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• Plant extract Cistus incanus may be effective against HIV, Ebola- and Marburg viruses

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 2, 2016

  Public Release: 2-Feb-2016 Effects on HIV and Ebola Cell culture experiments reveal potent antiviral activity of Cistus incanus Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health Neuherberg, February 2, 2016. Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München discover that… Read More ›

• Carbon dioxide captured from air converted directly to methanol fuel for the first time

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 2, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 2-Feb-2016   Research could one day create a sustainable fuel source from greenhouse gas emissions University of Southern California They’re making fuel from thin air at the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute. For the first time, researchers there… Read More ›

• Narcolepsy boy wins £120k swine flu vaccine damages

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 2, 2016 • ( 1 )

    A boy with a rare sleeping illness caused by a swine flu vaccine has won £120,000 in damages. Josh Hadfield, 10, from Frome in Somerset, developed narcolepsy after receiving the Pandremix vaccine six years ago. He was awarded the… Read More ›

• A Clinton scandal from the 1990s is still relevant today — but it’s not the one you think

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 2, 2016

    The Clinton era of the 1990s is remembered as a prosperous time punctuated by a series of scandals. Today, we tend to dismiss these scandals as irrelevant because they mostly involved sex, were exaggerated by partisan Republicans and were… Read More ›

• German Journalist: News Agenda Set By Govt

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 2, 2016

    Wednesday, 03 February 2016 A retired media boss at a major German state broadcaster has admitted his network and others take orders from the government on what — and what not — to report.National public service broadcaster Zweites Deutsches… Read More ›

• Potential Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 1, 2016

  Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Feb; 21(2): 359–361. doi: 10.3201/eid2102.141363 PMCID: PMC4313657 Potential Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus Didier Musso,corresponding author Claudine Roche, Emilie Robin, Tuxuan Nhan, Anita Teissier, and Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This… Read More ›

• Genetic Discrimination? Kid Kicked Out of School Because of His DNA

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 1, 2016

    07:15 02.02.2016(updated 07:16 02.02.2016) Get short URL A sixth grader’s parents filed a lawsuit against the child’s school district alleging discrimination on the basis of DNA. A fifteen year old sixth grader, born with a congenital heart defect, was… Read More ›

• China arrests 4th Japanese over spying

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 1, 2016

    CRIME FEB. 02, 2016 – 06:50AM JST ( 14 ) TOKYO — Japan on Monday denied that it carries out espionage activities abroad as it announced that Chinese authorities have formally arrested a fourth Japanese citizen on suspicion of… Read More ›

• ‘BPA-free’ plastic accelerates embryonic development, disrupts reproductive system

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 1, 2016

  Public Release: 1-Feb-2016 UCLA research suggests common substitute for BPA is not safer University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences Companies advertise “BPA-free” as a safer version of plastic products ranging from water bottles to sippy cups to toys…. Read More ›

• Basic science disappearing from medical journals, study finds

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 1, 2016

  Public Release: 1-Feb-2016   Decline could affect physicians’ understanding of and interest in the basic mechanisms of disease and treatments St. Michael’s Hospital TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2016–A new study has found a steep decline in the number of scholarly papers… Read More ›

• Senior citizens may accept robot helpers, but fear robot masters

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 1, 2016

  Public Release: 1-Feb-2016 Penn State Senior citizens would likely accept robots as helpers and entertainment providers, but are leery of giving up too much control to the machines, according to researchers. Based on a study of senior citizens, the researchers… Read More ›

• Researchers develop concept for new sunscreen that allows body to produce vitamin D

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 1, 2016

  “SPF of 30 when properly applied, reduces the capacity of the skin to produce vitamin D by almost 98 percent “ Public Release: 1-Feb-2016 Boston University Medical Center (Boston)–For the first time researchers have developed a process for altering the… Read More ›

• Researcher warns US could see substantial impact of Zika virus

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 1, 2016

  Public Release: 1-Feb-2016   Virus believed to cause microcephaly in newborns; mild flu-like symptoms in adults, children Boston University Medical Center BOSTON – A researcher at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) warns… Read More ›

