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• Neurological diseases cost the US nearly $800 billion per year

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 28, 2017

  Public Release: 28-Mar-2017 Wiley A new paper published in the Annals of Neurology reports the most common neurological diseases pose a serious annual financial burden for the nation. The report notes that the current estimated annual cost to American society… Read More ›

• Abuse accelerates puberty in children

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 28, 2017

  Public Release: 28-Mar-2017   Penn State   While it has long been known that maltreatment can affect a child’s psychological development, new Penn State research indicates that the stress of abuse can impact the physical growth and maturation of adolescents… Read More ›

• Desktop scanners can be hijacked to perpetrate cyberattacks

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 28, 2017

  Public Release: 28-Mar-2017   American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev   BEER-SHEVA, Israel…March 28, 2017 – A typical office scanner can be infiltrated and a company’s network compromised using different light sources, according to a new paper by researchers… Read More ›

• Italian Officials Call For Investigation Of Soros-Supported NGO Migrant Fleet

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 27, 2017

    Monday, 27 March 2017 Italian authorities are calling for monitoring of the funding of an NGO fleet bussing migrants into the EU from the North African coast after a report released the European Border and Coast Guard Agency has… Read More ›

• Whole-body vibration may be as effective as regular exercise

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 27, 2017

  

  We review the research ” Whole-body vibration may be as effective as regular exercise ” in regard to helping the incapacitated or those unable to participate in a regular exercise program. * This research can easily be incorporated into designing… Read More ›

• Cyber Firm Rewrites Part of Disputed Russian Hacking Report

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 24, 2017

  U.S. cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has revised and retracted statements it used to buttress claims of Russian hacking during last year’s American presidential election campaign. The shift followed a VOA report that the company misrepresented data published by an influential British… Read More ›

• Dark Matter; Your phone has been permanently bugged, even if factory reset-Wikileaks

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 23, 2017

  Dark Matter 23 March, 2017 Today, March 23rd 2017, WikiLeaks releases Vault 7 “Dark Matter”, which contains documentation for several CIA projects that infect Apple Mac firmware (meaning the infection persists even if the operating system is re-installed) developed by… Read More ›

• Vaccines and Neuropsychiatric Disorders a temporal association

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 22, 2017

  

  We review the recent study published in the Journal of Frontiers in Psychiatry ” Temporal Association of Certain Neuropsychiatric Disorders Following Vaccination of Children and Adolescents: A Pilot Case–Control Study ” this Jan 2017 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00003

• Nunes: Trump transition members were under surveillance during Obama administration – POLITICO

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 22, 2017

  Members of the Donald Trump transition team, possibly including Trump himself, were under U.S. government surveillance following November’s presidential election, House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) told reporters Wednesday. Nunes said the monitoring appeared to be done legally as a… Read More ›

• The Pentagon has never been audited. Has no idea where $10 trillion dollars has gone since 1996| Thomas Hedges | Opinion | The Guardian

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 22, 2017

  On Thursday, Donald Trump released a preliminary budget proposal that calls for a $52bn increase in military spending. But just last December, a Washington Post investigation found that the Pentagon had buried a report that outlines $125bn in waste at… Read More ›

• Turkey’s president: Turks living in Europe should all have 5 children – Vox

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 20, 2017

  Making European nationalists uncomfortable is good politics for him. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan believes that Turks in Europe are facing terrible discrimination. His proposed solution: Make as many Turkish babies there as possible. Speaking at a rally in the… Read More ›

• Erdoğan’s calls on all Turks in Europe to have 5 children, so they will be the “future of Europe.”

