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• The Research Minute for 12 DEC 2016

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 12, 2016

  

  1. Pitt-developed molecule could be first antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning 2. Dietary magnesium associated with reduced risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes 3. Study: Running actually lowers inflammation in knee joints

• ‘Rebel’ Saudi Arabia woman who posted photo without head scarf is arrested | World news | The Guardian

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 12, 2016

  Saudi police have arrested a young woman who tweeted a picture of herself outdoors without the body-length robes and head scarf that women in the kingdom are required to wear. A woman identified as Malak al-Shehri posted a picture of… Read More ›

• IMF head Christine Lagarde stands trial over £340m payout to controversial tycoon

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 11, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will stand trial on Monday over a €405 million (£340m) state payout to a controversial tycoon when she was the French finance minister. Read More: IMF head Christine Lagarde stands… Read More ›

• Teen, 19, whose foot was blown off by a homemade explosive in Central Park finally wins battle with insurer to cover prosthetic leg – but they refuse to pay for his wheelchair | Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 11, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Connor Golden, 19, can walk again after his foot was ‘severely mutilated’ On July 3, Golden stepped on a homemade explosive in Central Park   The blast tore through his foot forcing doctors to amputate it below knee Golden was… Read More ›

• History made: Iran buys 80 Boeing planes from US

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 11, 2016

  Iran Air said Sunday it had finalised a contract to buy 80 planes from US firm Boeing, the official IRNA news agency reported. “Fifty of the planes are 737 and the other 30 are the long haul 777 that will… Read More ›

• The Russians Came And They Chose Our Next President | The Huffington Post

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 10, 2016

  Editor’s Note: (Ralph Turchiano) – Regardless of the rationale, it is important to note the open escalation and its prominence in an established publication. “Russian’s preferred candidate cannot be our next president.” Let’s be completely honest, America: we’ve just been… Read More ›

• A Clinton Fan Manufactured Fake News That MSNBC Personalities Spread to Discredit WikiLeaks Docs

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 9, 2016

  THE PHRASE “FAKE NEWS” has exploded in usage since the election, but the term is similar to other malleable political labels such as “terrorism” and “hate speech”; because the phrase lacks any clear definition, it is essentially useless except as an… Read More ›

• Three in four ‘child’ asylum seekers are actually adults, Denmark claims | The Independent

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 8, 2016

  Three-quarters of age-tested asylum seekers who told Danish authorities they were children have been found to be older than 18, the the country’s immigration service has said. Denmark has sent some 800 people to be age-tested so far in 2016,… Read More ›

• Here’s Proof That Deutsche Bank And UBS Traders Rigged The Silver Market – NASDAQ.com

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 8, 2016

  

  “In a curious twist, the settlement letter revealed that the former members of the manipulation cartel have turned on each other “, and that Deutsche Bank would provide documents implicating other precious metals riggers. To wit: “In addition to valuable… Read More ›

• EU proposes sending Migrants back to Greece

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 8, 2016

    Thursday, 08 December 2016 The European Union’s executive said on Thursday that member states should be allowed to send some asylum-seekers back to Greece from mid-March, in a step Brussels hopes will help restore the bloc’s migration policies, which… Read More ›

• Chemical mosquito controls ineffective in Zika fight

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 8, 2016

  Public Release: 7-Dec-2016   University of East Anglia   Some existing methods for controlling Zika-carrying mosquitos are not effective and may even be counter-productive, according to research by scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA). A review of previous… Read More ›

• Britain fines Pfizer record $107m for 2,600 per cent drug price hike – timesofmalta.com

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 8, 2016

  Britain’s competition watchdog has fined Pfizer a record £84.2 million for its role in ramping up the cost of an epilepsy drug by as much as 2,600 per cent. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) also fined Flynn Pharma £5.2… Read More ›

• The Ultimate Anti-Clotting agent from food

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 7, 2016

  

  We review the study ” Flavonoid compound found in foods and supplements may prevent the formation of blood clots ” in which they screened over 5,000 compounds for anti-thrombotic properties