• Phase of the moon affects amount of rainfall

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 31, 2016

  Public Release: 29-Jan-2016   University of Washington Caption Satellite data over the tropics, between 10 degrees S and 10 degrees N, shows a slight dip in rainfall when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot. The top panel shows the… Read More ›

• Turkey’s Erdogan warns Russia of "consequences" over repeated airspace violations, Russia rejects

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 30, 2016

    Source: Xinhua   2016-01-31 03:26:57 ISTANBUL/ANKARA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Russia of “consequences” if it continues to violate Turkish airspace. “If Russia continues to violate Turkey’s sovereignty, it will have to face… Read More ›

• The rise of Trump is a rejection of the elite’s agenda

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 30, 2016

    “America remains guarantor of our global liberal order. The world desperately needs well-informed US leadership. Mr Trump cannot provide this.” Elites have become detached from domestic concerns, forming a global super-elite Wed, Jan 27, 2016, 01:01 Martin Wolf Losers… Read More ›

• The human brain uses several frequency bands for the flow of information between lower and higher areas

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 29, 2016

  Public Release: 28-Jan-2016 The brain communicates on several channels Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Caption The human brain ‘fires’ on different channels: nerve cells are active in alpha, beta and gamma channels with different frequencies. This ensures that information can be exchanged between differing… Read More ›

• Moon was produced by a head-on collision between Earth and a forming planet

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 29, 2016

  Public Release: 28-Jan-2016   UCLA-led research reconstructs massive crash, which took place 4.5 billion years ago University of California – Los Angeles The moon was formed by a violent, head-on collision between the early Earth and a “planetary embryo” called… Read More ›

• Ancient Babylonians used geometry to track Jupiter “ These tablets redefine our history books “

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 29, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 28-Jan-2016 American Association for the Advancement of Science Analysis of ancient Babylonian tablets reveals that, to calculate the position of Jupiter, the tablets’ makers used geometry, a technique scientists previously believed humans had not developed until at least… Read More ›

• WHO estimates up to 4 mln infected by Zika virus in the Americas

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 28, 2016

    Xinhua, January 29, 2016   Following World Health Organization’s (WHO) decision on Thursday to convene an emergency committee on the Zika virus situation, unit chief for International Health Regulations epidemic alert and response Sylvain Aldighieri said: “We expect huge… Read More ›

• State Officials in Flint Got Bottled Water 10 Months Before the Public

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 28, 2016

  

    03:59 29.01.2016(updated 05:53 29.01.2016) Adding insult to injury, newly released emails show that while the public was kept in the dark about the poisoning of Flint, Michigan, drinking water, government officials were provided with bottled water for ten months… Read More ›

• Experts: High drug price trend has ‘infected’ generics

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 28, 2016

  “as companies value profit at the expense of long-term utility to society” Public Release: 27-Jan-2016   Authors highlight concern that pharmaceutical companies use strategies to delay patient access to affordable generic drugs American Society of Hematology (WASHINGTON, January 27, 2016)… Read More ›

• Antidepressants double the risk of aggression and suicide in children

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 28, 2016

  Public Release: 27-Jan-2016   BMJ Children and adolescents have a doubled risk of aggression and suicide when taking one of the five most commonly prescribed antidepressants, according to findings of a study published in The BMJ today. However, the true… Read More ›

• JAMA Viewpoint: Emerging Zika pandemic requires more WHO action now

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 28, 2016

  “the emergence of a possible link to Guillain-Barré syndrome and neurologic birth defects (microcephaly), “ Public Release: 27-Jan-2016 O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law Credit: Georgetown University WASHINGTON – The World Health Organization’s Director-General should convene “urgently” a… Read More ›

• What DuPont’s deep R&D cuts mean for science

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 28, 2016

  Public Release: 27-Jan-2016   American Chemical Society During the last century, private companies, as well as illustrious universities, were known for great exploratory research. But those days may soon be a memory if DuPont’s recent layoffs are any indication, according… Read More ›

• A suspicious Turkish cargo ship reportedly loaded with explosives, is being held by the Swedish authorities since Friday.

