Engineering Evil

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• Unplanned Fox News viewing influences likelihood of voting for Republican presidential candidates

  By Ralph Turchiano on September 5, 2017

  Public Release: 5-Sep-2017   Emory Health Sciences Channel surfing voters who stumble across Fox News first in their cable news channel lineup are more likely to vote for a Republican presidential candidate, according to a new study in the American… Read More ›

• Brain operates in up to 11 dimensions

  By Ralph Turchiano on September 4, 2017

  

  Brain operates in up to 11 dimensions Brain operates in up to 11 dimensions from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. We review the recent research ” Blue Brain team discovers a multi-dimensional universe in brain networks–Up to 11 Dimensions… Read More ›

• Black holes may have punctured darkened galaxies, allowing light to escape

  By Ralph Turchiano on September 4, 2017

  Public Release: 30-Aug-2017 Researchers propose how the universe became filled with light   University of Iowa Soon after the Big Bang, the universe went completely dark. The intense, seminal event that created the cosmos churned up so much hot, thick… Read More ›

• Class Claims Amazon Sold Shoddy Eclipse Glasses, Partially Blinding Them

  By Ralph Turchiano on September 1, 2017

  ELLEN ROBINSON August 31, 2017 The moon almost eclipses the sun during a near total solar eclipse as seen from Salem, Ore. on Aug. 21. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) CHARLESTON, S.C. (CN) — In a federal class action,  two South Carolinians… Read More ›

• Antidepressants found in fish brains in Great Lakes region

  By Ralph Turchiano on September 1, 2017

  Public Release: 31-Aug-2017   The drugs enter rivers and lakes from treatment plants and sewage overflows, threatening aquatic life, scientists say University at Buffalo   BUFFALO, N.Y. — Human antidepressants are building up in the brains of bass, walleye and… Read More ›

• Omega-3’s shown to reduce the risk of cardiac death by 29.1%

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 30, 2017

  

  Omega-3’s shown to reduce the risk of cardiac death by 29.1% Omega-3’s shown to reduce the risk of cardiac death by 29.1% from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. We review the publicly cited research ” Omega-3 intake reduces cardiac… Read More ›

• Research on the meaning of ancient geometric earthworks in southwestern Amazonia

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 30, 2017

  PUBLIC RELEASE: 30-AUG-2017   UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   IMAGE: SÁ AND SEU CHIQUINHO SITES FEATURING CIRCULAR, SQUARE, AND U-SHAPED EARTHWORKS. CREDIT: PHOTOGRAPHER: SANNA SAUNALUOMA Researchers examine pre-colonial geometric earthworks in the southwestern Amazonia from the point of view of indigenous… Read More ›

• Monkeys with Parkinson’s disease benefit from human stem cells

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 30, 2017

  Public Release: 30-Aug-2017   Transplantation of neurons made from induced pluripotent stem cells show long-term benefit in monkeys with Parkinson’s disease Center for iPS Cell Research and Application – Kyoto University IMAGE: Monkeys show reduced Parkinsonian symptoms following a donor-matched… Read More ›

• Vitamin C Hydrocortisone Thiamine Combo A Breakthrough for Septic Shock and Sepsis

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 28, 2017

  

  Vitamin C Hydrocortisone Thiamine Combo A Breakthrough for Septic Shock and Sepsis from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Vitamin C Hydrocortisone Thiamine Combo A Breakthrough for Septic Shock and Sepsis We review the study ” Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and… Read More ›

• Mathematical mystery of ancient Babylonian clay tablet solved

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 26, 2017

  Public Release: 24-Aug-2017   University of New South Wales   IMAGE: The 3,700-year-old Babylonian tablet Plimpton 322 at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University in New York. Credit: UNSW/Andrew Kelly UNSW Sydney scientists have discovered the purpose… Read More ›

• Attacks on Americans in Cuba are calling attention to how inaudible sound waves can alter moods and perceptions- The Atlantic

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 24, 2017

  What Are Sound Weapons?   Earlier this month the U.S. State Department disclosed that several Havana-based diplomats have experienced “incidents which have caused a variety of physical symptoms.” Secretary Rex Tillerson said the incidents began last fall, calling them “health… Read More ›

