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• China deploys submarine in Indian Ocean Region even as India-China standoff continues : Mail Today, News – India Today

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  In an aggressive move, China has deployed a submarine in the Indian Ocean Region, as the month long stand-off in the Doklam plateau between the Indian and Chinese People’s Liberation Army continues. Wading through the Indian Ocean now is a… Read More ›

• Chinese chopper violates Indian airspace, hovers in Uttarakhand for 4 minutes : India, News – India Today

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 3, 2017

  A suspected Chinese helicopter was today seen flying over Indian territory in Barahoti area of Chamoli district close to Sino-India border, prompting authorities to launch a probe. “One chopper was sighted hovering over Barahoti area violating Indian airspace at 9.15… Read More ›

• China offers more evidence over Indian border incursion – World – Chinadaily.com.cn

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 3, 2017

  BEIJING – The act of Indian border troops recently crossing into Chinese territory was described as “very serious” by a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Monday. “The current situation is totally different from previous confrontations between the two countries’ border troops,… Read More ›

• China will defend territory even at the cost of war with India, says Chinese daily : World, News – India Today

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 3, 2017

  China would “resolutely safeguard” its border in conflicts with India “even at the cost of war”, a hawkish Chinese newspaper said on Monday quoting Chinese strategic experts. “China will resolutely safeguard its border sovereignty in conflicts with Indian troops even… Read More ›

• Greek coast guards fire at Turkish cargo ship in Aegean – EUROPE

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  The Greek coast guard fired bullets at a Turkey-flagged freighter in the Aegean Sea on July 3 after it refused to obey calls from the Greek authorities to stop at a Greek port, the captain of the ship has said…. Read More ›

• Sleeping Pill wakes some patients from vegetative state

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 3, 2017

  

  We briefly review the recent research breakthrough ” Insomnia medication may wake up some patients from vegetative state “. Citation: Zolpidem for the Treatment of Neurologic Disorders: A Systematic Review. JAMA Neurology Review, June 26, 2017 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.1133

• UCI: Earth is losing its fire power

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 30, 2017

  Public Release: 29-Jun-2017   Industrial farming disrupts burn-regrowth cycle in grasslands, study finds University of California – Irvine   Caption Regular fires have long helped maintain healthy grasslands worldwide. But rapid expansion of industrial farming in Africa, Asia, Central America… Read More ›

• Who is responsible if a brain-controlled robot drops a baby?

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 30, 2017

  Public Release: 29-Jun-2017   Neuroethics: Neurotech experts call for new measures to ensure brain-controlled devices are beneficial and safe Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering Wyss Center, Geneva, Switzerland – As brain-controlled robots enter everyday life, an article published in… Read More ›

• Research suggests association between gut bacteria and emotion

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 30, 2017

  Public Release: 29-Jun-2017   University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences   IMAGE: This is Dr. Kirsten Tillisch, associate professor, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases at UCLA. Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS Researchers have identified gut microbiota… Read More ›

• Magnesium highly effective for depression and anxiety, study review

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 28, 2017

  

  We review the recent clinical study ” Role of magnesium supplementation in the treatment of depression: A randomized clinical trial” in regard to the oral supplement of elemental magnesium. Citation: Role of magnesium supplementation in the treatment of depression: A… Read More ›

• This is the message published by the Venezuelan military, an official of the Special Action Brigade identified by local media as Óscar Pérez, who apparently flew over the headquarters of the TSJ in Caracas on Tuesday, and from the air launched two grenades of fragmentation against the building.

