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• Most complete human brain model to date is a ‘brain changer’

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 18, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 18-Aug-2015 Scientist: Once licensed, model likely to accelerate study of Alzheimer’s, autism, more Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists at The Ohio State University have developed a nearly complete human brain in a dish that equals the… Read More ›

• On warmer Earth, most of Arctic may remove, not add, methane

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 17, 2015

  Public Release: 17-Aug-2015 Princeton University In addition to melting icecaps and imperiled wildlife, a significant concern among scientists is that higher Arctic temperatures brought about by climate change could result in the release of massive amounts of carbon locked in… Read More ›

• Study: 2 major US aquifers contaminated by natural uranium

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 17, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 17-Aug-2015 Naturally occurring uranium is being mobilized by farm-related pollution University of Nebraska-Lincoln The intensity of groundwater contamination via uranium (red) and nitrate (blue) is shown in two major aquifers and other sites through out the nation. UNL… Read More ›

• Study reveals effects of chemoradiation in brains of glioblastoma patients

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 17, 2015

  Public Release: 17-Aug-2015 Reduced grey matter volume and enlargement of ventricular space appear to be early and progressive Massachusetts General Hospital IMAGE:MR images taken before (left) and 28 weeks after (right) the initiation of chemoradiation treatment for glioblastoma show an… Read More ›

• Saudi Charity Boss Immune in 9/11 Suits

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 15, 2015 • ( 1 )

  By KEVIN LESSMILLER (CN) – The former head of two Saudi charities is immune from 9/11-related civil claims, a federal judge ruled on Friday. Abdul Rahman Al-Swailem is the former president of two charities, the Saudi Joint Relief Committee and… Read More ›

• Japan raises eruption warning for volcano near nuclear plant

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 15, 2015 • ( 1 )

  NATIONAL AUG. 16, 2015 – 06:00AM JST Japan’s weather agency on Saturday told thousands of residents of a city in Kyushu to prepare for a possible evacuation as it upgraded a volcanic eruption warning. Officials raised their alert to its… Read More ›

• Apes may be closer to speaking than many scientists think

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 14, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 13-Aug-2015 University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. — Koko the gorilla is best known for a lifelong study to teach her a silent form of communication, American Sign Language. But some of the simple sounds she has learned may… Read More ›

• Nicotine-eating bacteria could one day help smokers kick the habit

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 14, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 12-Aug-2015 American Chemical Society Most people who smoke cigarettes know it’s bad for their health, but quitting is notoriously difficult. To make it easier, scientists are taking a brand-new approach. They are turning to bacteria that thrive on… Read More ›

• Can Vaccines change how you feel?

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 12, 2015

  

  Can Vaccines change how you feel? A quick review of three separate clinical studies, that used vaccines to induce behavior changes in healthy subjects. The original intent was to use vaccines to mimic disease like conditions in individuals. Since the… Read More ›

• Chickenpox vaccination may double the incidence of shingles in the wider population

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 11, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 11-Aug-2015 eLife IMAGE: Re-exposure to chickenpox as adult, having experienced it as a child, boosts immunity to shingles for only two years. This contrasts to the 20 years previously thought. Credit: eLife Sciences Vaccinating one-year-olds against chickenpox could… Read More ›

• Criminalization of Political Lies Overturned

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 11, 2015 • ( 1 )

    By ZACK HUFFMAN       BOSTON (CN) – Overturning a 70-year-old ban on false statements in campaign material, the highest court in Massachusetts said outlawing political tall tales chills free speech.     Thursday’s ruling notes that using lies to sway an… Read More ›

• ‘Pure’ Huggies Diapers Are Toxic, Class Claims

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 11, 2015

    By ADAM KLASFELD       MANHATTAN (CN) – Marketed in a soft-green font and tree imagery, Huggies “pure & natural” diapers market themselves safe and environmentally sound, but they have a synthetic ingredient that can “strip skin of pigment,” a… Read More ›

• Army Commander announces the escape of ISIS leaders from Anbar to Nineveh

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 9, 2015 • ( 1 )

