Public Release: 7-Nov-2017 Mislabeling may lead to adverse effects for patients, including children with epilepsy University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA – In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the medicinal use of Cannabidiol (CBD), a… Read More ›
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Sheep are able to recognize human faces from photographs
Public Release: 7-Nov-2017 University of Cambridge Sheep can be trained to recognise human faces from photographic portraits – and can even identify the picture of their handler without prior training – according to new research from scientists at the University… Read More ›
Mothers exposed to common toxin have lower levels of hormone crucial for brain development
Public Release: 6-Nov-2017 Society for Endocrinology Pregnant women exposed to higher levels of a common environmental pollutant, perchlorate, had lower levels of a thyroid hormone crucial for normal foetal brain development, according to a study presented at the… Read More ›
Pesticide residues on produce associated with poor pregnancy outcomes
Pesticide residues on produce associated with poor pregnancy outcomes Researchers discovered that the EPA permitted level of pesticide residues of Fruits and Vegetables may have a significantly negative effect on pregnancy outcomes.Citation: Association Between Pesticide Residue Intake From Consumption… Read More ›
Reflux medications linked to chronic kidney disease and kidney failure
Public Release: 4-Nov-2017 American Society of Nephrology Highlights In an analysis of published studies, individuals who used proton pump inhibitors had a 33% increased relative risk of developing chronic kidney disease or kidney failure when compared with non-users. Results from… Read More ›
How toxic air clouds mental health
Public Release: 2-Nov-2017 University of Washington IMAGE: This graph shows that as the amount of fine particulate matter in the air increases, so do levels of psychological distress Credit: Victoria Sass, University of Washington There is little debate… Read More ›
Gut microbiome may make chemo drug toxic to patients
Public Release: 1-Nov-2017 Albert Einstein College of Medicine IMAGE: This is Libusha Kelly, Ph.D. Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers report that the composition of people’s gut bacteria may explain why some… Read More ›
Miracle cure costs less than a budget airline flight
Public Release: 1-Nov-2017 World Hepatitis Alliance The revolution in generic drugs means that a 12-week course of drugs to cure hepatitis C can be manufactured for just US$50 – as low as the cost of a plane ticket on many… Read More ›
Bacterial Fats, not dietary ones, may deserve the blame for heart disease
Bacterial Fats, not dietary ones, may deserve the blame for heart disease Bacterial Fats, not dietary ones, may deserve the blame for heart disease from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Bacterial Fats, not dietary ones, may deserve the blame… Read More ›
Intake of pesticide residue from fruits, vegetables and infertility treatment outcomes
Public Release: 30-Oct-2017 The JAMA Network Journals Bottom Line: Eating more fruits and vegetables with high-pesticide residue was associated with a lower probability of pregnancy and live birth following infertility treatment for women using assisted reproductive technologies. The Research Question:… Read More ›
Depression is on the rise in the US, especially among young teens
Public Release: 30-Oct-2017 Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health October 30, 2017 – Depression is on the rise in the United States, according to researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the CUNY Graduate… Read More ›
How flu shot manufacturing forces influenza to mutate
Public Release: 30-Oct-2017 Egg-based production causes virus to target bird cells, making vaccine less effective Scripps Research Institute IMAGE: The L194P egg-adaptive mutation dramatically increases the motility of the major epitope on the hemagglutinin of influenza H3 viruses…. Read More ›
Zombies, a real world drug side effect? (Halloween Edition)
Zombies, a real world drug side effect? (Halloween Edition) Zombies, a real world drug side effect? (Halloween Edition) from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. In this Halloween segment we look at the unusual and scary side effect of a… Read More ›
Imported candy at top of contaminated food list in California
Public Release: 26-Oct-2017 More health alerts issued for lead in candy than for Salmonella, E. coli or Botulism University of California – San Francisco Following a state law mandating testing, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued more… Read More ›
Russian scientists have found flaws in popular theories of gravity
Public Release: 26-Oct-2017 Ural Federal University Taking black holes (as a real object) as a test material, scientists from the Ural Federal university (UrFU, Yekaterinburg) found out that a popular theory of gravity which had seemed to work… Read More ›
Some infant rice cereals contain elevated levels of methylmercury
Public Release: 25-Oct-2017 American Chemical Society Eating large amounts of certain fish can expose consumers to methylmercury, which can potentially cause health problems. But recent research has shown that rice grown in polluted conditions can also have raised levels…. Read More ›
UMass Amherst researchers find triclosan and other chemicals accumulate in toothbrushes