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 27, 2017

• Sunscreen creams break down into dangerous chemical compounds under the sunlight

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 27, 2017

  Public Release: 27-Jun-2017   Scientists of Moscow State University have found out that avobenzone decomposes into harmful chemical compounds Lomonosov Moscow State University   Caption Scientists from the Faculty of Chemistry of the Lomonosov Moscow State University have demonstrated in… Read More ›

• Shock report tells of system that turns people with learning disabilities into commodities

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 27, 2017

  Public Release: 27-Jun-2017   ‘A trade in people’ with learning disabilities and/or autism has been uncovered by a partnership of activists, families and Lancaster University academics. Lancaster University Caption ‘A trade in people’ with learning disabilities and/or autism has been… Read More ›

• More than half of all opioid prescriptions go to people with mental illness

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 27, 2017

  Public Release: 27-Jun-2017   University of Michigan ANN ARBOR–Fifty-one percent of all opioid medications distributed in the U.S. each year are prescribed to adults with mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, according to new research from the University of… Read More ›

• Vinegar: A cheap and simple way to help plants fight drought

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 27, 2017

  Public Release: 26-Jun-2017   RIKEN   Caption The effect of several organic acids on plant drought tolerance after 14 days. From left to right, water, HCl, formic acid, acetic acid, butyric acid, lactic acid, citric acid. Note, only plants treated… Read More ›

• Beyond bananas: ‘Mind reading’ technology decodes complex thoughts

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 27, 2017

  Public Release: 26-Jun-2017   Carnegie Mellon University   Caption This latest research led by CMU’s Marcel Just builds on the pioneering use of machine learning algorithms with brain imaging technology to “mind read.” The findings indicate that the mind’s building… Read More ›

• 19-year-olds as sedentary as 60-year-olds

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 26, 2017

  

  We review the research ” 19-year-olds as sedentary as 60-year-olds, study suggests”. Citation: Re-evaluating the effect of age on physical activity over the lifespan. Preventive Medicine, 2017; 101: 102 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.05.030

• Hacked Emails Alleged “ Lynch told Renteria she would make sure the FBI’s investigation into Clinton failed to run its course.”

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 25, 2017

  “In that email, the committee said that Wasserman Schultz admitted Lynch had private talks with a senior Clinton campaign staffer, Amanda Renteria. The email is said to contain details confirming that Lynch told Renteria she would make sure the FBI’s… Read More ›

• Unknown, unseen "planetary mass object" in our solar system may be making its presence known

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 24, 2017

  Public Release: 21-Jun-2017 The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt The plane of the solar system is warped in the outer reaches of the Kuiper Belt, signaling the presence of an unknown Mars-to-Earth-mass planetary object far beyond Pluto, according… Read More ›

• Rapidly rising CO2 may be the prelude to an Dansgaard-Oeschger event, Ice Age

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 24, 2017

  Public Release: 23-Jun-2017 How the climate can rapidly change at tipping points A new study shows: Gradual changes in the atmospheric CO2 concentration can induce abrupt climate changes Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research During the… Read More ›

• Voting Districts are horribly unbalanced

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 24, 2017

  Public Release: 23-Jun-2017 More democracy through mathematics Researchers develop mathematical method for fair definition of electoral districts Technical University of Munich (TUM)   Caption Although the electoral wards for the German election were newly tailored in 2012, already in 2013,… Read More ›

• Genes that lead to coronary disease are need for fertility

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 24, 2017

  Public Release: 22-Jun-2017 Human genes for coronary artery disease make them more prolific parents Genome-wide scans suggest that natural selection keeps these genes in the population as they benefit childbearing capacity PLOS Coronary artery disease may have persisted in human… Read More ›

• Paracetamol during pregnancy can inhibit masculinity

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 24, 2017

  Public Release: 22-Jun-2017   Paracetamol during pregnancy can inhibit the development of ‘male behavior’ in mice; new research from the University of Copenhagen shows that it can reduce sex drive and aggressive behavior University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health… Read More ›

• Video games can change your brain

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 24, 2017

  Public Release: 22-Jun-2017   Studies investigating how playing video games can affect the brain have shown that they can cause changes in many brain regions Frontiers Scientists have collected and summarized studies looking at how video games can shape our… Read More ›

• Bug spray accumulation in the home

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 24, 2017

  Public Release: 22-Jun-2017   Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Warmer temperatures can lead to a flurry of unwelcome guests to our house – flies, mosquitoes, fleas, wasps, bedbugs and lice. Pyrethroids are a common pesticide used to repel these… Read More ›

