Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that a network of steroid molecules found in the brain is disrupted during HIV infection, and treatment with the steroid DHEA-S… Read More ›
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Silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UV-induced skin cancer
By Garth Sundem in In the Lab · January 30, 2013 · Rajesh Agarwal, PhD, shows that silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UVB damage and kills cells damaged by UVA — but is not at all… Read More ›
Exposure to antiepileptic drug in womb linked to autism risk
Contact: Stephanie Burns sburns@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36920 BMJ-British Medical Journal Increases risk of other neurodevelopmental disorders too when taken separately or with other drugs Children whose mothers take the antiepileptic drug sodium valproate while pregnant are at significantly increased risk of autism… Read More ›
Chronic hepatitis C: Interferon may be harmful in re-treatment: “may face an increased risk of dying sooner”
Contact: Jennifer Beal sciencenewsroom@wiley.com 44-012-437-70633 Wiley People with hepatitis C and chronic liver disease who relapsed or failed to respond to initial treatment are unlikely to improve on interferon retreatment. In fact, they may face an increased risk of dying… Read More ›
Scientists may have received millions in duplicate funding
Contact: John Pastor jdpastor@vt.edu 540-231-5646 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech scientists use text-mining software to find cases of duplicate funding Big Data computation at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech reveals that over the past two decades funding agencies may… Read More ›
Study: Husbands who do more traditionally female housework have less sex
Contact: Daniel Fowler pubinfo@asanet.org 202-527-7885 American Sociological Association WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2013 — Married men who spend more time doing traditionally female household tasks—including cooking, cleaning, and shopping—report having less sex than husbands who don’t do as much, according… Read More ›
Skin, soft tissue infections succumb to blue light : 100% Survival of Infections Vs. 18%
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Blue light can selectively eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the skin and soft tissues, while preserving the outermost layer of skin, according to a proof-of-principle study led by Michael R. Hamblin… Read More ›
Abe says he intends to change constitution
By Kyoko Hasegawa Politics Jan. 31, 2013 – 04:50PM JST ( 77 ) Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships Kurama (R) and Hyuga (L) off Sagami Bay, Japan, on October 14, 2012AFP TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told lawmakers Thursday… Read More ›
A woman accused of helping the U.S. government infect hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis has full immunity from a class action
Guatemala Experiment Case Suffers New Setback By BARBARA LEONARD WASHINGTON (CN) – A woman accused of helping the U.S. government infect hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis has full immunity from a class action, a federal judge ruled. During the 40… Read More ›
Forced contraception of Jewish Ethopian women is tip of global iceberg
A report claims Israel pressured women to reduce its poor black population. Reproductive rights need defending across the world Lisa Hallgarten guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 January 2013 06.58 EST The hands of an Ethiopian Jewish woman during ‘Sigd’ prayers in… Read More ›
Physicians’ brain scans indicate doctors can feel their patients’ pain — and their relief
Contact: Bonnie Prescott bprescot@bidmc.harvard.edu 617-667-7306 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Novel experiment illuminates the importance of the doctor-patient relationship BOSTON – A patient’s relationship with his or her doctor has long been considered an important component of healing. Now, in… Read More ›
Egypt’s army chief cautions against ‘collapse of state’
Jan 29, 2013 12:45 Moscow Time Photo: EPA The head of the Egyptian military said political conflict in the country could lead to the collapse of the state and protecting the Suez Canal was one of the main objectives of… Read More ›
Mayor Bloomberg: ‘Look at the ass on her’
11:53 AM 01/28/2013 Caroline May / Political Reporter New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg had his eyes less on the evils of guns and big gulps at a Christmas party last month than on the assets of a female party guest…. Read More ›
Two million government employees will take to Weibo and other websites in an effort to drown out dissenting voices with party-approved propaganda.
