English.news.cn 2015-09-07 20:30:39 DAMASCUS, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) — Islamic State (IS) militants have captured a key oil field in central Syria from government troops, a monitor group reported Monday. The fall of the al-Jazal oil field, in the province… Read More ›
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Firing man convicted of Child Porn ruled discrimination
Dollar Store Defends Post-Child Porn Firing By MOLLY WILLMS MILWAUKEE (CN) – Dollar General fired a man convicted of possessing graphic child pornography, only to have Wisconsin officials upbraid it for discrimination, the store claims in court. The Vonnegutian… Read More ›
Charter Schools Ruled Unconstitutional in WA
By JUNE WILLIAMS OLYMPIA, Wash. (CN) – Washington state’s highest court ruled late Friday that publicly funding private charter schools is unconstitutional, overturning a citizens’ initiative authorizing it. In a 6-3 decision, the court found public funding for… Read More ›
Common antidepressant may change brain
Public Release: 4-Sep-2015 Structural differences found in depressed, non-depressed people Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 4, 2015 – A commonly prescribed antidepressant may alter brain structures in depressed and non-depressed individuals in very different ways, according… Read More ›
Magnetic wormhole connecting 2 regions of space created for the first time
Public Release: 3-Sep-2015 The device could have applications in medicine, opening up ways to make MRIs more comfortable for patients Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Share Print E-Mail Caption (Left) 3-D diagram of the magnetic wormhole shows how the magnetic field… Read More ›
Growing up on a farm provides protection against asthma and allergies
“It is commonly known that drinking raw cow’s milk can provide protection against allergies” Public Release: 3-Sep-2015 Significant insights for development of vaccine against asthma VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) Researchers at VIB (a leading life sciences institute in… Read More ›
Risk of financial crisis higher than previously estimated
Public Release: 2-Sep-2015 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis The study, published in the journal Financial Stability, introduces a new method that allows researchers to estimate the systemic risk that emerge from multiple layers of connectivity. “Systemic risk is the… Read More ›
Evidence that Earth’s first mass extinction was caused by critters not catastrophe
Public Release: 2-Sep-2015 A powerful analogy for what is happening today Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In the popular mind, mass extinctions are associated with catastrophic events, like giant meteorite impacts and volcanic super-eruptions. But the world’s first known mass… Read More ›
Statin-induced myopathies are the most common side effects of widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, affecting millions of patients
Public Release: 1-Sep-2015 Statin side effects linked to off-target reaction in muscle mitochondria Cell Press Statin-induced myopathies are the most common side effects of these widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, affecting millions of patients. Schirris et al. identified the Qo… Read More ›
Antipsychotics inappropriately prescribed to most people with intellectual disabilities
Public Release: 1-Sep-2015 Large numbers of people with intellectual disabilities are being inappropriately prescribed antipsychotic drugs, finds a new UCL study University College London Large numbers of people with intellectual disabilities in the UK are being inappropriately prescribed antipsychotic drugs,… Read More ›
Slave Labor Makes Purina Cat Food, Class Says
By MATT REYNOLDS LOS ANGELES (CN) – Nestle Purina profits from slave labor to make its Fancy Feast cat food with fish, consumers claim in a federal class action. The lawsuit cites a July 27 New York Times… Read More ›
Multiple System Atrophy ( Prion ) may be contagious, resembles Parkinson’s Disease– A danger to Clinicians
Public Release: 31-Aug-2015 New type of prion may cause, transmit neurodegeneration Multiple System Atrophy is described as first new human prion disease identified in 50 years University of California – San Francisco Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), a neurodegenerative disorder… Read More ›
Plastic in 99 percent of seabirds by 2050
Public Release: 31-Aug-2015 CSIRO Australia IMAGE: This is a red-footed booby on Christmas Island. Credit: CSIRO Researchers from CSIRO and Imperial College London have assessed how widespread the threat of plastic is for the world’s seabirds, including albatrosses, shearwaters and… Read More ›
Polio Vaccine caused virus mutation, created long term human spreaders
“ All iVDPV strains had mutations that reversed the attenuating features of the vaccine strain, and over time they also acquired a range of other mutations, many affecting the antigenic structure of the virus. All tested iVDPV samples were able… Read More ›
Antibiotic use linked to type 2 diabetes diagnosis
Public Release: 27-Aug-2015 Antibiotics may contribute to or serve as early signal of developing condition The Endocrine Society Washington, DC–People who developed Type 2 diabetes tended to take more antibiotics in the years leading up to the diagnosis than people… Read More ›
HIV particles do not cause AIDS, our own immune cells do
Public Release: 27-Aug-2015 The virus turns host immune cells into suicide machines, using them to spread the virus and cause the progression from HIV to AIDS Gladstone Institutes Researchers from the Gladstone Institutes have revealed that HIV does not cause… Read More ›
Soaking up carbon dioxide and turning it into valuable products
Public Release: 27-Aug-2015 Berkeley Lab researchers double down on a good thing by incorporating catalysts into crystalline sponges DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Caption Conceptual model shows how porphyrin COFs embedded in a cathode could be used to split carbon… Read More ›
How to better control Sheeple: Ban Cash says FT
