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• Study: Money affects children’s behavior, even if they don’t understand its value

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 4, 2015

  Public Release: 2-Dec-2015   University of Minnesota The act of handling money makes young children work harder and give less, according to new research published by the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and University of Illinois at Chicago…. Read More ›

• Yemen forces advance into Saudi Arabia

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 3, 2015

  Saudis Bomb Own Soil to prevent Yemeni Advances Thursday, 03 December 2015 Saudi Arabia has used cluster bombs many times before, but this is the first time that it is using it against its own population in a desperate move… Read More ›

• The Sun could release flares 1000x greater than previously recorded

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 2, 2015

  Public Release: 2-Dec-2015 University of Warwick researchers suggest the similarity between the flare on KIC9655129 and our own Sun’s flares demonstrates the potential for the Sun to superflare University of Warwick IMAGE: SUN_A border and SUN_B border side by side… Read More ›

• Physicians and burnout: It’s getting worse

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 1, 2015

  Public Release: 1-Dec-2015 “In the 2011 survey 45 percent of physicians met the burnout criteria, with highest rates occurring in the “front lines” — general internal medicine, family medicine and emergency medicine. In 2014, 54 percent of responding physicians had… Read More ›

• Chemotherapy can cause tumor evolution

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 1, 2015

  Public Release: 1-Dec-2015   National Research Tomsk State University Russian scientists have found that neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer can stimulate evolution of the tumor. The results of the research conducted by Nicholay Litvyakov, D.Sc. at Cancer Research… Read More ›

• How we initially fight viruses has to be completely rethought

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 1, 2015

  Public Release: 1-Dec-2015 New discovery: This is why we do not constantly get ill despite viruses and bacteria Aarhus University New research breaks with existing knowledge about how our immune system works. Experiments at Aarhus University have shown how the… Read More ›

• UW roboticists learn to teach robots from babies

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 1, 2015

  Public Release: 1-Dec-2015 Collaboration combines child development research with machine learning approaches University of Washington A collaboration between UW developmental psychologists and computer scientists aims to enable robots to learn in the same way that children naturally do. The team… Read More ›

• Why Europe will soon be cold?

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 1, 2015

  PUBLIC RELEASE: 1-DEC-2015 Russian scientists regained solar activity over the past thousand years and made the forecast to the year 3200 LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY What is the climate waiting for Russia and Europe in 15-20 years? Will be there… Read More ›

• Appendix discovered to be vital to the immune system

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 30, 2015

  Public Release: 30-Nov-2015 Immune cells make appendix ‘silent hero’ of digestive health New research shows a network of immune cells helps the appendix to play a pivotal role in maintaining the health of the digestive system, supporting the theory that… Read More ›

• Waters are more polluted than tests say

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 30, 2015

  Public Release: 30-Nov-2015   Standard toxicity analyses come up short Technical University of Munich (TUM) Bodies of water are “sinks”, and thereby bind contaminants particularly well. If even slightly toxic concentrations in water are to be detected, the growth and… Read More ›

• Town demolished veteran’s house while he was away for surgery

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 29, 2015

    By By MICHAEL BALSAMO and FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press Published: November 28, 2015 FRANK ELTMAN/AP WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — When a U.S. Navy veteran traveled from Long Island to Florida for a knee replacement, his house was the last… Read More ›

• Russia has right to military response to Turkey’s "criminal act": Duma chairman

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 27, 2015

    English.news.cn   2015-11-28 10:11:28 BUCHAREST, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — The shoot down of a Russian warplane by Turkish fighters was “a criminal act” committed by Ankara, and Russia has the right to a military response, a top Russian official said… Read More ›

• Don’t play with fire, Turkey tells Russia

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 27, 2015

    November 28, 2015 ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned Russia not to “play with fire” in a dispute over the downing of a Russian war plane this week, but added he did not want to harm relations… Read More ›