• US diplomats in Cuba suffered brain injury in sonic attack | Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 24, 2017

  US diplomats in Cuba have suffered traumatic brain injuries and nerve damage in ‘covert sonic attack’ on their homes US diplomats, who were living in housing owned and maintained by the Cuban government, began suffering unexplained losses of hearing in… Read More ›

• How Walnuts help control appetite

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 23, 2017

  

  How Walnuts help control appetite from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. We review the recent public cited research ” In a nutshell: Walnuts activate brain region involved in appetite control ” in how walnuts may help reduce appetite and… Read More ›

• Cyborg bacteria outperform plants when turning sunlight into useful compounds (video)

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 22, 2017

  Public Release: 22-Aug-2017   American Chemical Society IMAGE: Artist’s rendering of bioreactor (left) loaded with bacteria decorated with cadmium sulfide, light-absorbing nanocrystals (middle) to convert light, water and carbon dioxide into useful chemicals (right). Credit: Kelsey K. Sakimoto WASHINGTON, Aug…. Read More ›

• Common antiseptic ingredients de-energize cells and impair hormone response

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 22, 2017

  Public Release: 22-Aug-2017   Some disinfectants inhibit cell energy and alter reproduction University of California – Davis A new in-vitro study by University of California, Davis, researchers indicates that quaternary ammonium compounds, or “quats,” used as antimicrobial agents in common… Read More ›

• Medicaid patients continue high prescription opioid use after overdose

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 22, 2017

  Public Release: 22-Aug-2017   The JAMA Network Journals   Despite receiving medical attention for an overdose, patients in Pennsylvania Medicaid continued to have persistently high prescription opioid use, with only slight increases in use of medication-assisted treatment, according to a… Read More ›

• Virus reprograms ocean plankton

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 22, 2017

  Public Release: 21-Aug-2017 University of Exeter A virus which infects ocean plankton can reprogramme cells and change the way they absorb nutrients – potentially changing how carbon is stored in the ocean, new research shows. Scientists from the University of… Read More ›

• Low Vitamin D associated with a 12 fold increase in heart failure

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 21, 2017

  

  Low Vitamin D associated with a 12 fold increase in heart failure from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. We review the research ” Association between vitamin D deficiency and heart failure risk in the elderly ” in which they… Read More ›

• Mystery surrounds the missing ingredients of the smallpox vaccine

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 19, 2017

  Public Release: 18-Aug-2017 Seeking the secret ingredient in the original smallpox vaccine Publicase Comunicação Científica Smallpox is an infectious disease caused by variola virus that has killed millions of people over the centuries. The disease is characterized by the growth… Read More ›

• High dose Vitamin C may encourage blood cancer stem cells to die

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 18, 2017

  Public Release: 17-Aug-2017 NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine Credit: NYU Langone Health Vitamin C may “tell” faulty stem cells in the bone marrow to mature and die normally, instead of multiplying to cause blood cancers. This is… Read More ›

• Poisonings went hand in hand with the drinking water in Pompeii

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 18, 2017

  Public Release: 17-Aug-2017   University of Southern Denmark   IMAGE: The lead pipe sample is being analyzed at University of Southern Denmark. Credit: SDU The ancient Romans were famous for their advanced water supply. But the drinking water in the… Read More ›

• Antibiotics found to weaken body’s ability to fight off disease

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 18, 2017

  Public Release: 17-Aug-2017 University of Virginia Health System   Caption Bill Petri, MD, PhD, of the University of Virginia Health System, and his colleagues at UVA and the icddr,b have determined that antibiotics can weaken the body’s ability to fight… Read More ›

• Heavily used pesticide linked to breathing problems in farmworkers’ children

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 18, 2017

  Public Release: 16-Aug-2017   University of California – Berkeley   Elemental sulfur, the most heavily-used pesticide in California, may harm the respiratory health of children living near farms that use the pesticide, according to new research led by UC Berkeley…. Read More ›

• Thousands of Mexicans march to scrap NAFTA, as government fights to save it

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 16, 2017

  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – While Mexican government negotiators fought tooth and nail to save the North American Free Trade Agreement during talks in Washington, thousands of Mexican farmers and workers took to the streets on Wednesday demanding the deal be… Read More ›

