Arterial baroreflex signals depend on neuronal NOS.

2004 MAY 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arterial baroreflex signal transmission depends on neuronal nitric oxide synthase.

"Because inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the nucleus tractus solitarii blocks cardiovascular responses to activation of local glutamate receptors, and because glutamate is a neurotransmitter of baroreceptor afferent nerves," scientists in the United States "sought to test the hypothesis that neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibition would block baroreflex transmission and cause hypertension.

In their study, W.T. Talman and colleagues at the University of Iowa "determined reflex heart rate responses to intravenous …

Bush Opens Europe Trip on Jarring Note

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - President Bush's European trip was jarred as it began Monday by deteriorating relations with Russia and threatening words from President Vladimir Putin.

Bush and Putin will see each other at the annual summit of industrialized nations, beginning Wednesday at the Baltic Sea resort city of Heiligendamm, Germany. In a diplomatic poke in the eye at Putin, Bush bracketed the summit with stops in the Czech Republic and Poland - the two countries where the United States wants to build a missile defense system for Europe.

Already complaining of being encircled by NATO's expansion, Putin said putting missile defenses on Russia's doorstep would ignite a new …

Funeral date set for man

The funeral of the man whose body was found near the river Dee inAberdeen is to be held on Monday.

Philip Anderson, of Brickfield Road, Stonehaven, was reportedmissing from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on …

NBC Slows Streaming to a Trickle in Vancouver.(National Broadcasting Company Inc.)

By Alex Weprin

Network's decision to back off live Olympic Web coverage reflects concerns over core product

Sports fans hoping to log onto their computers from work to catch some live action from the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will have a much smaller menu of choices than they did for the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.

That's because for the Vancouver Games, NBC is taking a step back with regards to live Web streaming. The broadcaster will show only curling and hockey live online, with all the other events airing either live on television or held for primetime or late night. That's a big departure from its much-touted 2,200 hours of live streaming for …

House for sale: the housing market has slowed, but you don't have to wait to sell. Here's what you can do to ensure your property is snapped up!(home selling tips)

WHEN OTIS DARRELL RECENTLY RETIRED from the U.S. Postal Service, he knew exactly what he wanted to do: sell his house and move closer to family members in the South.

Darrell, 67, planned to move to Georgia, and he figured the sale of his four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom home in Victorville, California, would come in handy.

But more than six months after putting his house on the market, Darrell still hasn't sold the property. Originally listed for $375,000, the house sits on an attractive lot framed by neatly trimmed shrubs and a rose garden that extends from the driveway to the front door. Even with its nice "curb appeal" and quiet cul-de-sac location, the house hasn't budged.

"It hasn't helped that a brand-new set of houses [is] being built a block away," Darrell notes. "That's just extra competition."

Darrell has since lowered the asking price to $300,000, changed realtors, and even made repairs totaling about $1,700. He's gone ahead and moved to Georgia, but he says if he doesn't get a bite by spring, he'll simply take the California property off the market and rent it.

Like many homeowners, Darrell finds winter to be the slowest home-buying season of the year. Homes are now sitting on the market for an average of 60 days, double the number of days it took to sell a house in 2005, when interest rates were falling. According to the National Association of Realtors, in 2007 the housing market nationwide is expected to be relatively flat, following a correction in home sales and prices in 2006.

Malik Ellis, an attorney and co-owner of the Ellis Development Group in …

INQUIRY FINDS NEW EVIDENCE CHINA DIVERTED EQUIPMENT.(MAIN)

Byline: New York Times

WASHINGTON -- A federal criminal inquiry has uncovered new evidence, including U.S. satellite photos, suggesting that a state-owned Chinese company had all along intended to divert U.S. machine equipment to a military plant that builds missiles and fighter aircraft, intelligence officials say.

The equipment, bought in 1994 by one of China's most powerful state-owned corporations, Catic, was supposed to be used solely for civilian purposes.

Now, as a year-old inquiry accumulates more evidence of a diversion, the Clinton administration is faced with the question of how to proceed if it is proved that Catic knowingly misled U.S. …

BellSouth Rolls Out DSL Lite for Online Users Who Won't Pay for Full Strength.

Jul. 9--BellSouth is rolling out a cheaper DSL service to increase its market share among people who don't necessarily need high-speed access but would still like something faster than dial-up and not have to shell out as much money.

The plan announced Tuesday, known as BellSouth FastAccess DSL Lite, will cost $39.95 a month if bought separately, or $35 if bought as part of a package of services, such as local and long-distance phone service.

The current DSL plan costs $49.95 separately, or $45 as part of a package. The difference: DSL Lite crunches information as 256,000 bits per second, the current plan does it at 1.5 million bits per second.

Even …