• Pentagon chiefs ‘buried report saying they wasted $125BILLION on employing 1million people in desk jobs because they feared Congress would cut the defense budget’

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 6, 2016

    Report pointed out the Pentagon employed 1,014,000 back-office personnel That is almost as many as the 1,300,000 service personnel on active duty  Deputy Defense Secretary Robert O. Work shelved plans to save $125billion The report recommended reducing staff and… Read More ›

• Time Mag asks Americans who Voted for Hillary Not to Pay Taxes

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 6, 2016

  

    Tuesday, 06 December 2016 Under the twisted premise of losing the popular vote and “no taxation without representation”, TIME’s Mark Weston proclaims that the approximately 65 million Democrats who voted for Hillary Clinton should pledge “we won’t pay taxes… Read More ›

• Baby robots help humans understand infant development

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 6, 2016

  Public Release: 5-Dec-2016   Wiley   Caption To understand the world, human beings fabricate and experiment. To understand ourselves and how we come to be the way we are, researchers are currently building baby robots with mechanisms that model aspects… Read More ›

• Clinical Research Updates #242 05 DEC 2016

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 5, 2016

  

  1. Arkansas mumps outbreak rises, ‘Strain may have evolved enough to surmount the vaccine’ 2. Breakthrough in diabetes research: Cells produce insulin upon artemisinin treatment

• Italy’s PM Matteo Renzi Resigns Amid Loss in Referendum

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 4, 2016

    Renzi said he took full responsibility for the defeat and that on Monday afternoon he would convene his cabinet and then hand in his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned Sunday night before officials… Read More ›

• Le Pen & right-wingers hail rejection of Renzi’s Italy referendum as the ‘END’ for the EU  | World | News | Daily Express

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 4, 2016

  

  MARINE Le Pen and a host of right-wing politicians have heaped praise upon Italy’s decision to reject Matteo Renzi’s constitutional referendum – and heralded the rejection as the beginning of the end for the struggling EU. By WILL KIRBY PUBLISHED:… Read More ›

• Italians the latest to say NO to Establishment

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 4, 2016

    Sunday, 04 December 2016 To summarize, this is what has happened so far in yet another major overthrow of the political status quo: Italy PM Renzi lost by a huge margin, with the latest estimate somewhere around 59.3% voting… Read More ›

• Italians Vote on Reforms; PM Renzi Vows to Quit If He Loses – ABC News

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 4, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Italians voted Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reforms that was being closely watched to see if Italy becomes the next country to reject the political status quo. Premier Matteo Renzi has said he will resign if the reforms are… Read More ›

• British Airways Could Give Passengers A ‘Digital Pill’ 12/01/2016

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 4, 2016

  An airline may think it has an answer to jet lag. The catch: the traveler would have to swallow a ‘digital pill.’ British Airways has applied for a patent for ‘controlling a travel environment’ by obtaining passenger data, most notably… Read More ›

• Uber can now track passengers’ locations after they are dropped off even when the app is closed | Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 3, 2016

  Previously Uber only collected passenger data when app was closed Update now allows Uber to collect data five minutes after a journey Uber said its update will help ‘improve’ the service given to passengers Firm say it will stop confusion… Read More ›

• China carry out 10 ballistic missile flight tests in a show of force amid Donald Trump’s preparations for the US presidency Read /Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 3, 2016

  

  The DF-21Cs were tested at the end of last month, state TV announced  They have a range of 1,000 miles and can ‘destroy US bases at any time’  Trump has already angered Beijing by speaking to Taiwan’s president  By Paddy… Read More ›

• Potential Mumps Vaccine failure Arkansas, 95% of children infected have been fully immunized

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 3, 2016

  

  Mumps The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is investigating an outbreak of Mumps in Arkansas.December 3, 2016 – Mass Vaccination ClinicMumps Clinic Flyer     English | Spanish (PDF)Mumps Clinic Poster   English | Spanish (PNG) CURRENT CASE COUNT:The ADH will now report… Read More ›

• Trump hits back at critics as he defends breaking decades of diplomatic silence with historic phone call with Taiwanese president which is likely to enrage China | Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 2, 2016

  

  President-elect Trump spoke with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen on Friday The US has traditionally thwarted direct contact with Taiwan since 1979 Friday’s phone call between the pair is the first of its kind for 37 years  Chinese officials are likely… Read More ›

• Saturated fat could be good for you ?