• Chaparral maybe effective against Giardia and other parasites

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 16, 2017

  

  Chaparral maybe effective against Giardia and other parasites from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Chaparral maybe effective against Giardia and other parasites We review the recent public cited research “Compounds in desert creosote bush could treat giardia and ‘brain-eating’… Read More ›

• Follow the Bitcoin to find victims of human trafficking

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 16, 2017

  Public Release: 16-Aug-2017   New machine learning algorithms will trace authors of exploitative advertising NYU Tandon School of Engineering BROOKLYN, New York – A team of university researchers has devised the first automated techniques to identify ads potentially tied to… Read More ›

• Electronic devices can be covertly turned into active sonar devices to monitor you and others even through walls

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 16, 2017

  Public Release: 16-Aug-2017 Computer scientists use music to covertly track body movements, activity University of Washington   Caption Left-to-right: UW professor of computer science and engineering Tadayoshi Kohno, UW doctoral student Rajalakshmi Nandakumar and UW associate professor of computer science… Read More ›

• Heavily-used pesticide linked to breathing problems in farmworkers’ children

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 16, 2017

  Public Release: 16-Aug-2017   University of California – Berkeley   Elemental sulfur, the most heavily-used pesticide in California, may harm the respiratory health of children living near farms that use the pesticide, according to new research led by UC Berkeley…. Read More ›

• ‘Accelerated approval’ drugs: How well are they studied?

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 16, 2017

    Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) evaluate the features of pre-approval and post-approval clinical trials of drugs granted accelerated approval by the FDA Brigham and Women’s Hospital When an… Read More ›

• Neonics put bumblebees at risk of extinction by hindering colony formation, study reveals

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 15, 2017

  Public Release: 14-Aug-2017   University of Guelph professor discovered that exposure to thiamethoxam reduces the chances of a bumblebee queen starting a new colony by more than a quarter University of Guelph Bumblebees are less able to start colonies when… Read More ›

• Nano tech device heals organs with a single touch

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 14, 2017

  

  Nano tech device heals organs with a single touch from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. We review the recent public cited research ” Breakthrough device heals organs with a single touch ” in regard to the technology, known as… Read More ›

• On the darknet, drug buyers aren’t looking for bargains

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 13, 2017

  Public Release: 12-Aug-2017   Trust is vital on drug-dealing sites, and key to disrupting them Ohio State University MONTREAL – When drug users go online for the first time to buy opioids, they aren’t looking for the widest selection or… Read More ›

• Researchers use CRISPR to manipulate social behavior in ants

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 13, 2017

  Public Release: 10-Aug-2017   Cell Press   IMAGE: This photograph shows Ooceraea biroi workers tagged with color dots for individual behavioral tracking. Credit: Daniel Kronauer The Rockefeller University The gene-editing technology called CRISPR has revolutionized the way that the function… Read More ›

• Researchers advise caution about recent US advice on aggressively lowering blood pressure

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 13, 2017

  Public Release: 9-Aug-2017   New research suggests the benefit of aggressively lowering blood pressure in older people, as per major US SPRINT trial, should be balanced against the increased the risk of associated falls and blackouts as otherwise it may… Read More ›

• Exposure to antimicrobials during development may cause irreversible outcomes

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 13, 2017

  Public Release: 9-Aug-2017   DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have discovered that exposure to environmental levels of triclocarban (TCC), an antibacterial chemical common in personal care products like soaps and lotions as well as in… Read More ›

• 4 food chemicals that can keep you hungry and lethargic – Recent study review

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 9, 2017

  

  4 food chemicals that can keep you hungry and lethargic – Recent study review from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. We review two recent citations in regard to High Fructose Corn Syrup, Butylhydroxytoluene, Perfluorooctanoic acid, and Tributyltin and how… Read More ›

• Colorectal cancer death rates rising in people under 55

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 8, 2017

  Public Release: 8-Aug-2017   Rise confined to white population American Cancer Society ATLANTA -August 8, 2017- A new report finds that colorectal cancer mortality rates have increased in adults under 55 since the mid-2000s after falling for decades, strengthening evidence… Read More ›

