Engineering Evil

Public Release: 23-Jul-2015 Harvard School of Public Health Boston, MA — More than 70% of pollen and honey samples collected from foraging bees in Massachusetts contain at least one neonicotinoid, a class of pesticide that has been implicated in Colony… Read More ›

Chemotherapy nothing but harmful to terminal patients

Public Release: 23-Jul-2015 Chemotherapy and quality of life at the end of life The JAMA Network Journals Chemotherapy for patients with end-stage cancer was associated with worse quality of life near death for patients with a good ability to still… Read More ›

Synthetic coral could remove toxic heavy metals from the ocean

Public Release: 23-Jul-2015 New material mimics the structure of coral, a natural adsorbent of heavy metals Elsevier Amsterdam, July 23, 2015 – A new material that mimics coral could help remove toxic heavy metals like mercury from the ocean, according… Read More ›

Soybean oil causes more obesity than coconut oil and fructose

Public Release: 22-Jul-2015 UC Riverside scientists found mice on high soybean oil diet showed increased levels of weight gain and diabetes compared to mice on a high fructose diet or high coconut oil diet University of California – Riverside IMAGE:… Read More ›

Researchers discover how to cut worrying levels of arsenic

Public Release: 22-Jul-2015 Queen’s University Belfast, UK, researchers discover how to cut worrying levels of arsenic Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast, UK, have made a breakthrough in discovering how to lower worrying levels of arsenic in rice that is eaten… Read More ›

Almost 9 in 10 medical guideline creators have a Conflict of Interest

Public Release: 22-Jul-2015 Guidelines: Authors’ conflicts of interest should lead to consequences Deutsches Aerzteblatt International A guideline–recommendations on diagnosing and treating a particular disorder–aims to present the best possible treatment for patients. However, when guidelines are compiled their authors often… Read More ›

New source of lead in drinking water identified: Galvanized steel pipe coatings

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, July 22, 2015–When unsafe levels of lead are found in drinking water, the culprit has typically been lead pipes or lead-containing brass and bronze fittings, but in a new study… Read More ›

Doctors and medical students in India should stop wearing white coats

By Ralph Turchiano on July 21, 2015

Public Release: 21-Jul-2015 They harbor infection and should be banned, argues doctor BMJ Doctors and medical students in India should stop wearing white coats, argues a doctor in The BMJ this week. Edmond Fernandes, a postgraduate at Yenepoya Medical College… Read More ›

Antibiotic exposure could increase the risk of juvenile arthritis

Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Findings may offer another reason to judiciously prescribe antibiotics to children Rutgers University Taking antibiotics may increase the risk that a child will develop juvenile arthritis, according to a study from Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania and… Read More ›

Study finds autism, ADHD run high in children of chemically intolerant mothers

Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Mothers with chemical intolerances are 2-3 times more likely than other women to have a child with autism or ADHD, according to a new study by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio University… Read More ›

How music alters the teenage brain

Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Music training initiated during high school might hone brain development Northwestern University Music enhances the teenage brain’s response to sound; sharpens language skills Band class had larger effect on brain than fitness-based ROTC training Results highlight music’s… Read More ›

Research investigates whether solar events could trigger birth defects on Earth

Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 University of Kansas LAWRENCE — Studies find airplane crews at high altitude are exposed to potentially harmful levels of radiation from cosmic rays. “Neutrons which don’t reach the ground do reach airline altitude,” said Adrian Melott, professor… Read More ›

The New York Times can predict your future weight

Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Future obesity is predicted by today’s trending food stories Cornell Food & Brand Lab IMAGE: What you’re reading now secretly tells you whether your country will be skinnier or fatter in three years. After analyzing 50 years… Read More ›

ISIS Camp a Few Miles from Texas, Mexican Authorities Confirm

By Ralph Turchiano on July 19, 2015 • ( 1 )

Editors Note: ( Ralph Turchiano ) Requested Re-Post APRIL 14, 2015 ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a… Read More ›

Physicians testified for tobacco companies against plaintiffs with cancer, Stanford study finds

By Ralph Turchiano on July 18, 2015 • ( 1 )