Benjamin CarlsonJanuary 28, 2013 06:00 Party Trolls: Meet China’s answer to the internet A woman views the Chinese social media website Weibo at a cafe in Beijing on Apr. 2, 2012. In an effort to minimize the influence… Read More ›
Study finds significant microorganism populations in middle and upper troposphere
Contact: John Toon jtoon@gatech.edu 404-894-6986 Georgia Institute of Technology Bugs in the Atmosphere In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic techniques to document the presence of significant numbers of living microorganisms –… Read More ›
California Declares War on Freedom of the Press
Press Groups Attack Public Access Shell Game by Court Bureaucrats By BILL GIRDNER California court administrators are trying to create a new definition for public documents that appears aimed at limiting press access. News and First… Read More ›
World heritage disaster: rebels torch Timbuktu’s priceless relics
Fleeing insurgents set fire to buildings containing 20,000 ancient documents as French troops approach LAST UPDATED AT 14:46 ON Mon 28 Jan 2013 ISLAMIST insurgents have dealt a “devastating blow” to the world’s heritage by torching buildings in Timbuktu containing… Read More ›
Egypt: Baradei, 3 conditions otherwise talks useless
Responding to call by President Morsi (ANSAmed) – CAIRO, JANUARY 28 – Mohamed elBaradei, one of the leaders of Egypt’s main opposition group, the National Salvation Front , said three conditions are essential to accept dialogue with President Mohamed… Read More ›
Monkey safely back from Iran space mission
Jan 28, 2013 16:27 Moscow Time AFP PHOTO / AL-ALAM TV According to Iranian TV, Iranian scientists have successfully flown a monkey into space and back. Three years ago, they successfully carried out a similar experiment with worms, tortoises and… Read More ›
Iran sends monkey into space: report
AFP Monday, Jan 28, 2013 TEHRAN – Iran on Monday sent a capsule containing a live monkey into space and later retrieved the “shipment” intact, the Tehran-based Arab-language Al-Alam channel said, quoting an official statement. Previous attempts by the Islamic… Read More ›
Egypt unrest: Morsi declares emergency in three cities
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in the cities of Port Said, Suez and Ismalia after days of deadly unrest. A daily curfew from 21:00 to 06:00 will be imposed for 30 days from Monday, he… Read More ›
Chinese man kept alive for 13 years with homemade dialysis machine
Monday, Jan 28, 2013 The New Paper CHINA – A man in China suffering from kidney disease has been using a homemade dialysis machine for the last 13 years. Mr Hu Songwen, from Nantong, Jiangsu province, was diagnosed with uraemia… Read More ›
Death toll rises as gun battles rage in Egypt: The protesters accuse the new president Mohammad Morsi, elected in June with the support of his Muslim Brotherhood group, of betraying the democratic goals of the revolution
Alastair Beach in Port Said is witness to further violence as the unrest escalates Alastair Beach Sunday, 27 January 2013 The streets of Port Said were convulsed by gun battles tonight as groups of civilians, some using Kalashnikov machine guns,… Read More ›
Piers Morgan Says He Got A Flu Shot And Ten Days Later He’s Sick! ( Failed Dr Oz. PR stunt )
Discovered the segment through the Natural Society. Even though not a scientific analysis, the Irony was priceless. Thank you to Mox News for this clip. *** In some instances the video as embedded does not play. It will however… Read More ›
Press Groups Attack Public Access Shell Game by Court Bureaucrats ” No more freedom of the press? “
By BILL GIRDNER California court administrators are trying to create a new definition for public documents that appears aimed at limiting press access. News groups submitted comments Friday calling the change a “semantic sleight of hand” that undermines fundamental press… Read More ›
Cameron was warned that Overthrowing Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi would destabilize Africa
An existential threat? Why did Cameron not warn us before? Or did he only just come up with the idea in order to cover his tracks over Libya? LAST UPDATED AT 12:45 ON Fri 25 Jan 2013 Recent columns 100 … Read More ›
10 Chinese officials sacked for sex videos ” arranging for women to seduce those officials and then blackmail them “
Xu Wei and Tan Yingzi China Daily Publication Date : 26-01-2013 Ten mid-ranking officials in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality have been removed from their posts, as authorities continued to investigate an online sex-video scandal that led to the sacking of… Read More ›
Chinese scholar warns on Japan’s ‘fast turn right’: “Today it will jeopardize China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Tomorrow it will do the same to yours if unchecked,”
Kyodo Jan 23, 2013 HONG KONG – A scholar at a Chinese Foreign Ministry think tank warned Tuesday that Japan’s political turn to the right must be checked before its negative effects spread through the region.Ruan Zongze, vice president and… Read More ›
Diaoyutai Serves as Backdrop for Taiwan Drill
Jan. 25, 2013 – 11:50AM By WENDELL MINNICK | Members of Taiwan’s Military Journalists Association were wearing a new patch with the phrase “Diaoyutai Is Ours!”, which included the image of a Taiwan soldier planting the Republic of China flag… Read More ›
Greek economic crisis has cleared the air
25 January 2013 by Michael Marshall Magazine issue 2901. Subscribe and save EVEN the darkest cloud may have a silver lining. The sharp drop in air pollution that accompanied Greece’s economic crisis could be a boon to the nation’s health…. Read More ›
CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou given more than two years in prison
Judge says former intelligence officer who exposed aspects of use of torture should have been jailed for longer Former CIA officer John Kiriakou leaves a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP The former CIA officer John Kiriakou… Read More ›
Senators’ secret plan to give Amgen half a billion in fiscal cliff deal reveals Capitol Hill’s ‘sordid swamp’
By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship Friday, January 25, 2013 12:55 EST The inauguration of a president is one of those spectacles of democracy that can make us remember we’re part of something big and enduring. So for a… Read More ›
