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• Common painkillers triple harmful side effects in dementia

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 24, 2018

  Public Release: 24-Jul-2018 Commonly-prescribed opioid-based painkillers led to harmful side effects tripling in people with dementia University of Exeter Commonly-prescribed opioid-based painkillers led to harmful side effects tripling in people with dementia. Researchers from the University of Exeter, King’s College… Read More ›

• Empathetic dogs lend a helping paw

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 24, 2018

  Public Release: 24-Jul-2018   Study shows that dogs that remain calm and show empathy during their owner’s distress help out faster Springer Many dogs show empathy if their owner is in distress and will also try to help rescue them…. Read More ›

• Changes in bacterial mix linked to antibiotics increase risk for type 1 diabetes

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 24, 2018

  Public Release: 24-Jul-2018 NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine A single course of antibiotics early in childhood may increase risk for Type 1 diabetes. This is the finding of a study in mice led by researchers from NYU… Read More ›

• Yeast species used in food industry causes disease in humans

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 22, 2018

  Public Release: 19-Jul-2018 PLOS Caption A phylogenetic tree of strains was constructed from data from a filtered set of 150,306 SNP sites, using RRHS and Maximum Likelihood (see Methods). Branch supports represent pseudo-bootstrap values. Strains named in red are clinical… Read More ›

• Mobile phone radiation may affect memory performance in adolescents

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 22, 2018

  Public Release: 19-Jul-2018 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute The rapid evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT) goes along with an increase in exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) in our daily life. The most relevant exposure source to… Read More ›

• Most common shoulder operation is no more beneficial than placebo surgery

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 22, 2018

  Public Release: 19-Jul-2018 One of the most common surgical procedures in the Western world is probably unnecessary, suggests a new study University of Helsinki The Finnish Shoulder Impingement Arthroscopy Controlled Trial (FIMPACT) compared surgical treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome to… Read More ›

• Study: ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 22, 2018

  Public Release: 19-Jul-2018 Medication may also impair working memory, researchers at URI, Brown University report University of Rhode Island KINGSTON, R.I., July 19, 2018 — Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may fail… Read More ›

• People love to hate on do-gooders, especially at work

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 21, 2018

  Public Release: 20-Jul-2018 University of Guelph Sometimes, it doesn’t pay to be a do-gooder, according to a new University of Guelph study. Highly cooperative and generous people can attract hatred and social punishment, especially in competitive circumstances, the research found…. Read More ›

• Scientists reverse aging-associated skin wrinkles and hair loss in a mouse model

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 21, 2018

  Public Release: 20-Jul-2018 A gene mutation causes wrinkled skin and hair loss; turning off that mutation restores the mouse to normal appearance. University of Alabama at Birmingham BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Wrinkled skin and hair loss are hallmarks of aging. What… Read More ›

• Macular Degeneration risk reduced 60% by eating Oranges

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 18, 2018

  Macular Degeneration risk reduced 60% by eating Oranges The research showed that people who ate at least one serving of oranges every day had more than a 60% reduced risk of developing late macular degeneration 15 years later. Bamini Gopinath… Read More ›

• An underwater pokéball for capturing sea creatures

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 18, 2018

  Public Release: 18-Jul-2018 Folding polyhedron sampler enables easy capture and release of delicate marine organisms Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard The open ocean is the largest and least explored environment on Earth, estimated to hold up to… Read More ›

• Beef jerky and other processed meats associated with manic episodes

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 18, 2018

  Public Release: 18-Jul-2018   Johns Hopkins Medicine An analysis of more than 1,000 people with and without psychiatric disorders has shown that nitrates–chemicals used to cure meats such as beef jerky, salami, hot dogs and other processed meat snacks–may contribute… Read More ›

• Neurons can carry more than one signal at a time

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 18, 2018

  Public Release: 18-Jul-2018   Study sheds light on how the brain encodes complex information Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Back in the early days of telecommunications, engineers devised a clever way to send multiple telephone calls through a single wire… Read More ›

• A dozen new moons of Jupiter discovered, including one ‘oddball’

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 17, 2018

  Public Release: 17-Jul-2018 This brings Jupiter’s total number of known moons to a whopping 79 — the most of any planet in our solar system Washington, DC–Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found–11 “normal” outer moons, and one that… Read More ›

• How does the sun’s rotational cycle influence lightning activity on earth?

