Posts Tagged ‘nitric oxides’
Air pollution inflames kids’ bronchitis
UC DAVIS (US) — Exposure to nitrogen oxides in air pollution may increase acute bronchitis episodes in young children, a new international study shows. Continue…
Monday, November 21, 2011 12:35 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jul 19, 2010 9:59 - 1 Comment
Nitric oxide increases children’s asthma risk
USC (US)—Children with elevated levels of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) are at increased risk for developing asthma, particularly among children without a parental history of the disease, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 28, 2010 12:05 - 2 Comments
Built-in bypass bolstered by key molecule
UNC-CHAPEL HILL(US)—An abundance of tiny specialized blood vessels, called collaterals, can reduce damage caused by a blocked artery—such as stroke, heart attack, or leg injury—by enlarging to create a natural bypass. Research shows that this ability is related to levels of nitric oxide, a key signaling molecule. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 12, 2009 15:23 - 1 Comment
How walkable is your neighborhood?
U. MINNESOTA (US)—Life in the suburbs may not be all its cracked up to be. A new study finds that the suburbs fare poorly in both walkability—the degree of ease for walking—and in pollution levels. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 26, 2009 15:12 - 0 Comments
Radiation’s no match for bulletproof bacterium
CORNELL—Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as “the world’s toughest bacterium,” Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand harsh conditions, lack of nutrients, and a thousand times more radiation than a human being. Now researchers think they’ve identified the ace up its sleeve. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 28, 2009 11:17 - 0 Comments
Portable device uses lasers to detect pollutant
PRINCETON/RICE (US)—A newly developed portable device could make it much easier to detect nitric oxide, a serious pollutant that plays a role in the body, affecting heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals, and immune function. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 19, 2009 9:02 - 0 Comments
Ice cores show fossil fuels disrupt nitrogen cycle
Scientists extracted a 100-meter-long ice core in Greenland to measure how fossil fuel burning of industrial times has disrupted the global nitrogen cycle. At left is Meredith Hastings of Brown University, the lead author of the study, accompanied by Bella Bergeron from Ice Coring and Drilling Services. (Credit: Meredith Hastings/Julia Jarvis)