  By Abdelhak Mamoun – Aug 9, 2015 (IraqiNews.com) Anbar – The commander of the seventh division of the Iraqi army, Maj. Gen. Abdul-Zobaie Naumann, announced on Sunday the escape of dozens of Arab and foreign senior leaders from Anbar to… Read More ›

• EMA to investigate HPV vaccine for severe side effects, complex regional pain syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 7, 2015

  July 13, 2015 | By Eric Sagonowsky While the European Medicines Agency said it “does not question that the benefits of HPV vaccines outweigh their risks,” on Monday it announced a safety review of the shots that have thus far… Read More ›

• Expect vaccines market to swell to $40B by 2020

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 7, 2015 • ( 1 )

    July 16, 2015 | By Eric Sagonowsky Two recently-published market analyses paint a picture of a competitive but growing vaccines field through 2020, with the newest report from Tufts University stating the industry is on track to post $40… Read More ›

• Billionaire Must Pay $640,000 to Artist

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 7, 2015

    By PHILIP A. JANQUART       LOS ANGELES (CN) – A federal judge rejected a billionaire developer’s challenge of a jury’s $640,000 verdict for having copies of a noted sculptor’s work made in China and putting them on public display.    … Read More ›

• Spying goes Mainstream: Windows 10 Spies on Everything You Do

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 7, 2015 • ( 3 )

    Monday, 03 August 2015 We can see the lines forming of people rushing to buy Windows 10. Included in Microsoft’s new 12,000-word service agreement, which goes into effect August 1, is the following excerpt from the privacy policy: “We… Read More ›

• Pesticides: More toxic than previously thought?

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 6, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 6-Aug-2015 Changes in personality of jumping spiders suggest effects of insecticide exposure may have been underestimated McGill University Credit: Crystal Ernst Insecticides that are sprayed in orchards and fields across North America may be more toxic to spiders… Read More ›

• The uneasy, unbreakable link of money, medicine

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 5, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 3-Aug-2015 Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Even after centuries of earnest oaths and laws, the debate about whether money compromises medicine remains unresolved, observes Dr. Eli Adashi in a new paper in the AMA Journal of… Read More ›

• Low levels of endocrine disruptors in the environment may cause sex reversal in female frogs

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 5, 2015

  Public Release: 3-Aug-2015 Wiley Many studies have been conducted on the dangers of endocrine disrupting chemicals that mimic or block estrogen, the primary female hormone. Now new research shows that similar harm can be done by chemicals that affect male… Read More ›

• Half of the most popular news on Twitter is not covered by traditional news media sources

  By Ralph Turchiano on August 3, 2015

  Public Release: 31-Jul-2015 Carlos III University of Madrid The study, carried out by researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, the IMDEA Networks Institute and NEC Laboratories, has… Read More ›

• Evolutionary war between microorganisms affecting human health, IU biologist says

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 30, 2015

  Public Release: 30-Jul-2015 Indiana University IMAGE: Bashey-Visser’s research focuses on an insect-killing nematode in the genus Steinernema. Credit: Cole Beeler BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Health experts have warned for years that the overuse of antibiotics is creating “superbugs” able to resist… Read More ›

• Prostate ‘organoid’ hints at how early BPA exposure may increase cancer risk

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 30, 2015

  Public Release: 29-Jul-2015 University of Illinois at Chicago A first-of-its kind prostate ‘organoid’ grown from human embryonic stem cells has enabled researchers to show that exposure to bisphenol A, a chemical in many plastics, can cause overproduction of prostate stem… Read More ›

• Journal article argues that charging people to participate in research is harmful

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 30, 2015

  Public Release: 29-Jul-2015   Penn bioethicists call for end to ‘pay-to-play’ clinical research University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA – Charging people to participate in research studies is likely to undermine the fundamental ethical basis of clinical research, according… Read More ›

• Prostate cancer is 5 different diseases

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 30, 2015

  Public Release: 29-Jul-2015 Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK scientists have for the first time identified that there are five distinct types of prostate cancer and found a way to distinguish between them, according to a landmark study* published today… Read More ›