Friday, 28 August 2015 The Financial Times has published an anonymous article which calls for the abolition of cash in order to give central banks and governments more power .Entitled The case for retiring another ‘barbarous relic’, the article… Read More ›
Coca-Cola Hires Scientists to Convince Us That Obesity and Diet Aren’t So Related
“There’s no ‘compelling evidence’ that fast food and sugary drinks are related to the poor state of American health, according to the group’s vice president.” The beverage giant has hired scientists to promote a message of exercise over diet,… Read More ›
Research demonstrates millions of plastic particles exist in cosmetic products
Public Release: 26-Aug-2015 University of Plymouth IMAGE: This image captured by an electron microscope shows polyethylene microbeads widely used in shower gel. Credit: Thompson/Bakir/Plymouth University Everyday cosmetic and cleaning products contain huge quantities of plastic particles, which are released to… Read More ›
Low-level arsenic exposure before birth associated with early puberty and obesity
Public Release: 26-Aug-2015 NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Caption Mice exposed to low-level arsenic in utero become obese adults. The control mouse, left, was not exposed to arsenic during embryonic development and is a normal weight. In comparison, mice… Read More ›
‘Targeted punishments’ against countries could tackle climate change
“ if you want to get a group of people to cooperate on something, you might arrange them on an imaginary line and declare that a person is liable to be punished if and only if the person to their… Read More ›
NIH Study on Omega-3 not being effective for cognitive decline was designed to fail
( Editors Note: Ralph Turchiano ) Before the media grabs this study as a legitimate study on cognitive decline, they need to look at the dosage used. 1 gram of Omega-3 fat a day ? If the study intervention is… Read More ›
Ants self-medicate
Public Release: 24-Aug-2015 University of Helsinki We humans have been using self-medication to cure the illnesses since the dawn of our species. There is some evidence that also other animals can exhibit this type of behavior, but the evidence has… Read More ›
Flu vaccine prevents .002 hospitalizations per 1000 elderly vaccinated on average
Public Release: 24-Aug-2015 Study backs flu vaccinations for elderly Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A new study of the records of millions of nursing home residents affirms the value of influenza vaccination among the elderly. The Brown University… Read More ›
Sick children infected with HIV and used as guinea pigs as NHS said chimps ‘too expensive’
SICK children were injected with “extraordinarily hazardous” blood products after officials ruled testing on chimpanzees was too expensive. By CAROLINE WHEELER PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sun, Aug 23, 2015 | UPDATED: 15:33, Sun, Aug 23, 2015 Colin and Jan Smith at… Read More ›
People with psychopathic traits are less likely to ‘catch’ a yawn than empathetic folks
Public Release: 20-Aug-2015 Baylor University People with psychopathic characteristics are less likely to be affected by “contagious yawning” than those who are empathetic, according to a Baylor University psychology study. Yawning after spotting someone else yawn is associated with empathy… Read More ›
Research reveals link between age and opinions about video games
Public Release: 19-Aug-2015 Study published in Computers and Human analyzes the opinions of 109 clinicians asking them whether video games are a problem for society Elsevier The older the clinician, the more likely they are to think playing video games… Read More ›
Counterfeiting improves fashion quality, new INFORMS Marketing Science study finds
Public Release: 19-Aug-2015 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Credit: University of British Columbia CATONSVILLE, MD, August 19, 2015 – Counterfeit products have the power to stimulate innovation in the fashion industry and benefit consumers, according to a… Read More ›
Healthy mood spreads through social contact, depression doesn’t
Public Release: 18-Aug-2015 University of Manchester But crucially having depressed friends does not make you more likely to become depressed yourself. In other words the results indicate that healthy mood spreads through social networks but depression does not. This is… Read More ›
On warmer Earth, most of Arctic may remove, not add, methane
Public Release: 17-Aug-2015 Princeton University In addition to melting icecaps and imperiled wildlife, a significant concern among scientists is that higher Arctic temperatures brought about by climate change could result in the release of massive amounts of carbon locked in… Read More ›
Study: 2 major US aquifers contaminated by natural uranium
Public Release: 17-Aug-2015 Naturally occurring uranium is being mobilized by farm-related pollution University of Nebraska-Lincoln The intensity of groundwater contamination via uranium (red) and nitrate (blue) is shown in two major aquifers and other sites through out the nation. UNL… Read More ›
Study reveals effects of chemoradiation in brains of glioblastoma patients
Public Release: 17-Aug-2015 Reduced grey matter volume and enlargement of ventricular space appear to be early and progressive Massachusetts General Hospital IMAGE:MR images taken before (left) and 28 weeks after (right) the initiation of chemoradiation treatment for glioblastoma show an… Read More ›
Japan raises eruption warning for volcano near nuclear plant
NATIONAL AUG. 16, 2015 – 06:00AM JST Japan’s weather agency on Saturday told thousands of residents of a city in Kyushu to prepare for a possible evacuation as it upgraded a volcanic eruption warning. Officials raised their alert to its… Read More ›
Nicotine-eating bacteria could one day help smokers kick the habit
Public Release: 12-Aug-2015 American Chemical Society Most people who smoke cigarettes know it’s bad for their health, but quitting is notoriously difficult. To make it easier, scientists are taking a brand-new approach. They are turning to bacteria that thrive on… Read More ›
Can Vaccines change how you feel?
