Is Houston Turning Green?

EHPnet: Turning Brownfields Green

Turning brownfields green again.

Background: Hot compresses on the right upper abdomen are used as support for patients with liver diseases in Germany. The study was designed to determine, whether they affect hepatic blood flow. Methods: Single dose kinetics of indocyanine green (ICG) were studied in 13 healthy subjects with or without hot compresses on the right upper abdomen over 40 minutes. The time interval between the inv...

How Green Is Green?

I n a world that has become acutely aware of the environmental impact of energy consumption resulting in global warming, and the increasing financial burden of oil after the price spiked this past July to US$145 per barrel, energy conservation has become a hot topic. This is an opportunity for pervasive computing to play an important role in conserving our planetary resources and moving us towa...

mTORC1: Turning Off Is Just as Important as Turning On

mTORC1 is activated primarily on the lysosome. Menon et al. and Demetriades et al. show that mTORC1 deactivation on the lysosome is determined by recruitment of its negative regulator, the tumor suppressor complex TSC1-TSC2. These reports highlight the importance of subcellular localization in the regulation of mTORC1.

Fishery Management: Is Europe Turning the Corner?

Fishery management is widely perceived to be failing, and proposals for new approaches abound. However, evidence is accumulating that traditional approaches, where properly applied, do work. European management of fish stocks in the north-east Atlantic may be the latest case in point.