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• FDA approved devices were not effective in clinical trials

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 23, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 20-May-2016 Flawed data behind regulation of high-risk women’s health devices Some FDA approved devices were not effective in clinical trials Northwestern University CHICAGO — Some high-risk medical devices used in obstetrics and gynecology were approved by the FDA… Read More ›

• Computing a secret, unbreakable key

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 23, 2016

  Public Release: 20-May-2016   Researchers develop the first available software to evaluate the security of any protocol for Quantum Key Distribution University of Waterloo What once took months by some of the world’s leading scientists can now be done in… Read More ›

• Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood says Hollywood is gripped by a powerful pedophile ring and Tinseltown is covering up a ‘seedy’ underbelly full of predatory ‘vipers’

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 22, 2016

    Elijah Wood, 35, claims young actors are being abused in Hollywood Says Tinseltown is allegedly sheltering around ‘100 active abusers’ By ABE HAWKEN FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 09:09 EST, 22 May 2016 | UPDATED: 10:53 EST, 22 May 2016 Elijah… Read More ›

• Antibiotics may stop the growth of new brain cells in the hippocampus

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 20, 2016

  Public Release: 19-May-2016 Mouse study finds link between gut bacteria and neurogenesis Cell Press   Caption This visual abstract depicts the findings of Möhle et al., which show the impact of prolonged antibiotic treatment on brain cell plasticity and cognitive… Read More ›

• What the New York Times gets wrong about PTSD

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 20, 2016

  “The number of civilians affected by PTSD is 13 times larger than the number of military personnel affected by the disorder.” Public Release: 19-May-2016   Drexel University Believe it or not, both the public and policy-makers often get their ideas… Read More ›

• Common cleanser rapidly disrupts gut bacteria

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 20, 2016

  Public Release: 18-May-2016   Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study suggests that triclosan, an antimicrobial and antifungal agent found in many consumer products ranging from hand soaps to toys and even toothpaste, can rapidly disrupt bacterial communities… Read More ›

• Your friends have more friends than you do

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 20, 2016

  Public Release: 18-May-2016   Research uncovers the inherently hierarchical nature of social media McGill University No matter how smart and funny you think you are, those you follow on Twitter really do have a larger following than you. And the… Read More ›

• Monsanto accused of criminal cover up overs PCBs, Long Beach Sues

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 20, 2016

  Long Beach Sues Monsanto Over PCBs “While the scientific community and Monsanto knew that PCBs were toxic and becoming a global contaminant, Monsanto repeatedly misrepresented these facts, telling governmental entities the exact opposite — that the compounds were not toxic… Read More ›

• Migrants spark housing crisis: Now EU tells Britain to build more homes as open borders send population soaring

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 20, 2016

    European Commission report warned Britain heading for an ‘acute’ crisis EU report, uncovered by Chris Grayling MP, said UK needs 220,000 a year But it orders Britain to ‘boost supply’, instead of acknowledging migration Grayling said building so many… Read More ›

• Giant Tidal Waves Devastated Mars

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 19, 2016

  Public Release: 19-May-2016 Ancient tsunami evidence on Mars reveals life potential Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. – The geologic shape of what were once shorelines through Mars’ northern plains convinces scientists that two large meteorites – hitting the planet millions of… Read More ›

• Chinese jets intercept U.S. military plane over South China Sea

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 18, 2016

  WORLD MAY. 19, 2016 – 11:15AM JST WASHINGTON — Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, a further escalation of tensions in… Read More ›

• 30 percent of female physicians report sexual harassment

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 18, 2016

  Public Release: 17-May-2016   Study is ‘sobering reminder’ of gender equity gap University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In a survey of high-achieving physician-scientists, nearly a third of women reported experiencing sexual harassment. “This is a sobering… Read More ›