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 20, 2017

  Le Pen’s niece responds to Erdogan’s Call for having 5 kids Monday, 20 March 2017 Marion Le Pen, niece of French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, responded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call to Turks in Europe to “have… Read More ›

• Bacterial Strains may help fix Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 20, 2017

  

  We briefly review the research ” ‘Good’ bacteria is potential solution to unchecked inflammation seen in bowel diseases ” in regard to helping the two most common inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Citation Tile: NLRP12 attenuates colon… Read More ›

• 21st century famines have nothing to do with a lack of food

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 19, 2017

  Famine killed nearly 75 million people in the 20th century, but had virtually disappeared in recent decades. Now, suddenly, it is back. In late February a famine was declared in South Sudan, and warnings of famine have also recently been… Read More ›

• Can quantum theory explain why jokes are funny?

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 17, 2017

  Public Release: 17-Mar-2017   Researchers are taking the first steps towards of a quantum theory model of humor, to explain what really happens on the cognitive level in the moment when we ‘get the joke’ Frontiers Why was 6 afraid… Read More ›

• Wi-fi on rays of light: 100 times faster, and never overloaded

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 17, 2017

  Public Release: 17-Mar-2017   Eindhoven University of Technology gets a speed of 42.8 Gbit/s with a ray of light in an optical wireless network Eindhoven University of Technology Slow wi-fi is a source of irritation that nearly everyone experiences. Wireless… Read More ›

• Giving birth may be riskier today than in the past

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 17, 2017

  Public Release: 16-Mar-2017 Wiley A new article explores how the double burden of malnutrition and the global obesity epidemic may be reshaping obstetrical difficulties experienced by women. Malnutrition in socioeconomically challenged populations can alter growth and reduce both stature and… Read More ›

• ‘Harmless’ painkillers associated with up to 50% increased risk of cardiac arrest

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 17, 2017

  Public Release: 15-Mar-2017 Researchers advise avoiding diclofenac and limiting ibuprofen to 1200 mg per day European Society of Cardiology Sophia Antipolis, 15 March 2017: Painkillers considered harmless by the general public are associated with increased risk of cardiac arrest, according… Read More ›

• Researchers show how to hack a smartphone using sound waves

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 16, 2017

    Thursday, 16 March 2017 A security loophole that would allow someone to add extra steps to the counter on your Fitbit monitor might seem harmless. But researchers say it points to the broader risks that come with technology’s embedding… Read More ›

• Baby blues "virtually eliminated" with dietary supplement combo – Postpartum Depression

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 15, 2017

  

  We review the clinical study ” Selective dietary supplementation in early postpartum is associated with high resilience against depressed mood ” in regard to a simple amino acid formula that had dramatic effects. DOI Citation: doi: 10.1073/pnas.1611965114

• Admiral among US Navy officers accused of trading sex for secrets

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 14, 2017

    15 MARCH 2017 • 12:42AM The fraudster at centre of scandal known as ‘Fat Leonard’ has admitted using prostitutes and extravagant dinners to coax vessels in the US Seventh Fleet to his contracting facilities. The American Navy officers are… Read More ›

• Eight Navy officers ‘held a raging $50,000 party over several days which featured a rotating cast of prostitutes and an orgy where General Douglas MacArthur memorabilia was used in sex acts’

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 14, 2017 • ( 1 )

    Nine military men were indited for the ‘Fat Leonard’ bribe scandal on Tuesday Eight Navy officers – including an admiral- and one Marine were indited They are accused of taking bribes in the form of prostitutes, gifts and hotels… Read More ›

• Conducting the Milgram experiment in Poland, psychologists show people still obey

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 14, 2017

  Public Release: 14-Mar-2017   Society for Personality and Social Psychology   The title is direct, “Would you deliver an electric shock in 2015?” and the answer, according to the results of this replication study, is yes. Social psychologists from SWPS… Read More ›

• Brain imaging can determine whether someone is acting in a state of knowledge about a crime

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 14, 2017

  Public Release: 13-Mar-2017 Researchers predict crime knowledge states in the human brain Science, courts meet in new line of study Virginia Tech   Caption Read Montague, a computational neuroscientist at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, led a research team… Read More ›

