This week’s revival, after two decades, of the Kardak rivalry between Turkey and Greece is less about those countries’ relationship and more about Turkey thumbing its nose at the European Union. Author Cengiz Çandar Posted February 1, 2017 Turkish… Read More ›
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Turkey test Greek defenses, violates Greek airspace 138 times in one day.
Rising Airspace tensions between Greece and Turkey Thursday, 02 February 2017 The Turkish planes, one pair and four single aircraft, entered the Greek airspace on Wednesday morning, violating it a total of 138 times during the day, including eight times… Read More ›
Fluorinated Chemicals contaminate fast food packaging
We review the major study ” Fluorinated Compounds in U.S. Fast Food Packaging ” funded by the National Science Foundation in regard to the extensive contamination of fast food by toxic fluorine compounds.
Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua abducted from Hong Kong hotel – reports | World news | The Guardian
A billionaire with links to the family of Xi Jinping was reportedly taken from his apartment in the Four Seasons in Hong Kong by Chinese police and taken to the mainland. Xiao Jianhua, one of China’s richest men, is currently… Read More ›
Antibiotics shown to stimulate bad bacteria growth by 300%
Public Release: 30-Jan-2017 University of Exeter IMAGE: These are two types of lab E. coli smeared across an agar plate. The green ones are drug resistant and the blue ones are not. Credit: The University of Exeter The growth… Read More ›
Survival rates for people suffering from heart failure have not improved since 1998
Public Release: 30-Jan-2017 Heart failure survival rates show no improvement Oxford University Press USA Survival rates for people suffering from heart failure have not improved since 1998, according to a study led by University of Oxford researchers. Published in Family… Read More ›
Shootings in US schools are linked to increased unemployment
Public Release: 30-Jan-2017 Study highlights important connection between going to school and the expectation of finding work in America Northwestern University A rigorous Northwestern University study of a quarter-century of data has found that economic insecurity is related to the… Read More ›
Soros NGO aims to bring down Hungarian Govt
Monday, 30 January 2017 The activities of organizations funded by US billionaire investor George Soros in Hungary are “anti-democratic,” as they want to undermine the government in Budapest, the foreign minister of Hungary told RT. Soros “would like… Read More ›
Research Breakthroughs 30 JAN 2017
1. Some early breast cancer patients benefit more from breast conservation than from mastectomy 2. Rat-grown mouse pancreases help reverse diabetes in mice 3. Corn turning French hamsters into deranged cannibals: research
Greek and Turkish warships in standoff in Aegean sea | World news | The Guardian
Greek and Turkish warships were involved Sunday in a brief faceoff near a group of disputed Greek islets in the Aegean, coinciding with renewed tensions between Athens and Ankara. The Greek defence ministry said a Turkish navy missile boat, “along… Read More ›
Diabetes accounts for more US deaths than previously thought, Penn/BU study shows
Public Release: 25-Jan-2017 University of Pennsylvania Diabetes accounts for 12 percent of deaths in the United States, a significantly higher percentage than previous research revealed, making it the third-leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer, according… Read More ›
Children of the super-rich top 0.1% are ‘as disadvantaged’ as society’s poorest and need more help says Labour peer Lord Puttnam
Scientists claim rich children are twice as likely to have mental health problems Labour peer David Puttnam says they may be ‘as disadvantaged’ as the poor This may be due to lack of direction that comes from being able… Read More ›
Rat-grown mouse pancreases help reverse diabetes in mice
Public Release: 25-Jan-2017 Stanford University Medical Center Rat-grown mouse pancreases help reverse diabetes in mice, say researchers at Stanford, University of Tokyo Mouse pancreases grown in rats generate functional, insulin-producing cells that can reverse diabetes when transplanted into… Read More ›
Corn turning french hamsters into ‘deranged cannibals’ | Daily Mail Online
Corn is turning French hamsters into ‘deranged cannibals’ that eat their own offspring Researchers say a monotonous diet is leaving the animals starving The problem is a lack of vitamins. In fact, one in particular: B3, or niacin Hamsters ran… Read More ›
🎓 Green Tea boosts production of detox enzymes, in regard to carcinogenic chemicals
We review the peer reviewed study “Green Tea Boosts Production Of Detox Enzymes, Rendering Cancerous Chemicals Harmless” in regard to the EGCG component of green tea.