• Europa’s Ocean may support life

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 18, 2016

  NEWS | MAY 17, 2016 Europa’s Ocean May Have An Earthlike Chemical Balance   A new NASA study modeling conditions in the ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa suggests that the necessary balance of chemical energy for life could exist there,… Read More ›

• Body-worn cameras associated with increased assaults against police, and increase in use-of-force if officers choose when to activate cameras

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 17, 2016

  Public Release: 16-May-2016   University of Cambridge New evidence from the largest-yet series of experiments on use of body-worn cameras by police has revealed that rates of assault against police by members of the public actually increased when officers wore… Read More ›

• Tiny organisms have huge effect on world’s atmosphere

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 17, 2016

  Public Release: 16-May-2016   University of East Anglia Scientists at the University of East Anglia have discovered how a tiny yet abundant ocean organism helps regulate the Earth’s climate. Research published today in Nature Microbiology reveals how a bacterial group… Read More ›

• Montana Justices rule citizen or not you get tax payer benefits

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 17, 2016

  Montana Justices Shut Down Immigration Law By EMMA GANNON       HELENA, Mont. (CN) — The en banc Montana Supreme Court struck down a voter-approved provision that denied state services like unemployment benefits and student financial aid to illegal immigrants.     House… Read More ›

• "Secret" Harvard meeting on synthesizing human genome triggers debate

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 17, 2016

    Source: Xinhua   2016-05-18 02:56:11 WASHINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) — A “secret” meeting held at Harvard University last week to discuss the possibility of creating an entirely synthetic human genome in 10 years using simple chemicals has triggered debate in… Read More ›

• Health News 16 MAY 2016

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 16, 2016

  

  Health News 16 MAY 2016 1. Back from Death? ReAnima Project to Try and Wake the Dead Brain 2. Common antacid linked to accelerated vascular aging 3. Omega-3 lowers childhood aggression in short term, Penn research shows

• Study: Symptoms of ‘chronic multisymptom illness’ may be common in Iraq, Afghanistan vets

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 16, 2016

  Public Release: 13-May-2016   Veterans Affairs Research Communications In a Veterans Affairs study of more than 300 enlisted Army National Guard and Army Reserve members who had deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, a majority reported symptoms consistent with a condition… Read More ›

• 9% chance of a Magnitude 9+ earthquake in the Aleutians in the next 50 years

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 16, 2016

  Public Release: 12-May-2016 New research estimates probability of mega-earthquake in the Aleutians University of Hawaii at Manoa   Caption The only well-documented paleotsunami deposit in Hawai’i from the 16th century is on Kaua`i. The Makauwahi sinkhole, on the side of… Read More ›

• Artificial intelligence replaces physicists

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 16, 2016

  Public Release: 16-May-2016   Physicists are putting themselves out of a job, using artificial intelligence to run a complex experiment Australian National University Physicists are putting themselves out of a job, using artificial intelligence to run a complex experiment. The… Read More ›

• Clinical trial to bring back dead

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 16, 2016

    Monday, 16 May 2016 No, it’s not science fiction. Indian researchers are embarking on a study to try to literally revive the brain dead. A person is both medically and legally dead when the brain stops working, an irreversible… Read More ›

• Turkey quickly heading towards dictatorship

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 14, 2016

  Spotlight: Erdogan’s push for executive presidency poses risks for Turkey Source: Xinhua | 2016-05-14 22:23:29 | Editor: huaxia BRUSSELS, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — European Council President Donald Tusk on Monday met with visiting President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, calling… Read More ›

• Farmers Say Roundup Gave Them Cancer

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 13, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Friday, May 13, 2016 By TED WHEELER       LINCOLN, Neb. (CN) — Despite Monsanto’s claim that its Roundup weed-killer is “safe enough to drink,” four Nebraska farmers say the widely used herbicide gave them non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.     The World Health Organization’s… Read More ›

• RUSSIA is planning a ‘parasite tax’ which will fine unemployed people who refuse work.