• Skin cancer drugs increase an average of 1,240% in price over 6 years

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 27, 2015

  Public Release: 25-Nov-2015 Changes in retail prices for prescription dermatologic drugs from 2009-2015 The JAMA Network Journals Prices among 19 brand-name prescription dermatologic drugs increased rapidly between 2009 and 2015, with prices for topical antineoplastic drugs to prevent the spread… Read More ›

• Secret to ‘living’ forever? Tech company reveal way to bring you back after death

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 26, 2015

  UPDATED 16:44, 26 NOV 2015 BY KIRSTIE MCCRUM Humai are hopeful that their science fiction work may become science fact in just 30 years from now A technology company says it’s working on a project which would allow a human’s… Read More ›

• CEO of Brazil’s Goldman Sachs Arrested on Corruption charges

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 25, 2015

    Wednesday, 25 November 2015 Several years ago, when Brazil’s economy was roaring on the coattails of the Chinese commodity boom, the country’s Grupo BTG Pactual was transformed into the largest independent investment bank in Latin America by the golden… Read More ›

• Human nature’s dark side helped us spread across the world

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 24, 2015

  Public Release: 24-Nov-2015   New research by an archaeologist at the University of York suggests that betrayals of trust were the missing link in understanding the rapid spread of our own species around the world University of York Human nature’s… Read More ›

• Cooking with chloraminated water and salt could create toxic molecules

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 24, 2015

  Public Release: 24-Nov-2015   Researchers identify several new molecules, and suggest ways to avoid their formation Elsevier IMAGE: Iodinated disinfection byproducts in cooking with chlor(am)innate tap water and iodized table salt. view more Credit: Water Research: Elsevier Amsterdam, November 24,… Read More ›

• Putin calls Turkey "Accomplice to Terrorists", adds Russia won’t tolerate Crimes

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 24, 2015 • ( 1 )

    Tuesday, 24 November 2015 Russia will not tolerate crimes like the attack on the Russian Su-24 fighter jet shot down by the Turkish Air Force in Syrian skies, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at a meeting with King… Read More ›

• ISIS pays Indian fighters less and are given inferior weapons in comparison to their Arab counterparts.

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 23, 2015

  How Indians are being tricked, forced into war frontline by ISIS IndiaToday.in   |   New Delhi, November 23, 2015 | UPDATED 23:39 IST A Home Ministry report has revealed shocking details about how the Syria-based terror organisation ISIS is treating its… Read More ›

• Clock-Making Student Wants $15M for Arrest

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 23, 2015

    By DAVID LEE       DALLAS (CN) – Ahmed Mohamed is demanding $15 million and written apologies from a Dallas suburb and school district for his arrest after his homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb at school, making the… Read More ›

• RAF search after ‘Russian submarine spotted off Scotland’, concern over internet communications security

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 22, 2015 • ( 1 )

    49 minutes ago 22 NOV 2015 From the section UK Image copyrightPAImage captionA pilot at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, wearing night vision device An RAF plane is “conducting activity” off the Scottish coast, the Ministry of Defence says, amid reports… Read More ›

• From Ocean to Ocean: Bernie Sanders Wants Russia to Be Part of NATO

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 21, 2015

    21:41 21.11.2015 Relations between the United States and Russia would change dramatically if Bernie Sanders becomes the next US President, as the Democratic candidate wants Russia to be a part of NATO. Sanders called for a radical shift in… Read More ›

• PUTIN BLASTS SYRIA WITH NEW STEALTH MISSILE FROM 1,700 MILES DISTANCE

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 20, 2015 • ( 1 )

    Saturday, November 21, 2015 – Moscow—It wasn’t that long ago that the U.S. Air Force seemed to be only one capable of attacking from half a continent away. Then came Russia’s ‘anti-ISIS’ strikes.Russia apparently deployed for the first time… Read More ›

• Putin appears preparing to attack Saudi Arabia and Qatar next, Illarionov says

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 19, 2015

    2015/11/19 • ANALYSIS & OPINION, RUSSIA Events of recent days may have obscured what is the most important development of all: Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing for a Russian military strike against Saudi Arabia and Qatar, a move… Read More ›

• Saudi Arabia and Russia Clash over Syria

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 19, 2015

  “public declaration by Saudi clergy affiliated with the political opposition in the kingdom calling on Muslims to wage violent jihad against Russia as the backdrop, the Russo-Saudi clash over Syria merits further examination” By Chris Zambelis for Gulf State Analytics… Read More ›

• Selling students Social Security numbers and other personal information, is OK.