• More transparency at FDA needed, researchers say

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 14, 2017

  Public Release: 13-Mar-2017   Writing in JAMA, group outlines recommendations for release of regulatory information, analysis and study data Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health   As the new administration considers the future direction of the Food and… Read More ›

• Exclusive: Russia appears to deploy forces in Egypt, eyes on Libya role – sources | Reuters

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 13, 2017

  By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Lin Noueihed | WASHINGTON/CAIRO Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent days, U.S., Egyptian and diplomatic sources say, a move that… Read More ›

• Memory improved with Blueberries, Age reversed with Interval Training

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 13, 2017

  

  1. Blueberry concentrate improves brain function in older people. 2. How exercise — interval training in particular — helps your mitochondria stave off old age

• Erdogan tells rally in Istanbul: ‘If I want to, I will come to Germany. If you don’t let me in or if you don’t let me speak, I will make the whole world rise up.’

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 12, 2017

  President Erdogan vows to ‘make the world rise up’ after Berlin blocks his referendum rallies in Germany where he hopes to gain support of 1.5 million Turks Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany of ‘Nazi practices’ Four local authorities… Read More ›

• RAND study examines 200 real-world ‘zero-day’ software vulnerabilities

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 10, 2017

  Public Release: 9-Mar-2017   RAND Corporation   Zero-day software vulnerabilities – security holes that developers haven’t fixed or aren’t aware of – can lurk undetected for years, leaving software users particularly susceptible to hackers. A new study from the RAND… Read More ›

• Machines will soon know how to make you cry

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 10, 2017

  Public Release: 9-Mar-2017 Songs that make robots cry Osaka University   IMAGE: This is a Brain Music EEG headset. Credit: Osaka University Music, more than any art, is a beautiful mix of science and emotion. It follows a set of… Read More ›

• Conformity is not a universal indicator of intelligence in children, study says

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 10, 2017

  Public Release: 9-Mar-2017   University of Texas at Austin   AUSTIN, Texas — Because innovation is part of the American culture, adults in the United States may be less likely to associate children’s conformity with intelligence than adults from other… Read More ›

• Alien Probes possibly being powered by fast radio bursts?

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 10, 2017

  Public Release: 9-Mar-2017 Could fast radio bursts be powering alien probes? Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics   Caption An artist’s illustration of a light-sail powered by a radio beam (red) generated on the surface of a planet. The leakage from such… Read More ›

• Probiotics may help alleviate Depression and Anxiety, Animal Model

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 8, 2017

  

  We review the recent clinical research ” Probiotic found in yogurt can reverse depression symptoms, UVA finds” in regard to possibly helping people clinically with anxiety and depression. Citation Title: Microbiota alteration is associated with the development of stress-induced despair… Read More ›

• The Darknet protects itself by being more robust against attacks

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 7, 2017

  Public Release: 6-Mar-2017   This hidden network is used for sensitive and often illegal purposes such as drug trafficking or exchanging child pornography and can counter large attacks on its own by spontaneously adding more network capacity Universitat Rovira i… Read More ›

• The cold exterminated all of them

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 7, 2017

  Public Release: 6-Mar-2017   Through age determinations that are using the radioactive decay of uranium, scientists have discovered that one of the greatest mass extinctions was due to an ice age and not to a warming of Earth temperature Université… Read More ›

• Two-thirds of Americans see docs who got paid by drug companies: Drexel University study

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 7, 2017

  Public Release: 6-Mar-2017   Drexel University   A majority of patients in the United States visited a doctor who received payments from drug companies, but most have no clue about it, according to a new Drexel University study. About 65… Read More ›

• VAULT 7 “YEAR ZERO” CIA HACK Wikileaks – Press Release

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 7, 2017

  

  Editors Note (Ralph Turchiano): Unfortunately at this time it appears that the CIA may have been majorly compromised Press Release     Today, Tuesday 7 March 2017, WikiLeaks begins its new series of leaks on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency…. Read More ›

• ObamaGate: List of Politicians and Journalists Obama Spied on, WikiLeaks 06 March 2017