Can Vaccines change how you feel? A quick review of three separate clinical studies, that used vaccines to induce behavior changes in healthy subjects. The original intent was to use vaccines to mimic disease like conditions in individuals. Since the… Read More ›
Chickenpox vaccination may double the incidence of shingles in the wider population
Public Release: 11-Aug-2015 eLife IMAGE: Re-exposure to chickenpox as adult, having experienced it as a child, boosts immunity to shingles for only two years. This contrasts to the 20 years previously thought. Credit: eLife Sciences Vaccinating one-year-olds against chickenpox could… Read More ›
Criminalization of Political Lies Overturned
By ZACK HUFFMAN BOSTON (CN) – Overturning a 70-year-old ban on false statements in campaign material, the highest court in Massachusetts said outlawing political tall tales chills free speech. Thursday’s ruling notes that using lies to sway an… Read More ›
‘Pure’ Huggies Diapers Are Toxic, Class Claims
By ADAM KLASFELD MANHATTAN (CN) – Marketed in a soft-green font and tree imagery, Huggies “pure & natural” diapers market themselves safe and environmentally sound, but they have a synthetic ingredient that can “strip skin of pigment,” a… Read More ›
Army Commander announces the escape of ISIS leaders from Anbar to Nineveh
By Abdelhak Mamoun – Aug 9, 2015 (IraqiNews.com) Anbar – The commander of the seventh division of the Iraqi army, Maj. Gen. Abdul-Zobaie Naumann, announced on Sunday the escape of dozens of Arab and foreign senior leaders from Anbar to… Read More ›
EMA to investigate HPV vaccine for severe side effects, complex regional pain syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
July 13, 2015 | By Eric Sagonowsky While the European Medicines Agency said it “does not question that the benefits of HPV vaccines outweigh their risks,” on Monday it announced a safety review of the shots that have thus far… Read More ›
Expect vaccines market to swell to $40B by 2020
July 16, 2015 | By Eric Sagonowsky Two recently-published market analyses paint a picture of a competitive but growing vaccines field through 2020, with the newest report from Tufts University stating the industry is on track to post $40… Read More ›
Billionaire Must Pay $640,000 to Artist
By PHILIP A. JANQUART LOS ANGELES (CN) – A federal judge rejected a billionaire developer’s challenge of a jury’s $640,000 verdict for having copies of a noted sculptor’s work made in China and putting them on public display. … Read More ›
Pesticides: More toxic than previously thought?
Public Release: 6-Aug-2015 Changes in personality of jumping spiders suggest effects of insecticide exposure may have been underestimated McGill University Credit: Crystal Ernst Insecticides that are sprayed in orchards and fields across North America may be more toxic to spiders… Read More ›
The uneasy, unbreakable link of money, medicine
Public Release: 3-Aug-2015 Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Even after centuries of earnest oaths and laws, the debate about whether money compromises medicine remains unresolved, observes Dr. Eli Adashi in a new paper in the AMA Journal of… Read More ›
Low levels of endocrine disruptors in the environment may cause sex reversal in female frogs
Public Release: 3-Aug-2015 Wiley Many studies have been conducted on the dangers of endocrine disrupting chemicals that mimic or block estrogen, the primary female hormone. Now new research shows that similar harm can be done by chemicals that affect male… Read More ›
Half of the most popular news on Twitter is not covered by traditional news media sources
Public Release: 31-Jul-2015 Carlos III University of Madrid The study, carried out by researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, the IMDEA Networks Institute and NEC Laboratories, has… Read More ›
Evolutionary war between microorganisms affecting human health, IU biologist says
Public Release: 30-Jul-2015 Indiana University IMAGE: Bashey-Visser’s research focuses on an insect-killing nematode in the genus Steinernema. Credit: Cole Beeler BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Health experts have warned for years that the overuse of antibiotics is creating “superbugs” able to resist… Read More ›
Prostate ‘organoid’ hints at how early BPA exposure may increase cancer risk
Public Release: 29-Jul-2015 University of Illinois at Chicago A first-of-its kind prostate ‘organoid’ grown from human embryonic stem cells has enabled researchers to show that exposure to bisphenol A, a chemical in many plastics, can cause overproduction of prostate stem… Read More ›
Journal article argues that charging people to participate in research is harmful
Public Release: 29-Jul-2015 Penn bioethicists call for end to ‘pay-to-play’ clinical research University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA – Charging people to participate in research studies is likely to undermine the fundamental ethical basis of clinical research, according… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 