Egypt deploys troops in Suez after 9 killed on anniversary of uprising
Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:21 GMT Reuters * Army says deployment will be temporary * Mursi says will pursue “criminals”, urges peaceful protest * Teargas, petrol bombs fly as youths clash with police * With eye on vote, Muslim Brotherhood… Read More ›
Pentagon laying off 46,000 staff
The US defence department says it has begun laying off most of its 46,000 temporary employees, as automatic defence budget cuts loom in March. Deputy Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said the Pentagon was acting “because we’re running out… Read More ›
Appeals court rules Obama’s appointments unconstitutional
Jan 26, 2013 05:14 Moscow Time Photo: EPA A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that President Barack Obama violated the U.S. Constitution when he used recess appointments to fill a labor board, in a sweeping decision that could limit… Read More ›
147th Health Research Report 25 JAN 2013
Health Research Report 147th Issue Date 25 JAN 2013 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano http://www.vit.bz http://www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil http://www.healthresearchreport.me In This Issue: 1. Fetal exposure to PVC plastic chemical linked to obesity in offspring 2. Choline supplementation during pregnancy presents a… Read More ›
Common anti-fever medications pose kidney injury risk for children
Contact: Eric Schoch eschoch@iu.edu 317-274-8205 Indiana University Sick children, especially those with some dehydration from flu or other illnesses, risk significant kidney injury if given drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen, Indiana University School of Medicine researchers said Friday. In… Read More ›
Antibacterial agent used in common soaps ” When exposed to sunlight, triclosan and its chlorinated derivatives form dioxins “
Antibacterial agent used in common soaps found in increasing amounts in freshwater lakes University of Minnesota study raises new questions about use of triclosan Contacts: Rhonda Zurn, College of Science and Engineering, rzurn@umn.edu, (612) 626-7959 Matt Hodson, University News Service,… Read More ›
Vitamin D Holds Promise in Battling a Deadly Breast Cancer, SLU Researchers Say
January 22, 2013 Carrie Bebermeyer 314.977.8015 bebermcl@slu.edu Fight Against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Takes Three Steps Forward ST. LOUIS — In research published in the Jan. 21 issue of The Journal of Cell Biology, a team led by Susana Gonzalo, Ph.D.,… Read More ›
Experiments show bisphenol S also disrupts hormone activity: BPS
Contact: Jim Kelly jpkelly@utmb.edu 409-772-8791 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston BPA substitute could spell trouble A few years ago, manufacturers of water bottles, food containers, and baby products had a big problem. A key ingredient of the plastics… Read More ›
Oxygen Chamber Can Boost Brain Repair ” even years after initial injury “
January 23, 2013 Hyperbaric treatment has significantly resuscitated activity in damaged brains, TAU researchers find Stroke, traumatic injury, and metabolic disorder are major causes of brain damage and permanent disabilities, including motor dysfunction, psychological disorders, memory loss, and more. Current… Read More ›
Harms from breast cancer screening outweigh benefits if death caused by treatment is included
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Cancer expert remains to be convinced by breast screening review Harms from breast cancer screening outweigh benefits if death caused by treatment is included Michael Baum, Professor emeritus of surgery at University… Read More ›
A revolution betrayed? Two years after Mubarak, Tahrir Square rises again
Protesters clash with police across Egypt, calling for end to Morsi’s Islamist government Anne Penketh Friday, 25 January 2013 Tens of thousands of boisterous protesters streamed into Tahrir Square in Cairo today denouncing Egypt’s Islamist government on the second anniversary… Read More ›
Italian Mafia corrupts green energy sector, sting operations show
3:34 AM 01/25/2013 The Italian Mafia has heavily infiltrated the country’s renewable energy sector, according to reports of sting operations there. Since the early 2000s, when governments started flooding global energy markets with cheap loans, organized crime elements have taken… Read More ›
Office of Egypt’s Brotherhood torched in Ismailia
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:23 GMT Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Offices used by the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party were set ablaze in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Friday, witnesses said, as opponents of President Mohamed Mursi… Read More ›
Egypt protesters storm govt building in Ismailia-witnesses
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:41 GMT Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters broke into local government offices in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Friday during demonstrations against President Mohamed Mursi, witnesses said, as violence between… Read More ›
‘Wedgies’ Blown Up Into Federal Case
By PHILIP A. JANQUART POCATELLO, Idaho (CN) – A former student sued his high school, city, police and sheriff’s officers and two prosecutors, claiming they blew up a few “wedgies” and “titty twisters” into multiple… Read More ›
Egypt: January 25; tear gas fired in Tahrir square
Demonstrators try and storm cement walls around square 25 January, 12:39 Egyptian protesters try to dismantle a cement wall erected by police forces near Tahrir square, Cairo (ANSAmed) – CAIRO – Police on Friday morning resumed firing tear gas against… Read More ›
Alarming Tale From a Snack Food Group
By CHRIS FRY MORRISTOWN, N.J. (CN) – A Ph.D. in food science claims in court that Pinnacle Foods Group fired him for protesting its “illegal, fraudulent” production policies, telling him that “Pinnacle’s products were ‘trailer park food’… Read More ›
Harmful effects of bisphenol A proved experimentally
17.01.2013 – Press release Immunology, hematology, pulmonology Weak concentrations of bisphenol A are sufficient to produce a negative reaction on the human testicle. This has just been shown experimentally for the first time by René Habert and his colleagues (UMR… Read More ›
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