• Bush and Obama’s gifts to Trump: More war-making powers

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 8, 2017

  Public Release: 8-Aug-2017   University of Waterloo Thanks to the military interventions by the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, the former presidents have effectively expanded executive authority for Donald Trump to go to war, a study from the… Read More ›

• Breakthrough device heals organs with a single touch

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 8, 2017

  Public Release: 7-Aug-2017 Device instantly delivers new DNA or RNA into living skin cells to change their function Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Ohio State’s College of Engineering have… Read More ›

• How a chemo drug can help cancer spread from the breast to the lungs

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 8, 2017

  Public Release: 7-Aug-2017   Mouse study helps explain the paradoxical pro-cancer effects of paclitaxel Ohio State University   COLUMBUS, Ohio -The very same treatment that thwarts breast cancer has a dark side — it can fuel the spread of the… Read More ›

• Astronauts to bring asteroid back into lunar orbit

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 8, 2017

  Public Release: 7-Aug-2017   Italian Space Agency presents plans to develop a robotic solar-powered spacecraft capable of displacing a near-Earth asteroid towards lunar orbit for ease of study Springer   Future space exploration aims to fly further from Earth than… Read More ›

• Pro-vaccine messages are having the opposite effect

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 8, 2017

  Public Release: 7-Aug-2017 Pro-vaccine messages can boost belief in MMR myths, study shows University of Edinburgh Current strategies for correcting misinformation about the dangers of vaccinations have the opposite effect and reinforce ill-founded beliefs, a study suggests. Presenting scientific facts… Read More ›

• Overweight children and adults get significantly healthier and quickly with less high-fructose corn syrup

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 8, 2017 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 7-Aug-2017 Overweight children and adults get significantly healthier and quickly with less sugar Research in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association suggests cutting fructose quickly improves metabolic function American Osteopathic Association CHICAGO, Aug. 7, 2017– Osteopathic physicians… Read More ›

• Green tea ingredient may ameliorate memory impairment, brain insulin resistance, and obesity

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 7, 2017

  

  Green tea ingredient may ameliorate memory impairment, brain insulin resistance, and obesity from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Green tea ingredient may ameliorate memory impairment, brain insulin resistance, and obesity from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. We review… Read More ›

• Link to Monsanto Secret Documents

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 5, 2017

  This is a copy of the portal page from the law firm Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, please follow the link below to their site: (all the emails from Monsanto and the EPA are there) On June 30, 2017, attorneys from Baum,… Read More ›

• Why humans find faulty robots more likeable

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 5, 2017

  Public Release: 4-Aug-2017   New social robotics research finds that humans prefer interacting with faulty robots significantly more than with robots that function and behave flawlessly Frontiers   IMAGE: One of the study participants interacting with the robot during the… Read More ›

• Recreating the wild: De-extinction, technology, and the ethics of conservation

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 5, 2017

  Public Release: 4-Aug-2017   The Hastings Center   Is extinction forever? Efforts are under way to use gene editing and other tools of biotechnology to “recreate” extinct species such as the woolly mammoth and the passenger pigeon. Could such “de-extinction”… Read More ›

• Doctors don’t have the time or get enough money to prescribe drug for opioid addiction

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 5, 2017

  “The most common reasons given for not prescribing at capacity included no time for more patients (36 percent) and insufficient reimbursement (15.4 percent). “ Public Release: 3-Aug-2017 Why are doctors underusing a drug to treat opioid addiction? Access to counseling… Read More ›

• Our solar system’s ‘shocking’ origin story

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 5, 2017

  Public Release: 3-Aug-2017   New work offers fresh evidence supporting the supernova shock wave theory of our solar system’s origin Carnegie Institution for Science   Caption The colors represent the relative amounts of short-lived radioactive isotopes, such as iron-60, injected… Read More ›

• Man versus (synthesis) machine

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 5, 2017

  Public Release: 3-Aug-2017   Active machine learning for the discovery and crystallization of gigantic polyoxometalate molecules Wiley   Who is the better experimentalist, a human or a robot? When it comes to exploring synthetic and crystallization conditions for inorganic gigantic… Read More ›

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