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 19, 2015

  No Harm, No Foul in Student Info Sales By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN CHICAGO (CN) – College-bound students cannot show they were harmed by the ACT and College Board’s sale of their Social Security numbers and other personal information, the Seventh Circuit… Read More ›

• Voters Sue Georgia Official for Data Breach

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 19, 2015

    By KEVIN LESSMILLER       ATLANTA (CN) – Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp disclosed the social security numbers and birthdates of more than 6 million voters and did not notify them, voters claim in court.     Elise Piper and Yvette… Read More ›

• Pigeons as good as doctors in categorizing digitized slides and mammograms of benign and malignant human breast tissue ?

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 19, 2015

  Public Release: 18-Nov-2015 One very brainy bird Study finds pigeons uncommonly good at distinguishing cancerous from normal breast tissue University of Iowa If pigeons went to medical school and specialized in pathology or radiology, they’d be pretty good at distinguishing… Read More ›

• 15 percent of women are raped while incapacitated from alcohol or other drug use during their freshman year at college

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 18, 2015

  Public Release: 18-Nov-2015 Study finds high prevalence of incapacitated rape among college women Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs PISCATAWAY, NJ – Some 15 percent of women are raped while incapacitated from alcohol or other drug use during their… Read More ›

• Prevalence of lifetime drug use disorders nearly 10 percent in US

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 18, 2015

  Public Release: 18-Nov-2015   The JAMA Network Journals A large national survey of U.S. adults in 2012-2013 suggests that nearly 10 percent of Americans, or more than 23.3 million people, have lifetime drug use disorder diagnoses arising from drug use… Read More ›

• First case of extreme evolutionary degeneration of an animal body discovered

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 18, 2015

  Public Release: 18-Nov-2015 Tel Aviv Univ discovery may redefine classifications in the animal kingdom Research finds a close cousin of the jellyfish evolved into a microscopic parasite that lives in fish American Friends of Tel Aviv University Children are taught… Read More ›

• Moscow looking at Qatar and Saudis behind downing of Russian Plane

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 17, 2015

    Tuesday, 17 November 2015 On October 31, Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board. Two weeks have since passed, and some Russian experts are now coming to suspect that… Read More ›

• Almost everyone is now being classified as sick, Healthy or Not ?

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 16, 2015

  Public Release: 16-Nov-2015 Being at ‘high risk’ of ill health has become a disease in its own right Doctors as ‘risk-illiterate’ as patients; this undermines preventive medicine efforts BMJ Classifying an individual as being at “high risk” of developing a… Read More ›

• Half the world’s natural history specimens may have the wrong name

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 16, 2015

  Public Release: 16-Nov-2015   University of Oxford As many as 50% of all natural history specimens held in the world’s museums could be wrongly named, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford University and the Royal Botanic Garden… Read More ›

• ‘Police Let Fugitive Suspect Go After Attacks’

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 15, 2015

    A manhunt is under way for Saleh Abdeslam after he was reportedly questioned and released despite being identified by authorities. 21:14, UK,Sunday 15 November 2015 A man wanted over the Paris terror attacks had been questioned and released by… Read More ›

• Yazidis burn Muslim homes in revenge for ISIS genocide

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 15, 2015

  First Published: 2015-11-15   Kurdish security commanders deny that burning and looting is taking place, and accounts of unrest could not be independently confirmed. Middle East Online SINJAR (Iraq) – Members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority, which was brutally attacked by… Read More ›

• Russia "lit up" a new super-weapon ( Stratus 6 – a Cobalt 60 weapon )

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 12, 2015

    Editors Note ( Ralph Turchiano ) Highlights ( Translated from Russian ) 1. Cobalt bomb explosion guarantees the destruction of all life – as opposed to, let’s say from the isotopes of gold, zinc and sodium with less half-life…. Read More ›