UMass Amherst environmental scientists find triclosan, an antibacterial agent in some toothpastes, accumulates in toothbrush bristles and is easily released in the mouth if the user switches toothpaste types University of Massachusetts at Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – A… Read More ›
Sacrificing one life to save others — research shows psychopaths’ force for ‘greater good’
Public Release: 24-Oct-2017 University of Plymouth New research shows that people would sacrifice one person to save a larger group of people – and in addition, the force with which they carry out these actions could be predicted by psychopathic… Read More ›
Statin use linked to heightened type 2 diabetes risk in susceptible individuals
Public Release: 23-Oct-2017 Irrespective of risk factors for diabetes or clinical criteria for treatment with these drugs BMJ Long term use of statins to lower blood fats and stave off cardiovascular disease is associated with a 30 per cent… Read More ›
Novel technique explains herbicide’s link to Parkinson’s disease
Public Release: 23-Oct-2017 Northwestern University Northwestern Medicine scientists have used an innovative gene editing technique to identify the genes that may lead to Parkinson’s disease after exposure to paraquat, a commonly-used herbicide. This study, which utilized the CRISPR-Cas9… Read More ›
Dream Control, Clinically Researched Methods
Dream Control, Clinically Researched Methods Dream Control, Clinically Researched Methods from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Three of the most successful dream control methods were recently clinically tested and compared, all were successful with the MILD method showing the… Read More ›
Prozac in ocean water a possible threat to sea life, PSU study finds
Public Release: 20-Oct-2017 Portland State University (Portland, Ore.) October 17, 2017 – Oregon shore crabs exhibit risky behavior when they’re exposed to the antidepressant Prozac, making it easier for predators to catch them, according to a new study from… Read More ›
‘Antelope perfume’ keeps flies away from cows
Public Release: 20-Oct-2017 Center for Development Research at the University of Bonn involved in research that shows how the tsetse fly can be tricked in Africa University of Bonn In Africa, tsetse flies transfer the sleeping sickness also to… Read More ›
White working-class Americans feel in nation’s ‘slow lane’, new study shows
Public Release: 19-Oct-2017 Report also finds definitions of white working-class are outdated, and calls for renewed efforts to build cross-racial harmony to avoid a crisis of division Coventry University America’s white working-class communities feel they are being kept in… Read More ›
Researchers find evidence of DNA damage in veterans with Gulf War illness
Public Release: 19-Oct-2017 Small study focused on DNA within cells’ mitochondria Veterans Affairs Research Communications Caption Yang Chen, with the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center at the Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, was first author… Read More ›
More than 75 percent decrease in total flying insect biomass over 27 years
Public Release: 18-Oct-2017 Changes in weather, land use, habitat do not explain overall decline PLOS IMAGE: This is a malaise trap in a nature protection area in Germany. Credit: Hallmann et al (2017) The total flying insect biomass decreased… Read More ›
Zinc Shown to Halt Cancer Growth
Zinc Shown to Halt Cancer Growth Zinc Shown to Halt Cancer Growth from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Researchers discover How Zinc halts the growth of cancer paving the way to possible new treatments using Zinc supplementation. Citation: Selective… Read More ›
Mass killings happen randomly, yet rate has remained steady, study finds
Public Release: 18-Oct-2017 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Mass killings may have increasing news coverage, but the events themselves have happened at a steady rate for more than a decade, according to a new study… Read More ›
Dutch courage — Alcohol improves foreign language skills
Public Release: 18-Oct-2017 University of Liverpool A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool, Maastricht University and King’s College London, shows that bilingual speakers’ ability to speak a second… Read More ›
Whales and dolphins have rich ‘human-like’ cultures and societies
Public Release: 16-Oct-2017 University of Manchester Whales and dolphins (Cetaceans) live in tightly-knit social groups, have complex relationships, talk to each other and even have regional dialects – much like human societies. A major new study, published today in… Read More ›
Flu vaccine and booster fails to protect leukemia patients, yet still recommended?
Public Release: 16-Oct-2017 Flu vaccine failed to protect young leukemia patients during cancer treatment St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators said the results reinforce the importance of hand washing and other measures to help protect vulnerable patients from influenza infections… Read More ›
Most medical students overconfident, underprepared on nutrition guidelines
Public Release: 16-Oct-2017 Research published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association examines gap between nutritional knowledge and attitudes in future physicians American Osteopathic Association CHICAGO — October 16, 2017–Ohio University researchers found medical students may be more… Read More ›
Common Antacids Promote Liver Disease?
