Daily non-political popular news in brief.

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.

Read more »

Keywords: army, personnel, involved, iraqi, invasion, risk, depleted, uranium

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "UK Army personnel involved in Iraqi invasion not at risk from depleted uranium":

1. Tests to reveal levels of depleted uranium in Army personnel
   03-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
   UNiversity of Leicester scientists develop test used by UK Government to assess levels of depleted uranium in Army personnel.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. Reduced frontal-lobe activity and impulsivity may be linked to alcoholism risk
   01-03-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Increased impulsivity, or a lack of impulse control, is a key characteristic of many psychiatric disorders, including alcohol dependence. Recent studies suggest that increased impulsivity is involved in a predisposition to developing these disorders. A new study of brain processes provides support for this theory.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. Contamination from depleted uranium found in urine 20 years later
   10-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Inhaled depleted uranium 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.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Molecule discovered to be key to pain sensitivity
   10-22-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Sensitivity to pain and the risk of developing chronic pain appear to be influenced by a molecule known to be required for the production of major neurotransmitters. In the November issue of Nature Medicine, an international research team describes this unexpected role for the molecule called BH4 and their findings that a particular set of variations in a human gene involved in synthesizing the molecule, appears to reduce pain sensitivity.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Genes play important role in risk for dependence on illicit and licit drugs
   11-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The genes that play a role in illegal drug abuse are not entirely the same as those involved in dependence on legal substances like alcohol and nicotine, and caffeine addiction appears to be genetically independent of all the others, according to a study led by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. Plutonium or greenhouse gases? Weighing the energy options
   10-23-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Can nuclear energy save us from global warming? Perhaps, but the tradeoffs involved are sobering: thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste generated each year and a greatly increased risk of nuclear weapons proliferation or diversion of nuclear material into terrorists' hands.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Autism risk higher in people with gene variant
   01-10-2008 · EurekAlert!
   This study strengthens evidence that a gene, CNTNAP2, is involved in autism, and suggests that the link is strongest when a variation in the gene is inherited from moms, rather than dads. The gene encodes a protein that's known to mediate interactions between brain cells and that appears to enable a crucial aspect of brain-cell development. A gene variant that altered either of these activities could have significant impact.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. Genes may interact with obstetric complications to boost schizophrenia risk
   01-14-2008 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers have proposed that such birth traumas may interact with certain gene variants to increase risk for the illness. Now, a new study by researchers at the National Institute of Mental health has identified specific genes involved in such interactions. Obstetric complications appeared to increase the impact of versions of genes affected by loss of oxygen or blood supply to the brain, as often occurs in such birth traumas.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. Stress of deployment increases risk of child abuse, neglect in military families, UNC study shows
   05-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Rates of abuse and neglect of young children in military families in Texas has doubled since October 2002, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows, raising concerns about the impact of deployment on military personnel and their families across the country.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. New national map shows relative risk for zebra and quagga mussel invasion
    12-03-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Based on published reports of the zebra and quagga mussels preferred habitats and needs for survival, Thomas Whittier, Paul Ringold, and colleagues created a map to better determine where the species may appear next, in their paper "A calcium-based risk assessment for zebra mussel and quagga mussel invasion." Their research appears in the online e-view version of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
    Similar news · Read more »