• Popular prostate drug linked to serious side effects

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 24, 2017

  Public Release: 22-Jun-2017   Boston University Medical Center (Boston) — Treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with the commonly prescribed Avodart (Dutsteride) may put men at an increased risk for diabetes, elevated cholesterol levels, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and… Read More ›

• An end to population aging in China, Germany, USA

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 24, 2017

  Public Release: 21-Jun-2017   International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Population aging could peak by 2040 in Germany and by 2070 in China, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, which combines new measures of aging… Read More ›

• Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 21, 2017

  

  We review the research ” Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells in mice ” in regard to the combination of resveratrol and grape seed extract being very effective at killing colon cancer cells as well as cancer stem cells… Read More ›

• We are much more unique than assumed

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 20, 2017

  Public Release: 19-Jun-2017 Computational biologists discover surprisingly strong effects from protein variation Technical University of Munich (TUM) Every human being has a unique DNA “fingerprint”. In other words, the genetic material of any two individuals can be clearly distinguished. Computational… Read More ›

• Plant compound more powerful than AZT against HIV

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 19, 2017

  

  We review the recent study ” Plant compound more powerful than AZT against HIV. Citation: Potent Inhibitor of Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Strains Identified from the Medicinal Plant Justicia gendarussa J. Nat. Prod., Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00004

• The secret doctrine of the Heralds: “Correa encourages the death of the Pope” – La Stampa

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 18, 2017

  

    ANDREA TORNIELLI VATICAN CITY Pubblicato il 14/06/2017 Ultima modifica il 15/06/2017 alle ore 12:01 From afterlife, Plinio Correa de Oliveira, while sitting next to the Virgin Mary, is also regulating climate change and working in favor of Pope Francis’… Read More ›

• Scientists ID mutations that could allow bird flu strain to spread among humans

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 17, 2017

  Public Release: 15-Jun-2017   Monitoring for these mutations could enable timely response to prevent pandemic PLOS   IMAGE: Three amino acid changes promote binding to human-type receptors by H7N9 HA. Credit: de Vries RP, et al. (2017) An international team… Read More ›

• 19-year-olds as sedentary as 60-year-olds, study suggests

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 17, 2017

  Public Release: 15-Jun-2017 Teen years represent highest risk for inactivity; increases in activity levels only seen in 20-something Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Physical activity among children and teens is lower than previously thought, and, in another… Read More ›

• Study finds 1 in 5 hospitalized adults suffer side effects from prescribed antibiotics

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 17, 2017

  Public Release: 14-Jun-2017   Infectious disease experts say nearly a fifth of prescriptions were unnecessary Johns Hopkins Medicine A study examining the impact of antibiotics prescribed for nearly 1500 adult patients admitted to The Johns Hopkins Hospital found that adverse… Read More ›

• Brain improves dramatically in just one exercise session

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 14, 2017

  

  We review the recent research” Can a single exercise session benefit your brain? ” in regard to multiple documented improvements in the brain after just a brief exercise session. Citation: The Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, Neurophysiology, and… Read More ›

• Blue Brain team discovers a multi-dimensional universe in brain networks–Up to 11 Dimensions

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 13, 2017

  Public Release: 12-Jun-2017 Blue Brain team discovers a multi-dimensional universe in brain networks Using mathematics in a novel way in neuroscience, the Blue Brain Project demonstrates that the brain operates on many dimensions, not just the 3 dimensions that we… Read More ›

• Unpublished trial data show side effects of a key MS drug increase secondary autoimmune diseases by 50%

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 13, 2017

  Public Release: 12-Jun-2017 Previously unpublished trial data explain effects and side effects of key MS drug Through a Freedom of Information request to the European Medicines Agency, researchers from Queen Mary University of London gained access to the phase III… Read More ›

