Quercetin shown to significantly lower Blood Pressure and Triglycerides Quercetin shown to significantly lower Blood Pressure and Triglycerides The results of this meta-analysis indicate that quercetin has the ability to lower BP without causing any significant adverse effects and may have the ability to significantly reduce TGs. Moreover, […]
Lead from metal-organic perovskite compounds can be absorbed particularly easily by plants. The bioavailability is significantly higher than that of lead from inorganic compounds as found in batteries. This is shown in a study by HZB researcher Antonio Abate with partners in China and Italy, published in Nature […]
An industrial chemical — phased out since 2002, but previously used in stain and water-repellent products and firefighting foam — alters the gut microbiome of mice and could have implications for human health, according to an international team of researchers. Source: Persistent environmental contaminant changes the gut microbiome […]
The cost of prescriptions for multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs nearly tripled over seven years, and the introduction of a generic version of one of the most common drugs had little overall effect on prices, according to a study published in the Jan. 15, 2020, online issue of Neurology®, […]
Macro study analyzes for the first time the presence and health impact of trihalomethanes in tap water in 26 European Union countries. Source: Exposure to chemicals in drinking water associated with 5% of annual bladder cancer burden in Europe
Some plastic food and beverage containers still contain bisphenol A (BPA), which can mimic the hormone estrogen. Although experts say that small amounts of BPA detected in foods are unlikely to cause problems, some people worry that constant low-level exposures could have health effects, especially for developing fetuses, […]
Less than half (41%) of clinical trial results are reported promptly onto the US trial registry, and 1 in 3 trials remain unreported, according to the first comprehensive study of compliance since new US regulations came into effect in January 2017. Source: The Lancet: Fewer than half of […]
Nearly everyone responds to music with movement, whether through subtle toe-tapping or an all-out boogie. A recent discovery shows that our dance style is almost always the same, regardless of the type of music, and a computer can identify the dancer with astounding accuracy. Source: The way you […]
The self-reported health of poor Brits is worse than that of people born a century ago, suggests a large nationally representative study of more than 200,000 working-age people, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Source: Health of poor Brits worse than that of those […]
Copper nanoparticles and immunotherapy rapidly eliminate cancer cells – Pilot Study The combination of the nanoparticles and immunotherapy made the tumours disappear entirely and, as a result, works as a vaccine for lung and colon cancer – the two types that were investigated in the study. To confirm […]
Adverse outcomes from childhood exposures to lead and mercury are on the decline in the United States, likely due to decades of restrictions on the use of heavy metals, a new study finds. Source: Flame retardants and pesticides overtake heavy metals as biggest contributors to IQ loss
Early Stone Age populations living between 1.8-1.2 million years ago engineered their stone tools in complex ways to make optimized cutting tools. Source: Early humans revealed to have engineered optimized stone tools at Olduvai Gorge
USC study finds that liberals and conservatives feel moral violations in different areas of their bodies, interpret them as distinct complex feelings and make different moral and political judgments. Source: How does your body respond to feelings of moral outrage? It depends on your politics
Northwestern University scientists have successfully combined a nanomaterial effective at destroying toxic nerve agents with textile fibers. This new composite material one day could be integrated into protective suits and face masks for use by humans facing hazardous conditions, such as chemical warfare. The material, a zirconium-based metal-organic […]
BPA’s counterpart replacement BPS can hinder heart function within minutes of a single exposure, according to a new University of Guelph study. Source: BPA replacement hinders heart function, study reveals
Chemists have found a new use for the waste product of nuclear power — transforming an unused stockpile into a versatile compound which could be used to create valuable commodity chemicals as well as new energy sources. Source: Unused stockpiles of nuclear waste could be more useful than […]
Eating Chili Peppers reduced all cause Mortality rates by 23% Eating Chili Peppers reduced all cause Mortality rates by 23% Now Italian research shows that people who consume Chili Peppers on a regular basis have a mortality risk for every cause reduced by 23% compared to those who […]
The North Atlantic Current transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico towards Europe, providing much of north-western Europe with a relatively mild climate. However, scientists suspect that meltwater from Greenland and excessive rainfall could interfere with this ocean current. Simulations by scientists from the University of Groningen […]
Compared to Canada, the US spends four times more on health care administration ($551 vs. $2,479 per person), mostly due to the surging overhead of private insurers. Health care bureaucracy cost Americans $812 billion in 2017, representing more than one-third of total expenditures for doctor visits, hospitals, long-term […]
As many as 50 per cent of women suffering from cardiac arrest are given insufficient treatment, because the heart failure was not caused by a heart attack. Source: Half of women with heart failure get the wrong treatment
DNA discovered not to be a good predictor of health “Simply put, DNA is not your destiny, and SNPs are duds for disease prediction,” said David Wishart, professor in the University of Alberta’s Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Computing Science and co-author on the […]
A growing number of Chinese scientists working in the United States and other parts of the world are returning to their homeland, enhancing China’s research productivity. In a new study, researchers found that more than 16,000 researchers have returned to China from other countries since that nation has […]
Glutamine could help people with obesity reduce fat mass and inflammation Glutamine could help people with obesity reduce fat mass and inflammation Lower glutamine-levels were also associated with larger fat cell size and higher body fat percentage independently of body-mass index (BMI), according to the study. #glutamine #leanmass […]
Prior organic farming practices and plantings can have lasting outcomes for future soil health, weeds and crop yields, according to new Cornell University research. Source: Organic crop practices affect long-term soil health
Choline Supplementation and Alzheimer’s Prevention Choline Supplementation and Alzheimer’s Prevention Choline is an attractive candidate for prevention of AD as it is considered a very safe alternative, compared with many pharmaceuticals. “At 4.5 times the RDI (recommended daily intake), we are well under the tolerable upper limit, making […]
Artificial intelligence is being developed that will allow advisory ”quarantining” of hate speech in a manner akin to malware filters – offering users a way to control exposure to ”hateful content” without resorting to censorship. Source: Online hate speech could be contained like a computer virus, say Cambridge […]
Among 1,018 children with newly diagnosed chronic kidney disease and 4,072 children with normal kidney function who were seen at primary care practices, 71% and 50%, respectively, received at least one medication that might be toxic to the kidneys over an average follow-up of 3.3 years. The rate […]
Bans and other policies restricting e-cigarette sales could do more public harm than good, according to a group of public-health, tobacco-policy and ethics experts. Source: Knee-jerk vaping bans will fail public health, experts argue
Most women who survive beyond 10 years die of non-cancer causes. Source: Study examines causes of death in US breast cancer survivors
Psoriasis Corrected in stem cell cultures with Vitamin C Psoriasis Corrected in stem cell cultures with Vitamin C Lian and Murphy have previously shown that 5-hmC loss in the skin epigenome can be reprogrammed using agents as fundamental as ascorbic acid (vitamin C). They reasoned that therapeutic correction […]
From 2007 to 2018, claim lines with diagnoses of Lyme disease increased nationally 117%. The new FAIR Health Study Uncovers Geographic, Age and Gender Variation, among Other Notable Statistics. Comparing Lyme disease to other tick-borne diseases, the study draws on data from FAIR Health’s comprehensive repository of over […]
For men with prostate problems, castration was a treatment method for many years. But in the early 20th century, decisions regarding castration were based on the belief that the prostate was the equivalent of the uterus in the woman. A new thesis from Linköping University contradicts the notion […]
Researchers have developed a more accurate method of measuring bisphenol A (BPA) levels in humans and found that exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical is far higher than previously assumed. The study provides the first evidence that the measurements relied upon by regulatory agencies, including the US Food and […]
Why Canadians were told to stop taking aspirin to prevent first heart attack, stroke Why Canadians were told to stop taking aspirin to prevent first heart attack, stroke If you’ve never had a heart attack or stroke, you likely should not be taking aspirin to prevent them, according […]
The study determined that the Earth’s crust in southern Arizona was once almost 60 kilometers thick, which is twice as thick as it is today — and comparable to how thick the crust is in parts of the Himalayas. Source: Southern Arizona once looked like Tibet
Pharmaceutical industry executives, speaking confidentially, paint a frank picture of the rationale behind the price of medication available to people with multiple sclerosis. Source: Industry executives: Profits drive rising prices for MS drugs
Examining life expectancy in the United States over nearly 60 years and identifying factors that contributed to recent increases in mortality were the focus of this expansive report. Source: Analysis of US life expectancy
Brain Radiation Damage Reversed With Lithium Brain Radiation Damage Reversed With Lithium “From this, we conclude that lithium, given along the lines of this model, can help to heal the damage caused by radiotherapy, even long after it was caused,” says lead author Giulia Zanni, postdoctoral researcher at […]
From love songs to lullabies, songs from cultures spanning the globe — despite their diversity — exhibit universal patterns, according to a new study. Source: Human songs share universal patterns across world’s cultures
A new study has discovered meteorites containing RNA sugar, ribose, and other bio-important sugars; the first direct evidence of bio-essential sugars’ delivery from space to the Earth. Source: Sugar delivered to Earth from space
Living beings, especially microorganisms, have a surprising ability to adapt to the most extreme environments on our planet, but there are still places where they cannot live. European researchers have confirmed the absence of microbial life in hot, saline, hyperacid ponds in the Dallol geothermal field in Ethiopia. […]
Omega-3 fish oil as effective for attention as ADHD drugs for some children ‘Our results suggest that fish oil supplements are at least as effective for attention as conventional pharmacological treatments among those children with ADHD who have omega-3 deficiency. #adhd #omega3 #epa Chang, J.P., Su, K., Mondelli, […]
Plans to save biodiversity must take into account the social impacts of conservation if they are to succeed, say University of Cambridge researchers. Source: Saving ‘half Earth’ for nature would affect over a billion people
Contrary to the long-held belief that plants in the natural world are always in competition, new research has found that in harsh environments mature plants help smaller ones — and thrive as a result. Source: Plants might be helping each other more than thought
The study analyzes the availability of non-nutritious food in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic in the years after the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) was signed between those countries and the US, going into effect in 2006. Source: Study: After […]
A global team of computer scientists, from Tsinghua and Beihang Universities in China, Harvard University in the US and IDC Herzliya in Israel, have developed ”Write-A-Video”, a new tool that generates videos from themed text. Using words and text editing, the tool automatically determines which scenes or shots […]
Mobile apps that work with Bluetooth devices have an inherent design flaw that makes them vulnerable to hacking, new research has found. Source: Design flaw could open Bluetooth devices to hacking
The transition to electronic health records (EHRs) was supposed to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare for doctors and patients alike — but these technologies get an ‘F’ rating for usability from health care professionals, and may be contributing to high rates of professional burnout, according to […]
Scientists reverse fibrosis in preclinical studies – Lung and Liver The publication reports on a new target: a dopamine receptor. The authors found that the receptor is unique to lung and liver fibroblasts. Stimulating it blocks YAP and TAZ, reducing and reversing the growth and scar-forming abilities of […]
UMD researchers developed a tool called Geneva (short for Genetic Evasion), which automatically learns to circumvent censorship. Tested in China, India and Kazakhstan, Geneva found dozens of ways to circumvent censorship by exploiting gaps in censors’ logic and finding bugs that the researchers say would have been virtually […]