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

    Monday, 06 March 2017 It is not unfounded that former President Obama would wire tap President Trump during the election process.  This is because he has done this before, many, many times.  Here is a list of individuals who… Read More ›

• Breakthrough Research 06 MAR 2017

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 6, 2017

  

  1. Could a ( Low Carb) ketogenic diet alleviate gout? 2. Allergies? Probiotic combination may curb your symptoms Cited Sources: β-Hydroxybutyrate Deactivates Neutrophil NLRP3 Inflammasome to Relieve Gout Flares. Cell Reports, 2017; 18 (9): 2077 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.02.004 Probiotics ( Lactobacillus… Read More ›

• Drug used to treat weak bones associated with micro-cracks

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 3, 2017

  Public Release: 3-Mar-2017   A type of drug used to treat weak bones is associated with an increased risk of ‘micro-cracks’ in bone, according to new research Imperial College London   A type of drug used to treat weak bones… Read More ›

• Robo-journalism: Journalists on their robot pretenders

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 3, 2017

  Public Release: 2-Mar-2017   Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München In spite of its limitations, automated journalism will expand. According to media researchers, this development underlines the need for critical, contextualised journalism. Journalists and editors believe ‘robo-journalists’ do not have a good nose for… Read More ›

• Clinical Diet Reversed Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Animal Model

  By Ralph Turchiano on March 1, 2017

  

  We review the study” Fasting-mimicking diet may reverse diabetes ” in regard to complete pancreatic cell regeneration and reversal of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Citation Title * Fasting-Mimicking Diet Promotes Ngn3-Driven β-Cell Regeneration to Reverse Diabetes

• Pacemaker function may be impacted by electric appliances; tools

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 28, 2017

  Public Release: 27-Feb-2017   American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report American Heart Association DALLAS, Feb. 27, 2017 — Electric and magnetic fields (EMF) generated from everyday household appliances, electrical tools and more, used in very close proximity to the… Read More ›

• Tracking the movement of cyborg cockroaches

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 28, 2017

  Public Release: 27-Feb-2017   North Carolina State University   Caption NC State researchers have found that by sending cockroach biobots random commands, the biobots spent more time moving, moved more quickly and were at least five times more likely to… Read More ›

• Breakthrough Research 27 FEB 2017

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 27, 2017

  

  1. Resveratrol may be an effective intervention for lung aging 2. Study finds link between high EPA and DHA omega-3 blood levels and decreased risk of death

• Computer bots are more like humans than you might think, having fights lasting years

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 24, 2017

  Public Release: 23-Feb-2017 Bots interact with one another, whether or not by design, and it leads to unpredictable consequences University of Oxford Researchers say ‘benevolent bots’, otherwise known as software robots, that are designed to improve articles on Wikipedia sometimes… Read More ›

• Popular heartburn drugs linked to gradual yet ‘silent’ kidney damage

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 24, 2017

  Public Release: 22-Feb-2017   Most patients don’t experience acute kidney problems beforehand Washington University in St. Louis   Caption Taking popular heartburn medication for prolonged periods may lead to serious kidney damage, even in people who show no signs of… Read More ›

• Cameras can steal data from computer hard drive LED lights — Ben-Gurion U. study

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 24, 2017

  Public Release: 22-Feb-2017   American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev   BEER-SHEVA, Israel…Feb. 22, 2017 – Researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) Cyber Security Research Center have demonstrated that data can be stolen from an isolated… Read More ›

• Vit. D amount needed to prevent colds and flu, BMJ Study

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 22, 2017

  

  We review the the study “Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data” by the BMJ in regard to the amount of vitamin D needed to prevent colds and flu on… Read More ›

• Cat ownership not linked to mental health problems

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 21, 2017 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 21-Feb-2017   New UCL research has found no link between cat ownership and psychotic symptoms, casting doubt on previous suggestions that people who grew up with cats are at higher risk of mental illness University College London New… Read More ›

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