• Majority rule: Why conformity can actually be a good thing

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 28, 2015

  Public Release: 28-Jul-2015 University of British Columbia Like to go your own way? Most of us actually prefer to follow the pack, according to UBC research. That’s one of the outcomes from a study published in Evolution and Human Behavior… Read More ›

• Autism costs estimated to reach nearly $500 billion, potentially $1 trillion, by 2025

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 28, 2015

  Public Release: 28-Jul-2015 UC Davis researchers recommend broader access to early intervention, employment support University of California – Davis Health System (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — UC Davis health economists have for the first time projected the total costs of caring for… Read More ›

• Britain Protecting Pedophiles, but Cracks down on 3 year old "Terrorists"

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 28, 2015 • ( 2 )

    Tuesday, 28 July 2015 The United Kingdom has gone bats*it crazy. There’s simply no other way to put it. Last week we found out that Britain Wants to Force Nursery School Teachers to Identify “Extremist” Children. Here’s an excerpt:… Read More ›

• How many People Does it Take for Saudi King to go on Vacation?

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 28, 2015

    Tuesday, 28 July 2015 Security preparations ahead of the arrival of King Salman of Saudi Arabia on the Cote d’Azur have infuriated residents, but the entourage he brings with him – made up of no fewer than 1000 people… Read More ›

• Some vaccines support evolution of more-virulent viruses

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 27, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 27-Jul-2015 PLOS Scientific experiments with the herpes virus strain that causes Marek’s disease in poultry have confirmed, for the first time, the highly controversial theory that some types of vaccines allow for the evolution and survival of increasingly… Read More ›

• Depression and personality disorders drive psych patients to euthanasia

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 27, 2015 • ( 2 )

  Public Release: 27-Jul-2015 Most common diagnoses among those requesting help to die, due to unbearable suffering BMJ Depression and personality disorders are the most common diagnoses among Belgian psychiatric patients requesting help to die, on the grounds of unbearable suffering,… Read More ›

• New study: Consumers don’t view GMO labels as negative ‘warnings’

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 27, 2015 • ( 2 )

  Public Release: 27-Jul-2015 Results from 5 years of polling data released as US Senate considers controversial GMO labeling law University of Vermont A new study released just days after the U.S. House passed a bill that would prevent states from… Read More ›

• Russian bomber pilots use emergency channel, deliver Independence Day greeting

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 26, 2015 • ( 1 )

  By Brian Todd and Jethro Mullen CNN WASHINGTON — “Good morning, American pilots. We are here to greet you on your Fourth of July Independence Day.” That was the message two Russian bombers delivered while flying within tens of miles… Read More ›

• Pesticides found in most pollen collected from foraging bees in Massachusetts

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 23, 2015

  Public Release: 23-Jul-2015 Harvard School of Public Health Boston, MA — More than 70% of pollen and honey samples collected from foraging bees in Massachusetts contain at least one neonicotinoid, a class of pesticide that has been implicated in Colony… Read More ›

• Chemotherapy nothing but harmful to terminal patients

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 23, 2015

  Public Release: 23-Jul-2015 Chemotherapy and quality of life at the end of life The JAMA Network Journals Chemotherapy for patients with end-stage cancer was associated with worse quality of life near death for patients with a good ability to still… Read More ›

• Synthetic coral could remove toxic heavy metals from the ocean

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 23, 2015

  Public Release: 23-Jul-2015 New material mimics the structure of coral, a natural adsorbent of heavy metals Elsevier Amsterdam, July 23, 2015 – A new material that mimics coral could help remove toxic heavy metals like mercury from the ocean, according… Read More ›

• Soybean oil causes more obesity than coconut oil and fructose

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 23, 2015

  Public Release: 22-Jul-2015 UC Riverside scientists found mice on high soybean oil diet showed increased levels of weight gain and diabetes compared to mice on a high fructose diet or high coconut oil diet University of California – Riverside IMAGE:… Read More ›

