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 In Vino,
 Room for
 Interpretation 

Despite study's hints, wine tasting remains a personal pursuit

Gourmet Gourmet Jun 17, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - That peppery flavor of Syrah? It comes from the same chemical that gives pepper its aroma, a recent study says. So sommeliers aren't making this stuff up: Wine bouquets actually have an empirical basis. But the compounds are tough to pin down because they change when mixed, and 20% of the study's subjects couldn't whiff the chemical in question at all, Tara Q. Thomas writes in Gourmet . More »

More about:  wine • taste • chemical • Food & Wine

Pesticides Linked to Parkinson's

Risk is greater to home gardeners than via  exposure at work

BBC BBC Mar 30, 08 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - People exposed to pesticides ran a 1.6 times higher risk of developing the neurological disease Parkinson’s, reports a new study of 600 participants. "Recreational pesticide use in the home and garden was more of a source of exposure than occupational use,” says one researcher. Experts now say the link is highly likely, though in combination with other, largely genetic factors, reports the BBC. More »

More about:  health • brain • Parkinson's disease • pesticide • health research • organic • neurological disorder • chemical

Nerve Gas Found at UN Building

Building evacuated after vials of dangerous chemical turn up in office

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 30, 07 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Weapons inspectors cleaning out an office in a United Nations building near its Manhattan headquarters found six to eight vials of a nerve gas believed to have been recovered from Iraq in 1996, the AP reports. A UN spokeswoman said there was no immediate danger from the substance, identified as phosgene, an older chemical warfare agent. More »

More about:  Iraq • United Nations • chemical weapons • chemical • nerve gas • chemical warfare

2 Studies
Tie Dopamine
to ADHD

Low level of brain chemical connected to substance abuse, too

Reuters Reuters Aug 7, 07 5:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Levels of dopamine—a brain chemical associated with movement and emotion—may explain the occurrence of attention deficit and hyperactivity, two studies published yesterday concluded. The studies found decreased dopamine activity in the brains of individuals, both children and adults, diagnosed with ADHD. Doctors say these decreased levels could have an effect on cognition. More »

More about:  health • brain • ADHD • dopamine • chemical

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