Public Release: 17-Jul-2015 Stanford University Medical Center Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, a small group of otolaryngologists have repeatedly testified, on behalf of the tobacco industry, that heavy smoking did not cause the cancer in cases of dying patients… Read More ›

U of M study explains why hemp and marijuana are different

By Ralph Turchiano on July 18, 2015

Public Release: 17-Jul-2015 University of Minnesota Genetic differences between hemp and marijuana determine whether Cannabis plants have the potential for psychoactivity, a new study by University of Minnesota scientists shows. “Given the diversity of cultivated forms of Cannabis, we wanted… Read More ›

New Ice Age may begin by 2030

By Ralph Turchiano on July 18, 2015

Public Release: 16-Jul-2015 Researcher from the Lomonosov Moscow State University and her colleagues showed that the new Little Ice Age is coming Lomonosov Moscow State University IMAGE: This image of the sun was taken by NASA Solar Dynamics Observations mission… Read More ›

Flight MH17 first rebels on scene make a bizarre accusation

By Ralph Turchiano on July 17, 2015

Editors Note: (Ralph Turchiano) Out of all the theories and accusations that come from the downing of flight MH17 over the Ukraine, the one of paratroopers is the most bizarre. It can also indicate the possibility of another plane involved…. Read More ›

The sleep-deprived brain can mistake friends for foes

By Ralph Turchiano on July 16, 2015 • ( 1 )

Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 If you can’t tell a smile from a scowl, you’re probably not getting enough sleep University of California – Berkeley If you can’t tell a smile from a scowl, you’re probably not getting enough sleep. A new… Read More ›

Time spent on smartphone and GPS location sensor data detect depression

By Ralph Turchiano on July 16, 2015 • ( 1 )

Public Release: 15-Jul-2015 Your phone knows if you’re depressed Northwestern University CHICAGO — You can fake a smile, but your phone knows the truth. Depression can be detected from your smartphone sensor data by tracking the number of minutes you… Read More ›

How PTSD can be made worse with Anxiety Med’s

By Ralph Turchiano on July 16, 2015 • ( 1 )

How PTSD can be made worse with Anxiety Med’s From a personal note, I have seen to many veterans as well as the general public with PTSD given very questionable medications with inadequate psychiatric therapy. Even worse some are still… Read More ›

Memory-loss man case ‘like nothing we have ever seen before’

Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 University of Leicester clinical psychologist publishes study of astonishing case of man left with 90 minute memory and feeling that it is the same day every day University of Leicester University of Leicester psychologist describes unique case… Read More ›

Antidepressant trials exclude most ‘real world’ patients with depression

Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 Wolters Kluwer Health July 14, 2015 – More than 80 percent of people with depression in the general population aren’t eligible for clinical trials of antidepressant drugs, according to a study in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice…. Read More ›

Benzodiazepines not recommended for patients with PTSD or recent trauma

Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 Wolters Kluwer Health July 14, 2015 – Benzodiazepine drugs are widely used in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but available evidence suggests that they are not effective–and may even be harmful, concludes a systematic review and… Read More ›

Continued destruction of Earth’s plant life places humans in jeopardy, says UGA research

Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 University of Georgia Athens, Ga. – Unless humans slow the destruction of Earth’s declining supply of plant life, civilization like it is now may become completely unsustainable, according to a paper published recently by University of Georgia… Read More ›

Formaldehyde exposure may raise the risk of ALS

By Ralph Turchiano on July 13, 2015 • ( 1 )

Public Release: 13-Jul-2015 Funeral directors may be at heightened risk of progressive neurodegenerative disease Link with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may be formaldehyde in embalming fluid Funeral directors, who prepare bodies for burial, may be at heightened risk of the neurodegenerative… Read More ›

Space scientist fears return of ‘mini ice age’

By Ralph Turchiano on July 11, 2015

Editors Note: (Ralph Turchiano) A requested posting The author has posted comments on this articleTNN | Jan 21, 2015, 12.56AM IST NASHIK: The fewer sunspot activities on the Sun witnessed since the last two solar cycles might lead to a… Read More ›

Background Check Flaw Allowed Roof to Buy Gun

By Ralph Turchiano on July 10, 2015 • ( 1 )

“a flaw in the national background check system allowed the alleged murderer of nine in a Charleston, S.C. church to buy a gun “ By DAN MCCUE (CN) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday said a flaw… Read More ›

Major oil companies, including Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell conspired to create false gasoline shortages in Southern California….?