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 2, 2016

  “Participants on the very-high-fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar.” Public Release: 2-Dec-2016 A Norwegian study challenges the long-held idea that… Read More ›

• How it takes just 6 seconds to hack a credit card

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 2, 2016

  Public Release: 1-Dec-2016   Newcastle University New research reveals the ease with which criminals can hack an account without ANY of the card details Dubbed the Distributed Guessing Attack, the team from Newcastle University, UK, say it can take just… Read More ›

• Magnetic brain stimulation can bring back stowed memories

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 2, 2016

  Public Release: 1-Dec-2016   University of Wisconsin-Madison   MADISON, Wis. — It’s clear that your working memory — which holds attention on small things of short-term importance — works, or you wouldn’t be able to remember a new phone number… Read More ›

• Study: White deaths exceeded births in one-third of states

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 2, 2016

  Public Release: 1-Dec-2016   Newly released report outlines major demographic shifts across country University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio & Durham, N.H., Dec. 1, 2016) — According to new research by Rogelio Sáenz, dean of The University of… Read More ›

• Virus-inspired delivery system transfers microscopic cargo between human cells

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 2, 2016

  Public Release: 30-Nov-2016   University of Utah Health Sciences   Scientists from the University of Utah and University of Washington have developed blueprints that instruct human cells to assemble a virus-like delivery system that can transport custom cargo from one… Read More ›

• Worldwide, herbicide resistance has evolved in more than 200 plant species.

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 2, 2016

  Public Release: 30-Nov-2016 Shifts in mating strategies help herbicide-resistant ‘superweeds’ persist University of Michigan   ANN ARBOR — Herbicide-resistant “superweeds” change their mating strategies over time, an evolutionary shift that helps them hold onto valuable genes and outcompete other plants,… Read More ›

• Russia threatened Ukraine with missile strikes: sources

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 30, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Baku – APA. In case Ukraine fires missiles in the direction of Crimea, Russia will take retaliatory action, sources in Ukraine’s Defense Ministry told local newspaper Zerkalo nedeli. According to the sources, Russia’s defense ministry has handed over a letter… Read More ›

• Russia positions 55k troops by Ukraine border in sign of aggression by Vladimir Putin | Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 30, 2016 • ( 1 )

    The sudden influx of feet on the grounds adds to up to 7,500 Russian soldiers already stationed in Ukraine, where officials are said to be convinced Russia is attempting to topple the government. Sudden influx of troops in the… Read More ›

• Russian Forces on Alert amid Ukraine Missile Tests near Crimea | News | teleSUR English

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 30, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Russia says the tests are creating a “nervous situation” at the Russian border. Ukraine was due to start two days of missile tests Thursday, a move that has angered Russia, prompting it to put its air defense forces on high… Read More ›

• How Alpha waves can help alleviate chronic pain

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 30, 2016

  

  We review the study ” Scientists successfully tune the brain to alleviate pain ” in regard to Alpha Waves at 8, 10 and 12-Hz significantly reducing the sensation of pain

• University of Leicester researchers outline how kinds of products of our technology now outnumber the planet’s biotic species

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 30, 2016

  Public Release: 30-Nov-2016 Earth’s ‘technosphere’ now weighs 30 trillion tons, research finds   University of Leicester   IMAGE: These are changes to planet. Credit: University of Leicester The planet’s technosphere now weighs some 30 trillion tons – a mass of… Read More ›

• America’s dying whites: Caucasian death rate now outstrips the birth rate in a third of states| Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 30, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  “The surge in deaths amidst white, middle aged Americans was so significant that Dr Anne Case and Dr Angus Deaton, of Princeton University, compared the ‘silent’ epidemic to the Aids epidemic in the US.”   New research blamed increased competition… Read More ›

