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Berislav V. Zlokovic - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A lymphatic Waste-disposal system implicated in Alzheimer’s disease
Nature, 2018Co-Authors: Melanie D. Sweeney, Berislav V. ZlokovicAbstract:The discovery that a set of lymphatic vessels interacts with blood vessels to remove Toxic Waste products from the brain has implications for cognition, ageing and disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery that a set of lymphatic vessels interacts with blood vessels to remove Toxic Waste products from the brain has implications for cognition, ageing and disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
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a lymphatic Waste disposal system implicated in alzheimer s disease
Nature, 2018Co-Authors: Melanie D. Sweeney, Berislav V. ZlokovicAbstract:The discovery that a set of lymphatic vessels interacts with blood vessels to remove Toxic Waste products from the brain has implications for cognition, ageing and disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery that a set of lymphatic vessels interacts with blood vessels to remove Toxic Waste products from the brain has implications for cognition, ageing and disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Melanie D. Sweeney - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A lymphatic Waste-disposal system implicated in Alzheimer’s disease
Nature, 2018Co-Authors: Melanie D. Sweeney, Berislav V. ZlokovicAbstract:The discovery that a set of lymphatic vessels interacts with blood vessels to remove Toxic Waste products from the brain has implications for cognition, ageing and disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery that a set of lymphatic vessels interacts with blood vessels to remove Toxic Waste products from the brain has implications for cognition, ageing and disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
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a lymphatic Waste disposal system implicated in alzheimer s disease
Nature, 2018Co-Authors: Melanie D. Sweeney, Berislav V. ZlokovicAbstract:The discovery that a set of lymphatic vessels interacts with blood vessels to remove Toxic Waste products from the brain has implications for cognition, ageing and disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery that a set of lymphatic vessels interacts with blood vessels to remove Toxic Waste products from the brain has implications for cognition, ageing and disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Phil Brown - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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“MAKING A BIG STINK” Women's Work, Women's Relationships, and Toxic Waste Activism
Gender & Society, 1995Co-Authors: Phil Brown, Faith I. T. FergusonAbstract:Women constitute the majority of both the leadership and the membership of local Toxic Waste activist organizations; yet, gender and the fight against Toxic hazards are rarely analyzed together in studies on gender or on environmental issues. This absence of rigorous analysis of gender issues in Toxic Waste activism is particularly noticeable since many scholars already make note that women predominate in this movement. This article is an attempt to understand how women activists transcend private pain, fear, and disempowerment and become powerful forces for change by organizing against Toxic Waste in their communities. This article systematically looks at these connections by examining data from survey research and case studies. The authors are particularly interested in the transformation of self of these women, with an emphasis on “ways of knowing.” They also examine the potential of existing social movement theories to explain women's activism against Toxic Waste.
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The Toxic Waste movement: A new type of activism
Society & Natural Resources, 1994Co-Authors: Phil Brown, Susan Masterson-allenAbstract:Unlike other health‐related social movements such as the women's movement and an‐tinuclear movement, the Toxic Waste movement is not composed primarily of highly educated, upper middle class people who are motivated by global concerns. Toxic Waste activists are typically working class and lower middle class people, politicized initially by perceptions of danger to the health of their families. However, awareness of global dangers and the larger political‐economic issues related to Toxic Waste contamination often emerges in the mobilization process. This movement is part of a larger social trend toward increased public demand for a role in scientific and technological decision making, which challenges scientific criteria for assessing risk. Whereas Toxic Waste activism is better explained by “new social movement”; theory than by resource mobilization theory, the former does not account for the Toxic Waste movement's class composition. Drawing on the political process model and frame transformation approach...
Guéladio Cissé - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Exposure to Toxic Waste containing high concentrations of hydrogen sulphide illegally dumped in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 2012Co-Authors: Kouassi Dongo, Issiaka Tiembré, Blaise Atioumonou Koné, Christian Zurbrügg, Peter Odermatt, Marcel Tanner, Jakob Zinsstag, Guéladio CisséAbstract:Introduction On August 2006, a cargo ship illegally dumped 500 t of Toxic Waste containing high concentrations of hydrogen sulphide in numerous sites across Abidjan. Thousands of people became ill. Seventeen deaths were associated with Toxic Waste exposure.