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 13, 2016 • ( 2 )

  Now THAT’s how to deal with scroungers: Putin installs FINE for unemployed who REFUSE work   By TOM BATCHELOR PUBLISHED: 09:00, Fri, May 13, 2016 | UPDATED: 16:16, Fri, May 13, 2016 Jobless Russians who refuse work face a ‘parasite… Read More ›

• Russian openly hints at nuclear war

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 12, 2016

  Russian rhetoric goes nuclear as US opens missile defence system May 13 2016 – 7:52AM Andrew E. Kramer Moscow: As US and allied officials celebrated the opening of a long-awaited missile defence system in Europe, the reaction in Moscow on… Read More ›

• Federal Reserve Chair will not rule out the Fed using negative interest rates.

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 12, 2016

  JANET YELLEN: I won’t completely rule out negative interest rates Myles Udland Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will not rule out the Fed using negative interest rates. In response to a question submitted by US Rep. Brad Sherman (D-California) as… Read More ›

• Botox affects the ability to read emotions

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 12, 2016

  Public Release: 12-May-2016 Emotions in the age of Botox Aesthetic treatments based on botulin toxin affect the perception of emotions International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA) By now we are all used to seeing its more or less successful results… Read More ›

• Social engineering: Password in exchange for chocolate

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 12, 2016

  Public Release: 12-May-2016   Large-scale study on password security University of Luxembourg It requires a lot of effort and expense for computer hackers to program a Trojan virus and infiltrate individual or company computers. They are therefore increasingly relying on… Read More ›

• Are Italians or Swedes more likely to cheat on their taxes?

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 12, 2016

  Public Release: 11-May-2016   Study uncovers differences in national ‘styles’ of dishonesty between countries Frontiers Wide variations can be seen in how far citizens from different countries evade tax. While this can be attributed to how well institutions deter tax… Read More ›

• Common antacid linked to accelerated vascular aging

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 12, 2016

  Public Release: 10-May-2016   Research supports observations of increased risk for heart disease, dementia and kidney disease Houston Methodist Chronic use of some drugs for heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) speeds up the aging of blood vessels, according to a… Read More ›

• Nation’s beekeepers lost 44 percent of bees in 2015-16

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 12, 2016

  Public Release: 10-May-2016   Summer losses rival winter losses for the second year running University of Maryland   This chart presents ten years’ worth of results from an annual survey of honey bee colony loss conducted by the Bee Informed… Read More ›

• "Acetaminophen can reduce empathy as well as serve as a painkiller."

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 12, 2016

  When you take acetaminophen, you don’t feel others’ pain as much Public Release: 10-May-2016   The popular painkiller reduces empathy, study finds Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – When you take acetaminophen to reduce your pain, you may also be… Read More ›

• Brussels bureaucrats are planning a wave of legislation to crack down on household appliances after the EU referendum has been held.

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 12, 2016

  Meddling bureaucrats are coming for our kettles   PUBLISHED: 00:01, Thu, May 12, 2016 | UPDATED: 08:29, Thu, May 12, 2016 The EU are planning legislation to ban the most energy inefficient kettles and toasters Their top targets are kettles,… Read More ›

• Artificially sweetened beverages consumed in pregnancy linked to increased infant BMI

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 10, 2016

  Public Release: 9-May-2016   The JAMA Network Journals Daily consumption of artificially sweetened beverages by women during pregnancy may be associated with increased infant body mass index (BMI) and may be associated with an increased risk of being overweight in… Read More ›

• Antidepressant use during pregnancy may lengthen umbilical cord

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 10, 2016

  Public Release: 9-May-2016   University of Eastern Finland Umbilical cords of children whose mothers used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy may be longer than umbilical cords of other newborn children, shows a new study from the University of Eastern… Read More ›

• Study finds declining sulfur levels

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 10, 2016

  Public Release: 9-May-2016   University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences   With the move from burning coal to natural gas and low-sulfur coal and an increase in the use of scrubbers, only about 25 percent as… Read More ›

