81.   The link between the protein and clogged arteries was independent of such variables as age, smoking, diabetes and high blood pressure, researchers said.

82.   The problem cannot be explained merely by patients taking overdoses of prescribed drugs, the California researcher said.

83.   The philosophy behind the items is simple, says lead researcher Cameron Miner.

84.   The preliminary results are promising, said the researchers, who are engaged in a cooperative study involving Yale, Columbia and Case Western.

85.   The reasons are both good and bad, said TTI researchers.

86.   The ring can be removed and eyes generally return to the level of vision they had before the procedure, researchers said.

87.   The risk creeps up in direct proportion to the weight gained, said the researchers led by Dr. Zhiping Huang.

88.   The results after three years showed no difference in survival or the time it took for their disease to begin worsening, the researchers said.

89.   The rewarding effect of cocaine in these mice appears to be independent of any effects on dopamine but may be linked to increased serotonin transmission, the researchers said.

90.   The ring can be removed and eyes usually return to the level of vision they had before the procedure, researchers said.