News tagged with iron poisoning

Ocean geo-engineering produces toxic blooms of plankton

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research led by The University of Western Ontario warns of the potential for ecological harm caused by the fertilization of oceanic waters with the trace element iron. This fertilization ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Two-pronged model could help foil tough cystic fibrosis infections

Dartmouth Medical School researchers have devised a novel approach for thwarting the relentless bacterial infections that thrive in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), unlocking new possibilities against a tenacious ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Fool's gold may prove an unlikely alternative to overexploited catalytic materials

Catalytic materials, which lower the energy barriers for chemical reactions, are used in everything from the commercial production of chemicals to catalytic converters in car engines. However, with current catalytic materials ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Understanding how bacteria come back from the dead

Salmonella remains a serious cause of food poisoning in the UK and throughout the EU, in part due to its ability to thrive and quickly adapt to the different environments in which it can grow. New research involving a team ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Did bad water contribute to the Starving Time?

Geologists at William & Mary are analyzing a possible contributing cause of the deaths at Jamestown Island during the Starving Time of 1609 and 1610—bad drinking water.

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Iron' fist proposed for Miami's giant snail problem

Huge, slimy snails from Africa have overrun a Miami-area town and the US government said Tuesday a potent pesticide is the best way to get rid of their exploding numbers.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Heavy metals boost immunity

A new natural defense mechanism against infections has been evidenced by an international team led by researchers from CNRS, Inserm, the Institut Pasteur and the Universite Paul Sabatier – Toulouse III. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Maybe Ben Franklin was wrong: A volcanic eruption, climate fluctuations and the frigid winter of 1783-84

The eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland in 1783-84 set off a cascade of catastrophe, spewing sulfuric clouds into Europe and eventually around the world. Poisonous mists and a resulting famine from loss ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Midwest mold count peaks due to extreme heat, storms

A record 7 inches of rain combined with the spat of 100-plus degree Fahrenheit days has spawned the highest mold count recorded for the year, just short of an air pollution warning.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Animals and humans eat clay to rid toxins

(Medical Xpress) -- The phrase "eat dirt" takes on a whole new meaning when used by biologists, who have widely observed that humans, birds and mammals all engage in geophagy. A new Cornell study concludes ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China pays price for world's rare earths addiction

Peasant farmer Wang Tao used to grow corn, potatoes and wheat within a stone's throw of a dumping ground for rare earths waste until toxic chemicals leaked into the water supply and poisoned his land.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Maybe Ben Franklin was wrong

(PhysOrg.com) -- The eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland in 1783-84 set off a cascade of catastrophe, spewing sulfuric clouds into Europe and eventually around the world. Poisonous mists and a resulting ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (10) | comments 8 | with audio podcast


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