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Exposure to Toxic Waste containing high concentrations of hydrogen sulphide illegally dumped in Abidjan
2012Co-Authors: Kouassi Dongo, Issiaka Tiembré, Blaise Atioumonou Koné, Christian Zurbrügg, Peter Odermatt, Marcel Tanner, Jakob Zinsstag, Guéladio CisséAbstract:Introduction On August 2006, a cargo ship illegally dumped 500 t of Toxic Waste containing high concentrations of hydrogen sulphide in numerous sites across Abidjan. Thousands of people became ill. Seventeen deaths were associated with Toxic Waste exposure. Materials and methods This study reports on environmental and health problems associated with the incident. A crosssectional transect study was conducted in five Waste dumping site areas. Results Of the households, 62.1% (n0502) were exposed to the effects of the pollutants and 51.1% of the interviewed people (n02,368) in these households showed signs of poisoning. Most important symptoms were cough (37.1%), asthenia (33.1%), pruritus (29.9%) and nausea (29.1%). Discussion The health effects showed different frequencies in the five Waste impact sites. Among the poisoned persons, 21.1% (n0532) presented symptoms on the survey day (i.e., 4 months after incident). Transect sampling allowed to determine a radius of vulnerability to exposure of up to 3 km from the point of Toxic Waste disposal. Conclusion The area of higher vulnerability is influenced by various environmental factors, such as size and severity of pollution site, duration of Toxic Waste pollution on the
Nancy Bach - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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increased prevalence of primary biliary cirrhosis near superfund Toxic Waste sites
Hepatology, 2006Co-Authors: Aftab Ala, Carmen Stanca, Moueen Bughanim, Imad Ahmado, Andrea D Branch, Thomas D Schiano, Joseph A Odin, Nancy BachAbstract:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are uncommon liver diseases of unknown etiology. Reported clustering of PBC cases may be due to environmental factors. Individuals with PBC have a high prevalence of thyroid disease and thyroid disease is reportedly more prevalent near Superfund Toxic Waste sites (SFS). The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and potential clustering of individuals with PBC and PSC near SFS. De-identified clinical and demographic data were used to determine the observed prevalence for each New York City zip code (n = 174) and borough (n = 5) of patients with PBC (PBC-OLT) or PSC (PSC-OLT) who were listed for liver transplantation. The expected prevalence was calculated using Organ Procurement and Transfer Network (OPTN) and U.S. Census data. Both PBC-OLT patients and patients not listed for liver transplantation (PBC-MSSM) were included in the cluster analysis. Prevalence ratios of PBC-OLT and PSC-OLT cases were compared for each zip code and for each borough with regard to the proximity or density of SFS, respectively. SaTScan software was used to identify clusters of PBC-OLT cases and PBC-MSSM cases. Prevalence ratio of PBC-OLT, not PSC-OLT, was significantly higher in zip codes containing or adjacent to SFS (1.225 vs. 0.670, respectively, P = .025). The borough of Staten Island had the highest prevalence ratio of PBC-OLT cases and density of SFS. Significant clusters of both PBC-OLT and PBC-MSSM were identified surrounding SFS. In conclusion, toxin exposure may be a risk factor influencing the clustering of PBC cases.
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increased prevalence of primary biliary cirrhosis near superfund Toxic Waste sites
Hepatology, 2006Co-Authors: Carmen Stanca, Moueen Bughanim, Imad Ahmado, Andrea D Branch, Thomas D Schiano, Joseph A Odin, Nancy BachAbstract:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are uncommon liver diseases of unknown etiology. Reported clustering of PBC cases may be due to environmental factors. Individuals with PBC have a high prevalence of thyroid disease and thyroid disease is reportedly more prevalent near Superfund Toxic Waste sites (SFS). The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and potential clustering of individuals with PBC and PSC near SFS. De-identified clinical and demographic data were used to determine the observed prevalence for each New York City zip code (n = 174) and borough (n = 5) of patients with PBC (PBC-OLT) or PSC (PSC-OLT) who were listed for liver transplantation. The expected prevalence was calculated using Organ Procurement and Transfer Network (OPTN) and U.S. Census data. Both PBC-OLT patients and patients not listed for liver transplantation (PBC-MSSM) were included in the cluster analysis. Prevalence ratios of PBC-OLT and PSC-OLT cases were compared for each zip code and for each borough with regard to the proximity or density of SFS, respectively. SaTScan software was used to identify clusters of PBC-OLT cases and PBC-MSSM cases. Prevalence ratio of PBC-OLT, not PSC-OLT, was significantly higher in zip codes containing or adjacent to SFS (1.225 vs. 0.670, respectively, P = .025). The borough of Staten Island had the highest prevalence ratio of PBC-OLT cases and density of SFS. Significant clusters of both PBC-OLT and PBC-MSSM were identified surrounding SFS. In conclusion, toxin exposure may be a risk factor influencing the clustering of PBC cases. (HEPATOLOGY 2006;43:525–531.)