• Racial Profiling Scrutinized, Cities Find Other Ways to Raise Money

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 12, 2015

    By JOE HARRIS         PAGEDALE, Mo. (CN) – Missouri resident Valarie Whitner lives in fear, but not of violence – fear of another ticket for chipped paint on a downspout, or for not having a screen on her… Read More ›

• Big pharma inconsistent with disclosure of information on clinical trials, new study finds

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 12, 2015

  Public Release: 12-Nov-2015   ‘Good Pharma Scorecard’ ranks drugs based on their transparency and ethical practices NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine Despite legal and ethical requirements, information on clinical trials for drugs approved by… Read More ›

• Psychiatric assessments for predicting violence are ineffective

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 12, 2015

  Public Release: 12-Nov-2015   Standard approaches for investigating risk of violence in psychiatric patients and prisoners are inaccurate and should be abandoned in all future studies, according to researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) Queen Mary, University of… Read More ›

• Feeding at-risk infants gluten increases risk of developing celiac disease

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 12, 2015

  Public Release: 12-Nov-2015   American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, MD (Nov. 12, 2015) — Intake of gluten up until two years of age increases risk of celiac disease at least two-fold in children with genetic risk factors for this disease, according… Read More ›

• COX-2 drugs may also worsen hypertension and edema

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 12, 2015

  Public Release: 12-Nov-2015 Vanderbilt University Medical Center study sheds light on side effects of COX-2 drugs Vanderbilt University Medical Center It’s been about a decade since the promise of COX-2 inhibitors — drugs that relieve arthritis pain and inflammation without… Read More ›

• A ‘blood rain’ infiltrates villages of Spain

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 12, 2015

  Public Release: 12-Nov-2015   FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology   IMAGE: Water in a basin in Fuente Encalada (Zamora) was stained red due to the presence of the algae Haematococcus pluvialis, brought by the rain. Credit: Joaquín… Read More ›

• A network of artificial neurons learns to use human language

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 11, 2015

  PUBLIC RELEASE: 11-NOV-2015   A computer simulation of a cognitive model entirely made up of artificial neurons learns to communicate through dialogue starting from a state of tabula rasa UNIVERSIT?I SASSARI A group of researchers from the University of Sassari… Read More ›

• MRSA with certain antibiotics can potentially make patients sicker

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 11, 2015

  PUBLIC RELEASE: 11-NOV-2015 New research raises questions about using certain antibiotics to treat ‘superbug’ MRSA New research in Cell Host & Microbe indicates commonly prescribed antibiotic could potentially worsen methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER LOS ANGELES (Nov. 11, 2015)… Read More ›

• Over half of scientific studies have problems being duplicated due to incomplete data

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 11, 2015

  UBLIC RELEASE: 11-NOV-2015 Simple errors limit scientific scrutiny Found more than half of the public data-sets provided with scientific papers are incomplete AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Researchers have found more than half of the public datasets provided with scientific papers are… Read More ›

• Growing Antarctic ice sheet caused ancient Mediterranean to dry up

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 10, 2015

  Public Release: 10-Nov-2015   University of Otago An international research team led by a scientist at New Zealand’s University of Otago has resolved the mystery of the processes involved in the Mediterranean Sea drying up around 5.6 million years ago…. Read More ›

• First, do no harm: Hospital patients given anti-heartburn drugs have higher risk of dying

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 10, 2015

  Public Release: 10-Nov-2015   U-M/VA computer model suggests that common use of acid-reducing medicine to prevent stomach bleeding increases mortality from infections University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Right now, in any American hospital, about half of… Read More ›

• Dengue: Asymptomatic people transmit the virus to mosquitoes

  By Ralph Turchiano on November 10, 2015

  Public Release: 10-Nov-2015 Institut Pasteur Scientists at the Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the CNRS provided proof that people infected by dengue virus but showing no clinical symptoms can actually infect mosquitoes that bite them…. Read More ›

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