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 27, 2016

  Swedish authorities are holding a Turkish cargo ship in one of the country’s port, due to safety reasons and crew’s bad condition. By NEOnline/GK PUBLISHED 12:28 JANUARY 27, 2016 A suspicious Turkish cargo ship reportedly loaded with explosives, is being… Read More ›

• Airbrushing out racism is attempting ‘to re-edit the past’

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 27, 2016

  “This move to edit out the parts of history we disapprove of appears to be growing in the past six months. If we do not understand our history, how can we learn from it?” Public Release: 27-Jan-2016   SAGE London,… Read More ›

• Honeybees, ants may provide clues to suicide in humans

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 27, 2016

  “The idea is if you give up yourself, which would include your genes, it can be evolutionarily speaking ‘worth it’ if you spare or save multiple copies of your genes in your relatives,” Joiner said. “It’s a net benefit on… Read More ›

• Cash Is King as Europe Adapts to Negative Interest Rates

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 27, 2016

  “ There are financial reasons – including negative rates on deposits….” January 26, 2016 — 7:10 AM PST OliverSuess / Jana Randow Record 1.1 trillion euros of banknotes in use at end of 2015 Euro banknote circulation boosted by economic… Read More ›

• Toxic exposures caused illness in gulf war veterans, new report says

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 26, 2016

  “These “toxic wounds” resulted in damage to veterans’ nervous systems and immune systems, including neuroendocrine and immune dysregulation, autonomic nervous system irregularities, and reduced white and gray matter in veterans’ brains” Public Release: 26-Jan-2016   Boston University Medical Center Twenty-five… Read More ›

• Allegations of Scientific Misconduct by GACVS/WHO/CDC Representatives et al

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 26, 2016

  

  An open-letter of complaint to the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan chanm@who.int Cc:        The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan, www-admin@nhlw.go.jp              Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan, shiozaki@y-shiozaki.or.jp              Thomas Frieden,… Read More ›

• Top Psychiatrist: Angela Merkel is Having a Mental Breakdown

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 26, 2016

  “The warning was “circulated among high-ranking security officials in the federal government,” according to the report.” Tuesday, 26 January 2016   Top psychiatrist and best-selling author Hans-Joachim Maaz says Angela Merkel’s refusal to reverse her “completely irrational” policy on accepting… Read More ›

• Monsanto Sues California Over Roundup

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 25, 2016

    By ELIZABETH WARMERDAM      FRESNO, Calif. (CN) – In a preemptive strike, Monsanto sued California to try to stop it from listing glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, as a carcinogen.     Monsanto sued the Office of Environmental Health Hazard… Read More ›

• Hillary Clinton’s E-mail From Sid “France’s client & Qaddafi’s gold” – Unclassified (FOIA)

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 25, 2016

  

  PDF FILE HERE: C05779612   UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. *2014-20439 Doc No. C05779612 Date: 12/31/2015 Sent: To: Saturday, April 2, 201 1 10:44 PM Subject: H: France’s client & Q’s gold. Sid Attachments: hrc memo France’s client &… Read More ›

• Deadly virus leaked from US laboratory in Donbass – DPR Army and Intelligence

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 25, 2016

  Editors Note: ( Ralph Turchiano) Requires further verification Friday, January 22, 2016 – 20:05 More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers have died and over 200 soldiers are hospitalized in a short period of time because of new and deadly virus, which… Read More ›

• The Chinese Plans to Nuke America

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 24, 2016

  Written by Lyle J. Goldstein Editors Note ( Ralph Turchiano) The current link to October 2015 issue (p. 32) of the naval journal Naval & Merchant Ships [舰船知识] appears non operational. When we do get a hold of the graphic in question,… Read More ›

• Rip out 80% of traffic lights to boost economy & road safety

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 24, 2016

  Published on Institute of Economic Affairs (http://www.iea.org.uk) Rip out 80% of traffic lights to boost economy & road safety 25 January 2016 Too many traffic lights are a waste of money A huge proliferation in traffic regulations over the past… Read More ›