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 17, 2018

  Public Release: 17-Jul-2018 Researchers use records from the 1700s to find the answer Research Organization of Information and Systems IMAGE: This is the original copy of the Diary of Hirosaki Clan Government Office preserved at the Hirosaki City Library. Credit:… Read More ›

• Emotional robot lets you feel how it’s ‘feeling’

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 16, 2018

  Public Release: 16-Jul-2018 Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers have developed a prototype of a robot that can express “emotions” through changes in its outer surface. The robot’s skin covers a grid of texture units whose shapes change… Read More ›

• Being Outside, The Significant Effect on a variety of Health Conditions

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 11, 2018

  Being Outside, The Significant Effect on a variety of Health Conditions Being Outside, The Significant Effect on a variety of Health Conditions Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits — according to new… Read More ›

• Consumption of fast food linked with asthma and other allergic diseases

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 8, 2018

  Public Release: 5-Jul-2018 Wiley A new Respirology review and analysis of published studies reveals a link between fast food consumption and an increased likelihood of having asthma, wheeze, and several other allergic diseases such as pollen fever, eczema, and rhino-conjunctivitis…. Read More ›

• Amyloid beta protein protects brain from herpes infection by entrapping viral particles

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 8, 2018

  Public Release: 5-Jul-2018 Chronic viral infection could induce overproduction of Alzheimer’s-disease-associated protein and cause damaging inflammation Massachusetts General Hospital A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found the mechanism by which amyloid beta (A-beta) – the protein deposited into plaques… Read More ›

• Brain dreams and processes words during anesthesia

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 5, 2018

  Brain dreams and processes words during anesthesia Brain dreams and processes words during anesthesia All in all, the findings indicate that consciousness is not necessarily fully lost during anesthesia, even though the person is no longer reacting to their environment…. Read More ›

• Anticonvulsant drugs ineffective for low back pain and can cause harm, despite increased prescribing

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 4, 2018

  Public Release: 3-Jul-2018 Canadian Medical Association Journal Anticonvulsant drugs are increasingly being used to treat low back pain, but a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) finds they are ineffective and can have adverse effects. “Clinically, the prescription… Read More ›

• Exposure to paint, varnish, other solvents linked to increased risk of MS

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 4, 2018

  Public Release: 3-Jul-2018 American Academy of Neurology MINNEAPOLIS – People who have been exposed to paint, varnish and other solvents and who also carry genes that make them more susceptible to developing multiple sclerosis (MS) may be at much greater… Read More ›

• Consciousness is partly preserved during general anesthesia

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 4, 2018

  Public Release: 3-Jul-2018 University of Turku When people are administered an anaesthetic, they seem to lose consciousness – or at least they stop reacting to their environment. But is consciousness lost fully during anaesthesia or does consciousness persist in the… Read More ›

• ‘Cataclysmic’ collision shaped Uranus’ evolution

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 2, 2018

  PUBLIC RELEASE: 2-JUL-2018 DURHAM UNIVERSITY Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the size of Earth that caused the planet to tilt and could explain its freezing temperatures, according to new research. Astronomers at Durham University, UK, led… Read More ›

• Vitamin B12 identified As An Effective Canker Sore Therapy

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 30, 2018

  Vitamin B12 identified As An Effective Canker Sore Therapy Vitamin B12 identified As An Effective Canker Sore Therapy The researchers tested the effect of vitamin B12 on 58 randomly selected RAS patients who received either a dose of 1,000 mcg… Read More ›