By Ralph Turchiano on July 10, 2015 • ( 2 )

Price-Gouging Conspiracy in SoCal Oil Crunch, Class Says SAN DIEGO (CN) – Major oil companies, including Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell conspired to create false gasoline shortages in Southern California and gouge prices, an Escondido gas station claims in an… Read More ›

Measles and mumps infections were associated with decreased risks of mortality from cardiovascular disease.

By Ralph Turchiano on July 10, 2015

Association of measles and mumps with cardiovascular disease: The Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) study Highlights •This is the first study to prospectively investigate the positive impact of infections on cardiovascular disease. •Measles and mumps infections were associated with decreased… Read More ›

Mammography benefits overestimated

By Ralph Turchiano on July 7, 2015

Public Release: 7-Jul-2015 King’s College London An in-depth review of randomised trials on screening for breast, colorectal, cervical, prostate and lung cancers, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, shows that the benefits of mammographic screening are… Read More ›

Omnidirectional free space wireless charging developed

By Ralph Turchiano on July 7, 2015

Public Release: 7-Jul-2015 The simultaneous charging of multiple mobile devices at 0.5 meter away from the power source is now possible under the international electromagnetic field guidelines The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon, Republic of Korea,… Read More ›

Ukraine proposes 12 Year Jail Sentence for using the word "Russia"

By Ralph Turchiano on July 7, 2015 • ( 1 )

Tuesday, 07 July 2015 A Ukrainian politician proposed to ban the use of the words “Russia” and “Rus” in Ukraine to refer to the present territory of the Russian Federation. Oh pardon, I meant that country in northern Eurasia… Read More ›

Reasons to avoid weekend surgery

By Ralph Turchiano on July 6, 2015

Public Release: 6-Jul-2015 Heightened hospital weekend death risk common in several developed countries Not just a problem for hospitals in England; also evident in Australia, USA, and The Netherlands BMJ The heightened risk of death after admission to hospital at… Read More ›

Atherosclerosis : Medical Industry may be completely wrong

By Ralph Turchiano on July 6, 2015 • ( 1 )

Public Release: 6-Jul-2015 Fundamental beliefs about atherosclerosis overturned Complications of artery-hardening condition are No. 1 killer worldwide University of Virginia Health System Doctors’ efforts to battle the dangerous atherosclerotic plaques that build up in our arteries and cause heart attacks… Read More ›

Link found between autoimmune diseases, medications, and a dangerous heartbeat condition

By Ralph Turchiano on July 6, 2015 • ( 1 )

Public Release: 6-Jul-2015 Screening and counseling recommended to decrease risk of life-threatening arrhythmias SUNY Downstate Medical Center Mohamed Boutjdir, PhD, professor of medicine, cell biology, and physiology and pharmacology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has led a study with international… Read More ›

‘Map Of Life’ predicts ET. (So where is he?)

By Ralph Turchiano on July 5, 2015

July 2, 2015 Extra-terrestrials that resemble humans should have evolved on other, Earth-like planets, making it increasingly paradoxical that we still appear to be alone in the universe, the author of a new study on convergent evolution has claimed. The… Read More ›

Statins linked to lower aggression in men, but higher in women

“One early hypothesis was that lower levels of cholesterol may reduce brain serotonin. (The connection between low brain serotonin activity and violence has been viewed as one of the most consistent findings in biological psychiatry.) “ Public Release: 1-Jul-2015… Read More ›

How H1N1 and the Pandremix vaccine might cause narcolepsy

Public Release: 1-Jul-2015 Stanford study: Immune response to a flu protein yields new insights into narcolepsy Stanford University Medical Center An international team of researchers has found some of the first solid evidence that narcolepsy may be a so-called “hit-and-run”… Read More ›

70 percent of college students stressed about finances

Public Release: 1-Jul-2015 National survey finds students optimistic, despite debt and stress Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – Seven out of 10 college students feel stressed about their personal finances, according to a new national survey. Nearly 60 percent said… Read More ›

Commonly prescribed drugs affect decisions to harm oneself and others