• Researchers discover how to cut worrying levels of arsenic

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 23, 2015

  Public Release: 22-Jul-2015 Queen’s University Belfast, UK, researchers discover how to cut worrying levels of arsenic Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast, UK, have made a breakthrough in discovering how to lower worrying levels of arsenic in rice that is eaten… Read More ›

• Almost 9 in 10 medical guideline creators have a Conflict of Interest

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 23, 2015

  Public Release: 22-Jul-2015 Guidelines: Authors’ conflicts of interest should lead to consequences Deutsches Aerzteblatt International A guideline–recommendations on diagnosing and treating a particular disorder–aims to present the best possible treatment for patients. However, when guidelines are compiled their authors often… Read More ›

• New source of lead in drinking water identified: Galvanized steel pipe coatings

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 23, 2015

    Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, July 22, 2015–When unsafe levels of lead are found in drinking water, the culprit has typically been lead pipes or lead-containing brass and bronze fittings, but in a new study… Read More ›

• Greeks Laugh as Banks Beg them to Return Money

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 21, 2015 • ( 1 )

    Tuesday, 21 July 2015 President of Greek Banks Association Louka Katseli appealed at the citizens to return their money to the banks. “Banks are absolutely trustworthy,” Katseli told Mega TV “as guaranteed by the ECB and the Bank Association,… Read More ›

• Doctors and medical students in India should stop wearing white coats

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 21, 2015

  Public Release: 21-Jul-2015 They harbor infection and should be banned, argues doctor BMJ Doctors and medical students in India should stop wearing white coats, argues a doctor in The BMJ this week. Edmond Fernandes, a postgraduate at Yenepoya Medical College… Read More ›

• Antibiotic exposure could increase the risk of juvenile arthritis

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 20, 2015

  Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Findings may offer another reason to judiciously prescribe antibiotics to children Rutgers University Taking antibiotics may increase the risk that a child will develop juvenile arthritis, according to a study from Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania and… Read More ›

• Study finds autism, ADHD run high in children of chemically intolerant mothers

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 20, 2015

  Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Mothers with chemical intolerances are 2-3 times more likely than other women to have a child with autism or ADHD, according to a new study by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio University… Read More ›

• How music alters the teenage brain

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 20, 2015

  Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Music training initiated during high school might hone brain development Northwestern University Music enhances the teenage brain’s response to sound; sharpens language skills Band class had larger effect on brain than fitness-based ROTC training Results highlight music’s… Read More ›

• Research investigates whether solar events could trigger birth defects on Earth

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 20, 2015

  Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 University of Kansas LAWRENCE — Studies find airplane crews at high altitude are exposed to potentially harmful levels of radiation from cosmic rays. “Neutrons which don’t reach the ground do reach airline altitude,” said Adrian Melott, professor… Read More ›

• The New York Times can predict your future weight

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 20, 2015

  Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Future obesity is predicted by today’s trending food stories Cornell Food & Brand Lab IMAGE: What you’re reading now secretly tells you whether your country will be skinnier or fatter in three years. After analyzing 50 years… Read More ›

• ISIS Camp a Few Miles from Texas, Mexican Authorities Confirm

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 19, 2015 • ( 1 )

    Editors Note: ( Ralph Turchiano ) Requested Re-Post APRIL 14, 2015 ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a… Read More ›

• Physicians testified for tobacco companies against plaintiffs with cancer, Stanford study finds

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 18, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 17-Jul-2015 Stanford University Medical Center Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, a small group of otolaryngologists have repeatedly testified, on behalf of the tobacco industry, that heavy smoking did not cause the cancer in cases of dying patients… Read More ›

• U of M study explains why hemp and marijuana are different

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 18, 2015

  Public Release: 17-Jul-2015 University of Minnesota Genetic differences between hemp and marijuana determine whether Cannabis plants have the potential for psychoactivity, a new study by University of Minnesota scientists shows. “Given the diversity of cultivated forms of Cannabis, we wanted… Read More ›

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