• Stop killer robots before it is too late, scientists tell Davos forum

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 24, 2016

  “It may be too late,” she told a debate in Davos. TECHNOLOGY JAN. 24, 2016 – 06:45AM JST ( 14 ) DAVOS — The world must act quickly to avert a future in which autonomous robots with artificial intelligence roam… Read More ›

• Russian warplanes strike convoys crossing from Turkey into Syria

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 22, 2016

  Russia strikes Syrian rebels near Turkey borders, Syrian army advances on ground Source: Xinhua   2016-01-23 02:27:25 DAMASCUS, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — Russian airstrikes on Friday targeted rebel-bound weapon shipment entering Syria from Turkey, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported, as the Syrian… Read More ›

• Chess ruled as ‘forbidden’ in Islam by top Saudi cleric

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 22, 2016

  Chess has been ruled as forbidden in Islam by a top scholar in Saudi Arabia who claimed the game caused “hatred” between players. Grand mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh issued the strange fatwa when he answered a question during his… Read More ›

• Government funds nearly two-thirds of US health care – $5,960 per capita

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 21, 2016

  Public Release: 21-Jan-2016   Contrary to popular perceptions, taxpayers fund 64 percent of US health care, more public dollars per capita than the citizens of other nations — including those with universal health programs Physicians for a National Health Program… Read More ›

• The aliens are silent because they’re dead

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 21, 2016

  Public Release: 21-Jan-2016   Life on other planets would probably go extinct soon after its origin, due to runaway heating or cooling on their fledgling planets Australian National University IMAGE: CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope will search for alien civilisations, as… Read More ›

• Clinton emails contained ‘need-to-know’ classified info

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 21, 2016

  Editors Note ( Ralph Turchiano) There is a misconception among some very high profile figures that personal e-mails are exempt from FOIA requests. Personal E-mail servers are often set up not due to ignorance of the security system but actually… Read More ›

• Low Fiber Diet and Extinction ?

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 20, 2016

  

  We review the recent study ” Diet-induced extinctions in the gut microbiota compound over generations ” . Even though extinction is a fairly dramatic term, I am not so certain it is an inappropriate statement. Scientist here allude to that… Read More ›

• Flashing lights and music turn rats into problem gamblers

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 20, 2016

  Public Release: 20-Jan-2016 University of British Columbia Credit: University of British Columbia Adding flashing lights and music to gambling encourages risky decision-making — even if you’re a rat. In research published today in the Journal of Neuroscience, scientists at UBC… Read More ›

• Memory capacity of brain is 10 times more than previously thought

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 20, 2016

  Public Release: 20-Jan-2016 Salk Institute LA JOLLA–Salk researchers and collaborators have achieved critical insight into the size of neural connections, putting the memory capacity of the brain far higher than common estimates. The new work also answers a longstanding question… Read More ›

• Caltech researchers find evidence of a real ninth planet (video)

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 20, 2016

  Caltech’s Konstantin Batygin, an assistant professor of planetary science, and Mike Brown, the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy, discuss new research that provides evidence of a giant planet tracing a bizarre, highly elongated orbit in the outer… Read More ›

• Chickenpox, shingles vaccine may cause corneal inflammation in some patients

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 20, 2016

  PUBLIC RELEASE: 20-JAN-2016 “ For adults, symptoms of keratitis developed within 24 days of vaccination. For pediatric patients, symptoms of inflammation developed within 14 days.” Primary care physicians should be aware of possible vision side effect for susceptible patients UNIVERSITY… Read More ›

• Scientists Find Hints Of A Giant, Hidden Planet In Our Solar System

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 20, 2016

    Updated January 20, 201611:37 AM ETPublished January 20, 201610:26 AM ET NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE The imagined view from “planet nine” back toward the sun. Astronomers think the huge, distant planet is likely gaseous, similar to Uranus and Neptune. Caltech/R. Hurt… Read More ›

• GMO Rice Attorneys Can Sue for Millions

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 19, 2016

  “contaminating the U.S. rice supply with “Liberty Link,” a genetically modified rice which had not been approved for human consumption.” By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN ST. LOUIS (CN) – The Eighth Circuit said Riceland Foods may have to give farmers’ attorneys some… Read More ›

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