Singapore: Tensions ease with China as Hong Kong returns seized troop carriers – Asian Correspondent
HONG KONG said on Tuesday it would release the nine Singaporean armoured vehicles it seized in November on their way home from military exercises in Taiwan, easing tensions between China and Singapore. After the troop carriers had been seized, Beijing,… Read More ›
Americans have to be taught to ‘shut their mouths if they are white’ says Democratic Party chair candidate as they discuss why they lost election| Daily Mail Online
The seven candidates running for Democratic National Committee chair met in D.C. last night for a candid discussion on the party’s handling of race The most surprising outburst came from Sally Boynton Brown, a white woman from Idaho, who suggested… Read More ›
Antibiotics, not dirty hospitals, the main cause of C. difficile epidemic
Public Release: 24-Jan-2017 University of Oxford The study concluded that overuse of antibiotics like ciprofloxacin led to the outbreak of severe diarrhoea caused by C. difficile that hit headlines from 2006 onwards. The outbreak was stopped by substantially… Read More ›
When ‘golden opportunity’ to bribe arises, it’s hard to pass up
Public Release: 24-Jan-2017 Association for Psychological Science The path to corrupt behavior may sometimes be a steep cliff instead of a slippery slope, according to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science…. Read More ›
Cookware made with scrap metal contaminates food
Public Release: 23-Jan-2017 Study across 10 countries warns of lead and other toxic metals OK International IMAGE: Lead and other metals leach from cookware during cooking. SAN FRANCISCO – Aluminum cookware made from scrap metal in countries around… Read More ›
“British Army Could Be Wiped Out By Russia In An Afternoon” | Forces TV
Britain’s ability to “deliver and sustain” an effective fighting force in the face of a “competent” enemy like Russia has been “effectively removed”, according to the Army’s think-tank. A paper from the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research… Read More ›
Breakthrough Research for 23 JAN 2017
1. A natural compound can block the formation of toxins associated with Parkinson’s Disease 2. Protein isolated from baker’s yeast shows potential against leukemia cells 3. Asthma not found in high percentage of adults who were previously diagnosed
Psychological ‘vaccine’ could help immunize public against ‘fake news’ on climate change
Public Release: 22-Jan-2017 University of Cambridge In medicine, vaccinating against a virus involves exposing a body to a weakened version of the threat, enough to build a tolerance. Social psychologists believe that a similar logic can be applied… Read More ›
Corbyn refuses to say if he would deploy troops to defend ally invaded by Russia – AOL News UK
Jeremy Corbyn has refused to say whether he would deploy British troops to defend a Nato ally invaded by Russia. The Labour leader said he was “not in favour of anybody invading anywhere” and would do everything he can to… Read More ›
Why is the Wealth of Rothschild Family not mentioned in any Report?
Sunday, 22 January 2017 A recent report by Oxfam International highlights the dramatic rise in income equality by noting that the combined wealth of the world’s top 8 individual billionaires is more than the lower half of the world’s… Read More ›
New data show heightened risk of birth defects with antidepressants
Public Release: 18-Jan-2017 University of Montreal MONTREAL, January 18, 2017 – A new Université de Montréal study in the British Medical Journal reveals that antidepressants prescribed to pregnant women could increase the chance of having a baby with… Read More ›
Experts claim “ There is no threshold for LDL cholesterol below which there are no net benefits of statins “
Public Release: 18-Jan-2017 Experts urge for wider prescription of statins in treatment and prevention Link to diabetes is questionable and inconsequential Florida Atlantic University World-renowned researchers from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University as well… Read More ›
FBI employee gets jail time for acting as Chinese agent – Asian Correspondent
A FORMER FBI employee in New York was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after admitting that he illegally acted at the direction of a Chinese official to gather sensitive information. Kun Shan Chun, also known as Joey… Read More ›
Average Net Worth of Young Americans, Negative $17,612
Wednesday, 18 January 2017 A new study has revealed that the financial security of Americans, aged 18 to 30, is much worse than official numbers show.American millennials are often portrayed as financially irresponsible, with no savings and no desire… Read More ›
⭐ Standard vitamin E blood testing may be useless and dangerous ⭐
We review the new study” Millions of people with metabolic syndrome may need more vitamin E ” in regard to researchers claims that conventional vitamin E testing is severely flawed and possibly dangerous.
Obama has made life WORSE for young people: The ‘Youth Misery Index’ has risen by 36% to its highest point in history since he entered office Read more: Daily Mail Online
Young America’s Foundation releases annual Youth Misery Index Index shows all-time high in student debt and youth unemployment When Obama took office in 2009, the index stood at 83.5 The latest index spiked 29.9 points to 113.4 Another poll shows… Read More ›
Asthma not found in high percentage of adults who were previously diagnosed
Public Release: 17-Jan-2017 The JAMA Network Journals Among adults with a previous physician diagnosis of asthma, a current diagnosis could not be established in about one-third who were not using daily asthma medications or had medications weaned, according… Read More ›
New species of moth named in honor of Donald Trump ahead of his swearing-in as president
Public Release: 17-Jan-2017 The discoverer of the new species is hopeful the stardom surrounding the moth will encourage conservation efforts Pensoft Publishers IMAGE: This is a close up of the head of the holotype of the new species… Read More ›
Millions of people with metabolic syndrome may need more vitamin E. Conventional vitamin E blood tests as they are now being done are useless.