• AI that can shoot down fighter planes helps treat bipolar disorder

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 13, 2017

  Public Release: 12-Jun-2017   Engineering and medical researchers at the University of Cincinnati apply genetic fuzzy logic successfully to predict treatment outcomes for bipolar patients University of Cincinnati IMAGE: A comparison of MRI brain scans of a bipolar patient (top)… Read More ›

• Long after 1980s farm crisis, farmers still take own lives at a high rate

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 13, 2017

  Public Release: 12-Jun-2017   University of Iowa   The number of suicides among farmers and farmworkers in the United States has remained stubbornly high since the end of the 1980s farm crisis, much higher than workers in many other industries,… Read More ›

• New research finds CEOs who appear on CNBC can see their pay rise over $200,000 per year

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 13, 2017

  Public Release: 12-Jun-2017   Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences CATONSVILLE, MD, June 12, 2017 – New research that examined 4,452 CEOs from 2,666 U.S. firms, as well as 104,129 news articles and 6,567 CNBC interviews, found that… Read More ›

• Type 1 Diabetes possibly reversed with bacteria therapy

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 12, 2017

  

  We review the possible reversible of Type 1 diabetes through BCG bacteria therapy as reported ” Potential mechanism for BCG vaccine reversal of type 1 diabetes “. Trial Recruitment: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02081326. Citation from Phase 1: Proof-of-Concept, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial of… Read More ›

• The world’s most powerful X-ray laser beam creates ‘molecular black hole’

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 9, 2017

  Public Release: 8-Jun-2017   DOE/Argonne National Laboratory   Caption A team of researchers, including several physicists from the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, discovered that a molecule containing a large atom could act like a molecular ‘black hole’… Read More ›

• Modern Humans dated to 300,000 year ago, Principles of Human Evolution in Question

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 9, 2017 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 7-Jun-2017 Dating expert ages oldest modern human Griffith University A Griffith University geochronologist’s state-of-the-art dating methods push back the origins of our species by an unprecedented 100,000 years, uncovering the oldest modern human and our deep biological history… Read More ›

• Many good years after heart bypass surgery — but something happens after 10 years

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 9, 2017

  Public Release: 7-Jun-2017   The probability of continuing your life following bypass surgery is close to being the same as for the population in general – once a patient has completed the procedure. But a study from Aarhus, Denmark, shows… Read More ›

• New fabric coating could thwart chemical weapons, save lives

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 9, 2017

  Public Release: 7-Jun-2017   American Chemical Society   IMAGE: A new fabric coating could neutralize chemical weapons and help save countless lives. Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society Click here to download the image. Chemical weapons are nightmarish. In a millisecond,… Read More ›

• Prostate Cancer starved by plant compounds ( Animal Model )

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 7, 2017

  

  We review the recent research ” Starving prostate cancer with what you eat: Apple peels, red grapes, turmeric ” in regard to the combination of Curcumin and Ursolic acid shutting down ATP in cancer cells. Citation Title: Combinatorial treatment with… Read More ›

• China and California sign deal to work on climate change behind closed doors

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 6, 2017 • ( 1 )

  China and California sign deal to work on climate change without Trump Governor Jerry Brown says president’s decision to pull the US out of the Paris agreement will be only a temporary setback Associated Press Tuesday 6 June 2017 22.24… Read More ›

• Drinking diet beverages during pregnancy linked to child obesity, NIH study suggests

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 6, 2017

  Public Release: 6-Jun-2017   NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Children born to women who had gestational diabetes and drank at least one artificially sweetened beverage per day during pregnancy were more likely to be… Read More ›

• TSRI anti-heroin vaccine found effective in non-human primates

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 6, 2017

  Public Release: 6-Jun-2017   Scripps Research Institute   LA JOLLA, CA – June 6, 2017 – A vaccine developed at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) to block the “high” of heroin has proven effective in non-human primates. This is the… Read More ›

• Is ‘doing good’ bad for a company’s bottom line? Yes, says FAU study

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 6, 2017

  Public Release: 6-Jun-2017   Florida Atlantic University Companies that try to “do good” are likely to find that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is bad for their bottom lines, according to a new study from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business…. Read More ›

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