• Turkey may of just declared war on Syria by Proxy

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 29, 2016

  Turkey entered Syria to end al-Assad’s rule: President Erdoğan ISTANBUL The Turkish military launched its operations in Syria to end the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Nov. 29.“In my estimation, nearly 1 million people… Read More ›

• More research needed to determine if Influenza vaccination and autism are related

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 29, 2016

  “There was a suggestion of increased risk of ASD with maternal vaccination in the first trimester but the authors explain the finding was likely due to chance because it was not statistically significant after adjusting for multiple comparisons.” Public Release:… Read More ›

• It takes less than a second to tell humans from androids

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 29, 2016

  Public Release: 28-Nov-2016   TV shows may have us fooled, but in real life, our brains make accurate snap judgments about what is real University of California – Berkeley   It can be hard to tell the difference between humans… Read More ›

• Clinical Research Updates #241

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 28, 2016

  

  1. Vitamin D supplementation improved symptoms of autism in a recent trial. 2. Common probiotics can reduce stress levels, lessen anxiety 3. Aspartame may prevent, not promote, weight loss by blocking intestinal enzyme’s activity

• Scientists propose 10 policies to protect vital pollinators

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 28, 2016

  Public Release: 24-Nov-2016   University of East Anglia   Pesticide regulation, diversified farming systems and long-term monitoring are all ways governments can help to secure the future of pollinators such as bees, flies and wasps, according to scientists. In an… Read More ›

• Vaccines have become insanely profitable, “Drug companies have identified vaccines as the next pot of gold."

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 28, 2016

  Public Release: 23-Nov-2016 Experts call for fair vaccine pricing, not ‘random acts of charity’ BMJ Drug companies should stop using donations to atone those who cannot afford expensive vaccines and instead lower prices, argue experts in The BMJ today. It… Read More ›

• Hundreds of veterans protest Hampshire College for removing American flag from campus | Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 28, 2016

  Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, announced it would no longer fly the American flag after it was stolen and found torched  President Jonathan Lash said students asked for it to be flown at half-mast  Flag was lowered due to ‘environment… Read More ›

• Britain to be left with fewer tanks than Serbia as existing war machines are replaced by Ajax armoured vehicles – but could they stand up to a Russian attack? | Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 27, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Army plan to cut number of front line Challenger 2 tanks by up to a third  Hundreds of new Ajax armoured vehicles are to be their replacement  But critics say new tanks are only useful against ‘incompetent enemies’  By JESSICA DUNCAN FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED:… Read More ›

• Google says its artificial intelligence has taught itself to ‘translate between languages that it doesn’t even know’ | Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 27, 2016

  

  ‘Zero-shot translation’ can translate between languages it doesn’t know Deep-learning researchers developed Google Neural Machine Translation GNMT developed algorithm that ‘self-teaches’ it to translate languages  By ARIEL ZILBER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 10:58 EST, 27 November 2016 | UPDATED: 14:11 EST,… Read More ›

• Japan scrambles out defence planes after Chinese bombers carry out drill in politically sensitive passage in the Pacific | Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 27, 2016

  Japan scrambled out defence planes after Chinese bombers flew through a key passage into the Pacific Ocean The drill happened in the Bashi Channel and the Miyako Strait Although legal, it happened in a politically sensitive area It happened on… Read More ›

• Italy is poised to become next country to reject the establishment as shock poll finds referendum protest vote is poised to beat the government | Daily Mail Online

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 26, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Upcoming vote is on prime minister Matteo Renzi’s proposed reforms Early polls suggest he is losing the vote by 11% in some areas of Italy Lack of support is being seen as a failure to reach out to the poor… Read More ›

• CNN denies airing hardcore porn | New York Post

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 26, 2016

  CNN is now backtracking Friday after confirming that a Boston-based cable affiliate aired hardcore transvestite porn during an airing of their program “Anthony Bourdain: Parts The cable news network seemed to admit earlier in the day that RCN cable company… Read More ›

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