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Protein aggregates, together with aging and environmental factors, may spark inflammation that generates nitric oxide.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Last year, GKN Aerospace settled a lawsuit with the Southern California Air Quality Management District by paying $909,935 for violations of recordkeeping and nitrogen oxide emissions, without admitting liability.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Nitric oxide helps blood vessels relax and function properly, which is important for healthy blood pressure regulation.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

At one coal-burning unit, emissions for mercury, nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide were well under permitted levels, according to hourly and 24-hour measurements on a computer screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He spent all of five minutes bombarding uranium oxide, and, detecting no neutrons in his apparatus, gave up.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik