Re-Post 2008 Contact: Professor Kenneth Muir kenneth.muir@nottingham.ac.uk 44-011-582-30469 University of Nottingham Researchers at The University of Nottingham have shown an association between certain past diagnostic radiation procedures and an increased risk of young-onset prostate cancer — a rare form of… Read More ›
Disease and Conditions
Stomach bug appears to protect kids from asthma, says NYU study: H. pylori may strengthen the immune system
Contact: Lorinda Klein Lorindaann.Klein@nyumc.org NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine H. pylori may strengthen the immune system NEW YORK, July 15, 2008 – A long-time microbial inhabitant of the human stomach may protect children from… Read More ›
89 percent of children’s food products provide poor nutritional quality
Re-Post 2008 Contact: Annette Whibley wizard.media@virgin.net Wiley-Blackwell But 62 percent of them still make health claims on the packaging Nine out of ten regular food items aimed specifically at children have a poor nutritional content – because of high levels… Read More ›
Androgen deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer not associated with improved survival
Re-Post 2008 Contact: Michele Fisher 732-235-9872 JAMA and Archives Journals A therapy that involves depriving the prostate gland the male hormone androgen is not associated with improved survival for elderly men with localized prostate cancer, compared to conservative management of… Read More ›
Back to school: Is higher education making you fat?
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 17 September 2012 Click here for the PDF version of this press release Ottawa, Canada – A new study published today in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (APNM) looks beyond the much-feared weight… Read More ›
Scores at risk as new breed of mosquito foils malaria prevention methods: There is NO KNOWN DNA match
Published: 16 September, 2012, 21:14 Annual deaths could jump by the hundreds of thousands because of a new species of mosquito, which bites people in the early evening rather than at night, making bed nets useless in the battle against… Read More ›
Japanese invention could end tooth decay
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, September 16, 2012 18:29 EDT Topics: Shigeki Hontsu ♦ tooth decay ♦ tooth enamel Scientists in Japan have created a microscopically thin film that can coat individual teeth to prevent decay or to make them appear… Read More ›
A fertility treatment which eliminates hereditary disease by engineering babies to carry healthy DNA from a third biological parent could be legalised next year.
‘Three-parent baby’ fertility technique could be made legal DNA sequence transparency Photo: ALAMY By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent 12:01AM BST 17 Sep 2012 Members of the public are being asked whether families with a genetic risk of incurable conditions… Read More ›
Statins have unexpected effect on pool of powerful brain cells : Reduces Glial progenitor cells
Re-post 34th HRR 2008 Contact: Tom Rickey tom_rickey@urmc.rochester.edu 585-275-7954 University of Rochester Medical Center Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells important to brain health as we age, scientists at the University… Read More ›
Drug companies do almost no innovation : Innovation comes mainly from NIH-supported research in academic medical centers
Re-Posted for Filing 2008 report New report: The truth about drug innovation New York, NY: A new report co-authored by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Benjamin Zycher, and Joseph DiMasi, and Christopher-Paul Milne, researchers from the Tufts Center for the… Read More ›
Blue light used to harden tooth fillings stunts tumor growth
Re-Post 2008 Contact: Amy Connell aconnell@mcg.edu 706-721-8605 Georgia Health Sciences University IMAGE:Alpesh Patel, a rising MCG School of Dentistry junior, studies the effects of a blue curing light on tumors. Click here for more information. A blue curing light used… Read More ›
Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality by 15%
Contact: Tim Parsons tmparson@jhsph.edu 410-955-7619 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according… Read More ›
Short wavelength illumination (primarily LED lighting) can result in various illnesses and adverse symptoms
Lights out? Published by Editor at 1:43 pm under Home Page, Press Releases An international conference at the University of Haifa has called attention to the dangers of exposure to light at night. “The most important thing for us is… Read More ›
‘Spin’ in media reports of scientific articles: 47% of articles contain ‘Spin”
Contact: Sumrina Yousufzai syousufzai@plos.org 415-568-3164 Public Library of Science Press releases and news stories reporting the results of randomized controlled trials often contain “spin”—specific reporting strategies (intentional or unintentional) emphasizing the beneficial effect of the experimental treatment—but such “spin” frequently… Read More ›
Pain drug can kill resistant tuberculosis: Researchers claim may never be tested in TB clinical trials.
Public release date: 10-Sep-2012 [Print | E-mail| Share][ Close Window ] Contact: Lauren Woods law2014@med.cornell.edu 212-821-0560 New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College Researchers find low cost drug wipes out drug resistant TB, but worry it may… Read More ›
Learning faster with neurodegenerative disease
Contact: Dr. Christian Beste Christian.Beste@rub.de 49-234-322-4323 Ruhr-University Bochum Huntington’s gene mutation carriers: Severity of the genetic mutation related to learning efficiency People who bear the genetic mutation for Huntington’s disease learn faster than healthy people. The more pronounced the mutation… Read More ›
False positives: fraud and misconduct are threatening scientific research
High-profile cases and modern technology are putting scientific deceit under the microscope Alok Jha, science correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 13 September 2012 13.12 EDT The Dutch psychologist Diederik Stapel was found to have published fabricated data in 30 peer-reviewed papers. Photograph: Boxem/boxem/Hollandse… Read More ›
WHO: Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak ‘out of control’
By David Ferguson Thursday, September 13, 2012 12:28 EDT Topics: democratic republic of congo ♦ Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak ♦ Ebola virus The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the… Read More ›
Prions are not degraded by conventional sewage treatment processes
Re-Posted for filing 2008 Contact: Michael Woods m_woods@acs.org 202-872-4400 American Chemical Society Persistence of Pathogenic Prion Protein during Simulated Wastewater Treatment Processes IMAGE:Wastewater treatment plants do not reduce harmful proteins called prions that cause incurable brain infections, such as Mad… Read More ›
Drug reverses mental retardation caused by genetic disorder : Rapamycin
Re-posted 2008 Contact: Elaine Schmidt eschmidt@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2272 University of California – Los Angeles UCLA mouse study offers hope for correcting how autism disrupts brain UCLA researchers discovered that an FDA-approved drug reverses the brain dysfunction inflicted by a genetic… Read More ›
Coffee’s aroma kick-starts genes in the brain
Re-Post for Filing 2008 Contact: Michael Woods m_woods@acs.org 202-872-4400 American Chemical Society IMAGE:Scientists report that the simple inhalation of coffee by rats has changed their gene expressions in ways that help reduce sleep deprivation-induced stress.Click here for more information. Journal… Read More ›
Study explains decrease in insulin-producing beta cells in diabetes: Current Theory is wrong
Contact: Karin Eskenazi ket2116@columbia.edu 212-342-0508 Columbia University Medical Center Findings suggest new approach to treatment IMAGE:The life cycle of transcription factor FoxO1 closely mirrors the state of health of the pancreatic beta cell. In a healthy cell, FoxO1 (stained red)… Read More ›
Study of giant viruses shakes up tree of life: “spreaders of information,” Required for Life
Public release date: 13-Sep-2012 [ Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE:Giant viruses should be included reconstructions of the tree of life, researchers report in a new study. The mimivirus, shown here (small black hexagons) infecting… Read More ›
Long-term pesticide exposure may increase risk of diabetes
2008 Repost for filing Contact: Robin Mackar rmackar@niehs.nih.gov 919-541-0073 NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Licensed pesticide applicators who used chlorinated pesticides on more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes, according to researchers from… Read More ›
Solid tumor cells not killed by radiation and chemotherapy become stronger
2008 re-posted for filing Contact: Mary Jane Gore mary.gore@duke.edu 919-660-1309 Duke University Medical Center DURHAM, N.C. – Because of the way solid tumors adapt the body’s machinery to bring themselves more oxygen, chemotherapy and radiation may actually make these tumors… Read More ›
The good news in our DNA: Defects you can fix with vitamins and minerals
2008 Re-Post for filing Contact: Robert Sanders rsanders@berkeley.edu 510-643-6998 University of California – Berkeley Personal genomes may lead to personalized vitamin supplements Berkeley — As the cost of sequencing a single human genome drops rapidly, with one company predicting a… Read More ›
Intestinal bacteria promote — and prevent — inflammatory bowel disease
2008 – re-post for filing Contact: David Cameron david_cameron@hms.harvard.edu 617-432-0441 Harvard Medical School BOSTON, Mass. (May 28, 2008)—Scientists search for drug candidates in some very unlikely places. Not only do they churn out synthetic compounds in industrial-scale laboratories, but they… Read More ›
Reconstructed 1918 influenza virus has yielded key insights, scientists say
Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan padmanabhannm@niaid.nih.gov 301-402-1663 NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases WHAT: The genetic sequencing and reconstruction of the 1918 influenza virus that killed 50 million people worldwide have advanced scientists’ understanding of influenza biology and yielded important… Read More ›
Vitamin C and beta-carotene might protect against dementia
Contact: Willi Baur willi.baur@uni-ulm.de 49-731-502-2020 IOS Press Study examines the influence of antioxidants on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease Forgetfulness, lack of orientation, cognitive decline… about 700, 000 Germans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Now researchers from the University of… Read More ›
Diet could combat adverse side-effects of quinine: Add Tryptophan
11 Sep 2012 08:14:31.858 Scientists at The University of Nottingham say adverse side-effects caused by the anti-parasitic drug quinine in the treatment of malaria could be controlled by what we eat. The research, carried out by Nottingham scientists on… Read More ›
Breast cancer risks acquired in pregnancy may pass to next 3 generations
Contact: John Pastor jdpastor@vt.edu 540-231-5646 Virginia Tech Chemicals or foods that raise estrogen levels during pregnancy may increase cancer risk in daughters, granddaughters, and even great-granddaughters, according to scientists from Virginia Tech and Georgetown University. Pregnant rats on a diet… Read More ›
Heroin users warned after second anthrax death
Hospitals and walk-in clinics across the UK warned to expect further cases after second drug user dies in Blackpool Amelia Hill guardian.co.uk, Monday 10 September 2012 12.35 EDT Anthrax bacteria: drug users may become infected when injecting, smoking or snorting heroin… Read More ›
FASEB opposes the Government Spending Accountability Act
Contact: Lawrence Green lgreen@faseb.org 301-634-7335 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Bethesda, MD – The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) wrote to all members of the House of Representatives expressing its opposition to the Government Spending… Read More ›
Mushroom-Derived Compound Lengthens Survival in Dogs With Cancer, Study Suggests: Yunzhi mushroom
ScienceDaily (Sep. 10, 2012) — Dogs with hemangiosarcoma that were treated with a compound derived from the Coriolus versicolor mushroom had the longest survival times ever reported for dogs with the disease. These promising findings offer hope that the compound… Read More ›
Miracle leaves that may help protect against liver damage: Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
Contact: Meral Nugent meral.nugent@soci.org 020-759-81533 Society of Chemical Industry Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) berries are well known for their cholesterol busting properties, but scientists in India say that its leaves are also rich in anti-oxidants and may help ward off… Read More ›
Licorice extract provides new treatment option for canker sores
Re-post for filing 2008 Contact: Stefanie Schroeder media@agd.org 312-440-4346 Academy of General Dentistry CHICAGO (May 22, 2008) – What common oral condition appears as shallow ulcers of different sizes, affects one in five Americans, can be caused by food allergies… Read More ›
A trial of removing food additives should be considered for hyperactive children
Re-Post for Filing 2008 Contact: Rachael Davies rdavies@bma.org.uk 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal A properly supervised trial eliminating colours and preservatives from the diet of hyperactive children should considered a part of the standard treatment, says an editorial in this week’s… Read More ›
Plant flavonoid found to reduce inflammatory response in the brain: luteolin
Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE:Animal sciences professor Rodney Johnson, and graduate student Saebyeol Jang found that a plant flavonoid, luteolin, inhibited a key pathway in the inflammatory response of microglia. Click here for more… Read More ›
Thymoquinone, an extract of nigella sativa seed oil, blocked pancreatic cancer cell growth and killed the cells by enhancing the process of programmed cell death.
Public release date: 18-May-2008 [Print | E-mail| Share][ Close Window ] Contact: Steve Benowitz steven.benowitz@jefferson.edu 215-955-5291 Thomas Jefferson University Repost 2008 Traditional herbal medicine kills pancreatic cancer cells, Jefferson researchers report (PHILADELPHIA) An herb used in traditional medicine by… Read More ›
Older overweight children consume fewer calories than their healthy weight peers
Contact: Tom Hughes tahughes@unch.unc.edu 919-966-6047 University of North Carolina Health Care A study by UNC pediatrics researchers finds there is no such thing as a ‘1 size fits all’ explanation for childhood obesity IMAGE:Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Ph.D., assistant professor in… Read More ›
Stanford Is Building a Body-Cooling Glove That Might Work ‘Better Than Steroids’ for Athletes
One of the reasons professional athletes illegally use steroids is to help speed up their recovery time after a particularly grueling game or injury, thus making them fresh as spring chickens the next time they compete. But one of the… Read More ›
Research finds novel airborne germ-killing oral spray effective in fighting colds and flu
Contact: Alicia Reale alicia.reale@uhhospitals.org University Hospitals Case Medical Center University Hospitals Case Medical Center researchers will present Halo findings at ICAAC University Hospitals Case Medical Center clinical researchers will present findings about a one-two punch to prevent colds and flu… Read More ›
Evolution could explain the placebo effect: Human immune system has developed on-off mechanism to save energy
By Anthony Bond PUBLISHED:11:52 EST, 8 September 2012| UPDATED:11:52 EST, 8 September 2012 Scientists have discovered a possible evolutionary explanation for the placebo effect with new evidence suggesting the immune system has an on-off switch to save energy. People who… Read More ›
Study shows common vitamin and other micronutrient supplements reduce risks of TB recurrence
Re-Post Filing 2008 Contact: Steve Baragona sbaragona@idsociety.org 703-299-0412 Infectious Diseases Society of America New findings show a link between micronutrient supplementation and reduced risk of recurrence during tuberculosis chemotherapy, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of… Read More ›
Researchers detail chemotherapy’s damage to the brain” Chemotherapy drugs used to treat a wide range of cancers were more toxic to healthy brain cells than the cancer cells they were intended to treat
Re-post from 2008: This is not the watered down Chemo brain article released 5 Sep 2012..4 years later contact: Mark Michaud mark_michaud@urmc.rochester.edu 585-273-4790 University of Rochester Medical Center A commonly used chemotherapy drug causes healthy brain cells to die off… Read More ›
Vitamin E may help Alzheimer’s patients live longer; 1000 I.U. 2x daily 26% less likely to die
Repost Filing 2008 Contact: Rachel Seroka rseroka@aan.com 651-695-2738 American Academy of Neurology CHICAGO – People with Alzheimer’s disease who take vitamin E appear to live longer than those who don’t take vitamin E, according to research that will be presented… Read More ›
Brain Parasites, California’s Hidden Health Problem: neurocysticercosis
By Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato | Scientific American – Thu, Sep 6, 2012 Sara Alvarez was afraid. The doctors told her she needed surgery brain surgery. Operations on such a complex organ are never simple, but this procedure was exceptionally difficult. There… Read More ›
Frankincense oil — a wise man’s remedy for bladder cancer
Contact: Charlotte Webber charlotte.webber@biomedcentral.com 44-207-631-9980 BioMed Central Originating from Africa, India, and the Middle East, frankincense oil has been found to have many medicinal benefits. Now, an enriched extract of the Somalian Frankincense herb Boswellia carteri has been shown to… Read More ›
Supplement your stem cells
Contact: Graeme Baldwin graeme.baldwin@biomedcentral.com 44-020-319-22165 BioMed Central A nutritional supplement could stimulate the production of stem cells integral for repairing the body. Research published in BioMed Central’s open access Journal of Translational Medicine suggests that a commercially-available supplement can increase… Read More ›
Scientists develop fungus-fighting vaccine
Contact: Nickey Henry henryn@rockefeller.edu 212-327-8366 Journal of Experimental Medicine A group of scientists in Italy have developed a vaccine with the potential to protect against fungal pathogens that commonly infect humans, according to a study by Torosantucci and colleagues in… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 