Public Release: 17-Jan-2017 “This basically means that conventional vitamin E blood tests as they are now being done are useless.” Oregon State University IMAGE: These are vitamin E supplements. Credit: Photo by John Liu, courtesy of Oregon State… Read More ›
Common crop chemical leaves bees susceptible to deadly viruses
Public Release: 16-Jan-2017 Penn State IMAGE: This is a healthy bee larva developing seen on day six. Credit: Julia Fine, Penn State A chemical that is thought to be safe and is, therefore, widely used on crops —… Read More ›
Breakthrough Research for 16 JAN 2017
1. Natural tooth repair method, using Alzheimer’s drug, causes dentine to regenerate 2. Gastric acid suppressants linked to a 70% increase in hospitalization for infectious gastroenteritis 3. Type 2 diabetes doubles in just 4 years among those 22 and younger
Eight richest men are worth the same as HALF the rest of the world: Their £350billion haul is equal to the wealth of 3.6billion people | Daily Mail Online
Eight richest men are worth the same as HALF the rest of the world: Their £350billion haul is equal to the wealth of 3.6billion people Oxfam study shows the world’s top eight tycoons have amassed £349.8billion The planet’s poorest 3.6billion… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia religious chief says legalising cinemas risks ‘mixing of sexes’ and ‘rotten’ influence | The Independent
Saudi Arabia‘s religious authority has said the legalisation of cinemas and concerts could lead to the “mixing of sexes” and “atheistic or rotten” influences in the conservative Islamic kingdom. Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh made the statements on his… Read More ›
Scientists engineer animals with ancient genes to test causes of evolution
Public Release: 13-Jan-2017 Study overturns a textbook case of genetic adaptation University of Chicago Medical Center Scientists at the University of Chicago have created the first genetically modified animals containing reconstructed ancient genes, which they used to test… Read More ›
Pediatric Diabetes Doubles in just 4 years
Public Release: 12-Jan-2017 Type 2 diabetes shows marked increase in pediatric population Claims with type 2 diabetes diagnosis more than doubled in youth from 2011 to 2015 FAIR Health Caption Private health insurance claim lines with a type 2… Read More ›
Affordable water in the US: A burgeoning crisis
Public Release: 11-Jan-2017 Michigan State University IMAGE: “In cities across the United States, water affordability is becoming an increasingly critical issue, ” said Michigan State University researcher Elizabeth Mack of her study in PLOS ONE. view more Credit:… Read More ›
Gastric acid suppressants linked to hospitalization
Public Release: 11-Jan-2017 Sax Institute New research has found a link between popular heartburn drugs and an increase in the risk of infectious gastroenteritis — an illness that results in 13.1 million lost days of work in Australia… Read More ›
Soros bet against Trump cost him $1 Billion
Thursday, 12 January 2017 While Carl Icahn infamously made a killing following the “surprise” Trump election, another prominent hedge fund manager was not nearly as lucky. According to the WSJ, “George Soros lost nearly $1 billion as a result… Read More ›
‘Israeli warplanes’ strike military airport used by Assad’s forces in Syria’s Damascus | Daily Mail Online
‘Israeli warplanes’ strike military airport used by Assad’s forces in Syrian capital Damascus leading to threats of ‘repercussions’ from regime army chiefs Syrian army officials claimed that several rockets were fired from northern Israel Military chief warned of consequences following what… Read More ›
Syrian Govt vows consequences after Israel Bombs Military Base
Thursday, 12 January 2017 Syrian state news agency SANA says Israeli jets have bombed the Mezzeh military airport west of Damascus, accusing Tel Aviv of supporting terrorism. The airport was rocked by multiple explosions, with ambulances rushing to the… Read More ›
How vitamin C kills cancer cells
We review the recent study ” Why high-dose vitamin C kills cancer cells ” in regard to intravenous ascorbate effectively limiting pancreatic cancer growth in animal models
Trump’s nemesis John McCain kicked off ‘Kremlin memo’ scandal by handing dossier to FBI | Daily Mail Online
Arizona Senator who disowned Trump before election admits he handed document outlining claims of Kremlin blackmail to FBI Brief statement claims that he received it and gave it directly to FBI Director James Comey because he was ‘unable to make… Read More ›
High-sugar diet programs a short lifespan
“The findings improve our understanding how changes in diet and gene expression affect the speed of ageing.” Public Release: 10-Jan-2017 High-sugar diet programs a short lifespan in flies University College London Flies with a history of eating a high… Read More ›
Should gluten-free foods be available on prescription?
Public Release: 10-Jan-2017 BMJ In The BMJ this week, experts debate whether gluten-free prescriptions for people with coeliac disease should be removed. Removing prescriptions for gluten-free products unfairly discriminates against people with coeliac disease, argue gastroenterology experts David… Read More ›
Difficulty in noticing that white people are white, new study finds
Public Release: 10-Jan-2017 University of Surrey As part of the study, people had to guess what a group of three white or black actors had in common. When the common feature was race, it was discovered in a… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 