• More clues that Earth-like exoplanets are indeed Earth-like

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 29, 2018

  Public Release: 28-Jun-2018   Research into spin dynamics suggests they have regular seasons and stable climates Georgia Institute of Technology IMAGE: The artist’s depiction of Kepler-186f. Credit: Image credit: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle A new study from the Georgia Institute of… Read More ›

• Resveratrol may protect against a mutant protein found in half of all malignant tumors

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 27, 2018

  Resveratrol may protect against a mutant protein found in half of all malignant tumors   Resveratrol may protect against a mutant protein found in half of all malignant tumors A Brazilian study shows the action of resveratrol on the inhibition… Read More ›

• Mandatory labels reduce GMO food fears

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 27, 2018

  Public Release: 27-Jun-2018   Consumer attitudes toward genetically modified food improved by 19 percent after mandatory labeling in Vermont, compared to the rest of the US University of Vermont As the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares guidelines for labeling products… Read More ›

• Why bacteria survive in space — UH biologists discover clues

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 27, 2018

  Public Release: 27-Jun-2018 Hardy organisms threaten interplanetary contamination University of Houston In professor George Fox’s lab at the University of Houston, scientists are studying Earth germs that could be contaminating other planets. Despite extreme decontamination efforts, bacterial spores from Earth… Read More ›

• Antidepressants may increase risk of death by 20 percent for those COPD

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 26, 2018

  Public Release: 26-Jun-2018   Serotonergic antidepressants increase respiratory-related adverse events for those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, study suggests St. Michael’s Hospital TORONTO, June 26, 2018 – Antidepressant use in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with… Read More ›

• Probiotics can protect the skeletons of older women

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 23, 2018

  Probiotics can protect the skeletons of older women Among older women who received probiotics, bone loss was halved compared to women who received only a placebo. The research opens the door to a new way to prevent fractures among the… Read More ›

• New study suggests viral connection to Alzheimer’s disease

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 22, 2018

  PUBLIC RELEASE: 21-JUN-2018   ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY CAPTION HHV 6A and 7 are common herpesviruses to which most are exposed as children. The two viruses were detected in higher abundance in brains with Alzheimer’s disease and their activity appears related… Read More ›

• Exposure to fracking chemicals and wastewater spurs fat cell development

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 22, 2018

  PUBLIC RELEASE: 21-JUN-2018   Researchers saw increases in the size and number of fat cells in laboratory models following exposure, even at diluted concentrations. DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, N.C. – Exposure to fracking chemicals and wastewater promotes fat cell development, or… Read More ›

• Democracy in decline for one-third of the world

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 22, 2018

  PUBLIC RELEASE: 20-JUN-2018   TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP 2.6 billion people – a third of the world’s population – live in countries where democracy is in retreat, according to a new study based on the largest dataset on democracy, published… Read More ›

• Dogs understand what’s written all over your face

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 22, 2018

  PUBLIC RELEASE: 20-JUN-2018 New research shows that dogs use different parts of their brains to process negative and positive emotions cued by human facial expressions SPRINGER Dogs are capable of understanding the emotions behind an expression on a human face…. Read More ›

• Possible link found between diabetes and common white pigment

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 22, 2018

  Public Release: 20-Jun-2018   University of Texas at Austin In a pilot study by a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, crystalline particles of titanium dioxide — the most common white pigment in everyday products ranging… Read More ›

• Green tea molecule could prevent heart attacks

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 20, 2018

  Green tea molecule could prevent heart attacks Green tea molecule could prevent heart attacks Scientists have discovered that a compound found in green tea, currently being studied for its ability to reduce amyloid plaques in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease,… Read More ›

• Liberals do drink more lattes, but maybe not for the reasons you think

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 19, 2018

  Public Release: 19-Jun-2018 New research indicates that liberals drink more lattes because they are more open to globalization than conservatives are. University of Pennsylvania The term “latte liberal” has been a popular way to disparage American progressives as uppity and… Read More ›

