Posts Tagged ‘neurotoxins’
Gas exposed Cleveland kids to toxic lead
CASE WESTERN (US) — More than half the toxic lead that African-American children in Cleveland ingested or inhaled during the last century came from leaded gasoline. Continue…
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 13:28 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - May 11, 2010 12:52 - 0 Comments
Brain may use clot-buster to fend off stroke
EMORY (US)—New research on the properties of the clot-busting stroke drug tPA suggests that it can act as a neuroprotectant and may form the keystone of an adaptive response to a reduction in blood flow. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 11, 2010 13:40 - 0 Comments
Arctic snow reveals mercury’s ‘fingerprint’
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Mercury deposited onto Arctic snow from the atmosphere takes on a life of its own as it is picked up by microorganisms that then build up in fish and animals that eat them. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 8, 2010 14:54 - 1 Comment
Monkeys as guard dogs against lead
U. WASHINGTON—Because Asian monkeys share the same ecological niche as humans, researchers believe they might play a significant role in determining exposure to lead. (more…)
Best of 2009 - Nov 6, 2009 11:39 - 21 Comments
BEST OF 2009: Parkinson’s dopamine killers
IOWA STATE (US)—Researchers have found an essential key that could lead to new treatments and possibly a cure for Parkinson’s disease. They have identified the protein that kills dopamine-producing cells in the brain—and a way to disable it. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 2, 2009 13:18 - 1 Comment
Olive oil compound may fight Alzheimer’s
NORTHWESTERN (US)—A new study has found that oleocanthal, a naturally occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, beneficially alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
