate a reward circuit in the brain. The circuit provides incentives for action by registering the value of i...Saif Ali Khan Recovering and Stable
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, who was rushed to a city hospital here Sunday evening after complaining of chest pain//, is better and recovering from severe exertion, hospital sources said Monday. 'Saif Ali is out of danger, but will be kept under observation for the next two days, said Lilavati Hospital dean N. Trivedi. Saif, 36, was rushed to Lilavati Hospital...