• Study: First Amendment offers scant protection for professors

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 10, 2016

  “When academics choose to litigate speech disputes with colleges and universities, they end up losing nearly three-quarters of the time – a finding that points to the growing tension between academic freedom and campus speech codes,” Public Release: 9-May-2016 University… Read More ›

• Panama Papers Database is Now Live

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 9, 2016

  

  Clicking the photo below will bring you straight to the Panama Papers Database

• Health News for 09 MAY 2016 (Links in Order Below)

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 9, 2016

  

  Health News for 09 MAY 2016 (Links in Order Below) 1. Study Suggests Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. 2. Adverse events 42 days after HPV vaccination, at about 10% 3. High blood pressure lowers… Read More ›

• Validation of Moon Photo Anomaly

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 8, 2016

  

• NATO won’t surrender if Russia nukes Warsaw – ex-US Supreme Commander

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 7, 2016

    Published time: 7 May, 2016 11:31 “Putin-dominated” Russia is mistaken if it expects the US to surrender in a hypothetical conflict after Moscow nukes “say, Warsaw,” a former NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Europe told CNN, promising retaliatory measures…. Read More ›

• Resurrecting Leonardo da Vinci

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 7, 2016

  Public Release: 5-May-2016 Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA: Experts unite to shine modern light on a Renaissance genius The Leonardo Project: Illuminating the art, life, characteristics, talents, and brilliance of one of humanity’s most extraordinary figures Human Evolution IMAGE: Cover of… Read More ›

• Type 2 diabetes drug trials unnecessarily exclude women

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 7, 2016

  Public Release: 5-May-2016   Penn State While women who are pregnant, or breastfeeding or who may become pregnant are often excluded from clinical trials for type 2 diabetes drugs, the exclusion is frequently not based on the risk of fetal… Read More ›

• Now financial experts say the EU DISINTEGRATING is ‘a question of when not if’

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 6, 2016

    A BREXIT combined with a surge of anti-EU politics will leave the crumbling of the union as a question of “when the systems breaks, rather than if” financial analysts have claimed. By VINCENT WOOD PUBLISHED: 06:43, Sat, May 7,… Read More ›

• The contented shall inherit the Earth — The glum? Not so much

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 6, 2016

  Public Release: 4-May-2016   Between pleasure and contentment: Evolutionary dynamics of some possible parameters of happiness Cornell University   ITHACA, N.Y. – The survival of the fittest might just be the survival of the steadfast instead. Having a positive attitude… Read More ›

• More than 4.5 million children and adolescents in the U.S. have severe obesity

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 6, 2016

  Public Release: 4-May-2016 Obesity rates are not declining in US youth Wiley A clear and significant increase in obesity continued from 1999 through 2014, according to an analysis of data on United States children and adolescents age 2 to 19… Read More ›

• High-fructose diet during pregnancy may harm placenta, restrict fetal growth

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 6, 2016

  Public Release: 4-May-2016   Drug prescribed to treat gout, kidney stones may negate the sugar’s ill effects Washington University in St. Louis Consuming a high-fructose diet during pregnancy may cause defects in the placenta and restrict fetal growth, potentially increasing… Read More ›

• EU Plans $290K (€250,000) Per Person Fine For Countries Refusing "Fair Share" of Migrants

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 5, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Put up or pay up: EC wants to fine EU members €250,000 per refused refugee Published time: 4 May, 2016 05:12Edited time: 4 May, 2016 12:11 EU member states could soon be charged hundreds of millions of euros for denying… Read More ›

• Adverse events 42 days after HPV vaccination, at about 10% (Full Study HTML)

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 4, 2016

  Adverse events following HPV vaccination, Alberta 2006–2014 Editor’s Note: (Ralph Turchiano) Clicking on Links will bring you to the site of the original study. Other Study Highlights, are points of interest that need further clarification.  A vast majority of reactions… Read More ›

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