Common Antacids Promote Liver Disease? Common Antacids Promote Liver Disease? from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered evidence in mice and humans that stomach (gastric) acid suppression… Read More ›
Scientists reveal the relationship between sugar and cancer
Public Release: 13-Oct-2017 VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) A nine-year joint research project conducted by VIB, KU Leuven and VUB has led to a crucial breakthrough in cancer research. Scientists have clarified how the Warburg effect, a phenomenon… Read More ›
What do Americans fear most? Chapman University releases 4th annual Survey of American Fears
Public Release: 11-Oct-2017 Chapman University recently completed its fourth annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears (2017) Chapman University IMAGE: These are American’s Top 10 Fears in 2017. Credit: Chapman University Chapman University recently completed its fourth annual… Read More ›
Potassium may prevent Calcified Arteries
Potassium may prevent Calcified Arteries Potassium may prevent Calcified Arteries from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Vascular smooth muscle cells into bone-like cells under low-potassium conditions researchers now hypothesize. The researchers also found that increased dietary potassium levels lessened… Read More ›
Common acid reflux medications promote chronic liver disease
Public Release: 10-Oct-2017 University of California – San Diego Caption In mice, some common acid reflux medications promote growth of Enterococcus bacteria (like those shown here artificially glowing red in a petri dish) in the intestines. These bacteria also… Read More ›
Pest resistance to biotech crops surging
Public Release: 10-Oct-2017 A new global assessment helps scientists explain why cases of pest resistance to genetically engineered crops increased by more than fivefold in the past decade, yet some pests remain suppressed University of Arizona IMAGE: The… Read More ›
Perinatal BPA exposure induces chronic inflammation by modulating gut bacteria
Public Release: 10-Oct-2017 American Society for Microbiology Washington, DC – October 10, 2017 – Emerging evidence from a research study in rabbits suggests that environmental toxicants may influence inflammation-promoted chronic disease susceptibility during early life. BPA exposure just before… Read More ›
Insight into our 50-plus lifespan still evolving, genetic study shows
Public Release: 9-Oct-2017 University of Edinburgh It is an evolutionary riddle that has long puzzled scientists … now the quest to find out why we live beyond 50 is being helped by a new genetic study. Researchers seeking to… Read More ›
Blindness reversed through simple gene therapy (Animal Model)
Blindness reversed through simple gene therapy (Animal Model) Blindness reversed through simple gene therapy (Animal Model) from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Researchers have shown how it might be possible to reverse blindness using gene therapy to reprogram cells… Read More ›
Perpetrators of genocide say they’re ‘good people’
Public Release: 5-Oct-2017 Study examined testimony of defendants in Rwandan violence Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – The men who were tried for their role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide that killed up to 1 million people want you… Read More ›
Herbicides now completely failing to control some weeds
Public Release: 4-Oct-2017 Are we at a tipping point with weed control? University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences IMAGE: Researcher Adam Davis from the University of Illinois says we’re close to losing chemical control of… Read More ›
Spanish ‘civil war’ warning as Catalonia independence declaration fears grow
Catalonia ‘civil war’ warning as independence declaration fears grow 5 OCTOBER 2017 • 7:05PM The EU’s budget commissioner has warned of the risk of “civil war” in Catalonia, as fears grew over a looming independence declaration and major banks prepared… Read More ›
Oral Vitamin D protects against severe asthma attacks
Oral Vitamin D protects against severe asthma attacks Vitamin D supplements protect against severe asthma attacks. We look at the meta-analysis conducted by the Lancet which showed the possible benefits of oral vitamin D supplementation reducing the likelihood of a… Read More ›
Discrimination on the grounds of political ideas prevails over any other
Public Release: 4-Oct-2017 A recent international study, in which lecturers from the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country participated, confirms greater trust among people sharing an ideology vis-à-vis those who hold different ideas University of the Basque Country Sean Westwood (Dartmouth… Read More ›
Irish scientists can now produce electricity from tears
Public Release: 2-Oct-2017 Pressure generates electricity in crystals of enzyme found in tears, milk and egg whites University of Limerick A team of Irish scientists has discovered that applying pressure to a protein found in egg whites and tears can… Read More ›
GM soybean oil causes less obesity and insulin resistance but is harmful to liver function
Public Release: 2-Oct-2017 UC Riverside mouse study compares Plenish to conventional soybean, coconut, and olive oils University of California – Riverside IMAGE: This photo shows Poonamjot Deol (seated) and Frances Sladek. Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif…. Read More ›
Feeling sated can become a cue to eat more
Public Release: 2-Oct-2017 Association for Psychological Science When hunger pangs strike, we usually interpret them as a cue to reach for a snack; when we start to feel full, we take it as a sign that we should stop… Read More ›
Trojan Horse Herbicide devastating for future Generations?
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Engineering Evil 