MicroRNA treatment restores nerve insulation, limb function in mice with MS
(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) Scientists partially re-insulated ravaged nerves in mouse models of multiple sclerosis (MS) and restored limb mobility by treating the animals with a small non-coding RNA called a microRNA. In a study published online March 27 in Developmental Cell, researchers report that treatment with a microRNA called miR-219 restarted production of a substance called myelin that is critical to normal function of the central nervous system.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 27, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Don’t Blame The Batteries For Every Lithium-Ion Explosion
By Tim Moynihan for WIRED. Lithium-ion batteries have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The latest marquee moment involved a pair of exploding headphones on a plane. That incendiary incident came hot on the heels of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 (double) recall and major issues with “hoverboard” batteries. You can’t chalk it all up to incompetence, either. Even rocket scientists have trouble keeping lithium-ion batteries in check. By nature, lithium-ion batteries are dangerous. Inside, the main line of defense against short circuiting is a thin and porous slip of polypropylene that keeps the electrodes f...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 20, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

This Poisoned Montana Town Is Now At The Mercy Of The GOP Health Care Plan
WASHINGTON — Jim Devlin has fond memories of growing up in the picturesque Rocky Mountain town of Libby, Montana, playing baseball and scampering across piles of shimmering ore mined from a nearby mountaintop. But that harmless childhood fun ― the simple act of breathing Libby’s air ― has left him with an incurable, potentially fatal lung disease. It wasn’t until decades later that Libby, a town of fewer than 3,000 people near the Canadian border, learned the truth: that the shiny vermiculite ore that helped drive their economy was laden with toxic asbestos; that the community ball fields where D...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 10, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Analysis of fire spread prevention measures in ETICS and their influence on durability - Jolanta, Vasylius A, Buska A, Ramanauskas J.
In recent years, the external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) has been applied increasingly in a lot of buildings for energy conservation purposes. However, the increased use of different combustible insulation materials in the ETICS has raised...
Source: SafetyLit - February 16, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Feb. 2017
(DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) This tip sheet includes: Vacuum insulation panels prove cost-effective solution for DOD; ORNL noise filter puts end to unwanted EMI; NYC focus of ORNL green commuting study; ORNL process speeds battery production process; and ORNL study sheds new light on traditional welding technique.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 2, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, February 2017
(DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) This tip sheet includes: Vacuum insulation panels prove cost-effective solution for DOD; ORNL noise filter puts end to unwanted EMI; NYC focus of ORNL green commuting study; ORNL process speeds battery production process; and ORNL study sheds new light on traditional welding technique.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 2, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

$80M Asbestos Settlement Reached in Kansas City
An $80 million asbestos settlement involving two former Jackson County courthouse employees led to Missouri’s largest medical monitoring fund established in an asbestos case. The class-action asbestos lawsuit settled more than 30 years after a renovation exposed thousands of government workers to deadly asbestos fibers. Jackson County and Kansas City-based U.S. Engineering, the firm responsible for the asbestos removal, agreed to settle the case in October 2016, just a week prior to the opening trial date. An estimated 7,500 people — former courthouse employees, jurors, attorneys and jail inmates — could qualify...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - January 25, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Walter Pacheco Tags: asbestos in kansas city courthouse asbestos lawsuit asbestos litigation in missouri asbestos settlement kansas city asbestos lawsuit kansas city asbestos settlement mesothelioma lawsuit mesothelioma lawyer in missouri Source Type: news

Fuel Poverty Action Guide
This guide helps local authority councillors and advice workers answer queries on energy bills, heating, home insulation and energy efficiency.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Canada Will Ban Asbestos by 2018
After the latest push from unions and federal labor advocates, the Canadian government is moving to ban asbestos by 2018. Science Minister Kirsty Duncan announced the long-awaited news in late December. The ban will apply to the manufacture of any products containing asbestos, as well as imports made with the deadly mineral. It could be extended to products already manufactured. New Democrat Party Critic for Labour Sheri Benson introduced Bill C-321 in November to help speed the process. Despite a steep decline in global demand and Canada’s last asbestos mines closing in 2012, the Canadian government continued to drag i...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - January 4, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Walter Pacheco Tags: asbestos ban asbestos ban in canada asbestos deaths in canada asbestos in canada justin trudeau asbestos ban mesothelioma in canada Source Type: news

Enhancing energy efficiency across diverse urban areas
Retrofitting buildings across entire city districts with modern insulation, heating systems and other new construction techniques is a cost-effective way to improve energy efficiency. But the variety of urban areas in Europe means there is no one-size-fits-all solution. EU-funded researchers have developed a macro-level modelling tool for sustainable district retrofitting that takes into account Europe's broad urban diversity.
Source: EUROPA - Research Information Centre - January 4, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news

Keeping the Resolve in Your New Year's Resolutions
Losing weight is a top New Year's resolution for many Americans. Reaching and staying at a healthy weight are resolutions worth keeping--not just throughout the year, but throughout a lifetime. Avoiding overweight and obesity may help reduce the risk of developing a host of health problems, including diabetes, chronic kidney disease, heart disease, and some types of cancer. With more than 2 in 3 American adults considered overweight or obese, maintaining a healthy weight is a major public health concern. Setting Goals and Creating an Action Plan If you've resolved to lose weight, you're more likely to keep your resoluti...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hydroxyapatite nanowires for fireproof textiles
Other applications include fire shielding and heat insulation, but also wound dressings and bone fracture repair.
Source: Nanotechweb.org News - December 14, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: news

Research Article Late-phase synthesis of I κ B α insulates the TLR4-activated canonical NF- κ B pathway from noncanonical NF- κB signaling in macrophages κ
Macrophage-specific insulation of canonical NF- κ B signaling from the noncanonical pathway prevents excessive inflammation.
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - December 6, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Budhaditya Chatterjee, Balaji Banoth, Tapas Mukherjee, Nandaraj Taye, Bharath Vijayaragavan, Samit Chattopadhyay, James Gomes, Soumen Basak Source Type: news

Team develops thin foam that keeps vehicles, buildings cooler, quieter
A new material that will make vehicles and buildings cooler and quieter compared to current insulation materials in the market has now been developed by researchers. Known as aerogel composites, this new foam insulates against heat 2.6 times better than conventional insulation foam.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

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