• Why being left-handed matters for mental health treatment

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 18, 2018

  Public Release: 18-Jun-2018 Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. – Treatment for the most common mental health problems could be ineffective or even detrimental to about 50 percent of the population, according to a radical new model of emotion in the brain…. Read More ›

• BPA can induce multigenerational effects on ability to communicate

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 18, 2018

  Public Release: 18-Jun-2018 Findings could shed light on human health concerns and autism University of Missouri-Columbia Past studies have shown that biparental care of offspring can be affected negatively when females and males are exposed to bisphenol A (BPA); however,… Read More ›

• High Vitamin D Levels associated with an 82% reduction in Breast Cancer Incidence

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 16, 2018

  High Vitamin D Levels associated with an 82% reduction in Breast Cancer Incidence High Vitamin D Levels associated with an 82% reduction in Breast Cancer Incidence “We found that participants with blood levels of 25(OH)D that were above 60 ng/ml… Read More ›

• TNT could be headed for retirement after 116 years on the job

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 15, 2018

  Public Release: 14-Jun-2018 Los Alamos National Laboratory and the US Army working on a replacement for toxic TNT DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory IMAGE: Oxadiazole has a calculated detonation pressure 50 percent higher than that of TNT. Credit: LANL LOS ALAMOS,… Read More ›

• Computer program looks five minutes into the future

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 15, 2018

  Public Release: 13-Jun-2018 Software developed at the University of Bonn can accurately predict future actions University of Bonn IMAGE: This is Prof. Jürgen Gall (right) and Yazan Abu Farha from the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Bonn…. Read More ›

• Lentils significantly reduce blood glucose levels

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 13, 2018

  Lentils significantly reduce blood glucose levels Lentils significantly reduce blood glucose levels Replacing half a serving of rice with lentils caused blood glucose to drop by up to 20 per cent. Replacing potatoes with lentils led to a 35-per-cent drop…. Read More ›

• One-third of US adults may unknowingly use medications that can cause depression

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 12, 2018

  Public Release: 12-Jun-2018   Polypharmacy on the rise University of Illinois at Chicago IMAGE: This is Dima Qato. Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine A new study from University of Illinois at Chicago researchers suggests that more than one-third of U.S. adults may… Read More ›

• How much exercise is needed to help improve thinking skills?

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 9, 2018

  How much exercise is needed to help improve thinking skills? The review included 98 randomized, controlled trials with a total of 11,061 participants with an average age of 73. Of the total participants, 59 percent were categorized as healthy adults,… Read More ›

• The burglary microbiome project

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 8, 2018

  Public Release: 8-Jun-2018   American Society for Microbiology June 8, 2018 – Atlanta, GA – Researchers have demonstrated that microbial signatures, the unique microbial make-up of each individual, from the built environment can identify persons involved in crimes occurring in… Read More ›

• Dolphins deliberately killed for use as bait in global fisheries

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 8, 2018

  Public Release: 7-Jun-2018   The harvest of aquatic mammals for bait is widespread globally, but most common in Latin America and Asia Frontiers Important new research released ahead of World Oceans Day exposes the widespread practice of killing aquatic mammals… Read More ›

• Lung Function Decline Dramatically Slowed with a Flavonoid

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 6, 2018

    Lung Function Decline Dramatically Slowed with a Flavonoid Lung Function Decline Dramatically Slowed with a Flavonoid Previous research has shown that the plant-produced chemicals known as flavonoids have beneficial antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Anthocyanins, the type of flavonoid investigated… Read More ›

• Millions could have incorrect statin, aspirin and blood pressure prescriptions

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 4, 2018

  Public Release: 4-Jun-2018 Stanford Medicine More than 11 million Americans may have incorrect prescriptions for aspirin, statins and blood pressure medications, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Their findings are based on… Read More ›

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