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• Virginia Tech scientist develops model for robots with bacteria-controlled brains

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 18, 2015

  Public Release: 16-Jul-2015 Understanding the biochemical sensing between organisms could have far reaching implications in ecology, biology, and robotics Virginia Tech Forget the Vulcan mind-meld of the Star Trek generation — as far as mind control techniques go, bacteria is… Read More ›

• New Ice Age may begin by 2030

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 18, 2015

  Public Release: 16-Jul-2015 Researcher from the Lomonosov Moscow State University and her colleagues showed that the new Little Ice Age is coming Lomonosov Moscow State University IMAGE: This image of the sun was taken by NASA Solar Dynamics Observations mission… Read More ›

• Flight MH17 first rebels on scene make a bizarre accusation

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 17, 2015

  

  Editors Note: (Ralph Turchiano) Out of all the theories and accusations that come from the downing of flight MH17 over the Ukraine, the one of paratroopers is the most bizarre. It can also indicate the possibility of another plane involved…. Read More ›

• The sleep-deprived brain can mistake friends for foes

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 16, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 If you can’t tell a smile from a scowl, you’re probably not getting enough sleep University of California – Berkeley If you can’t tell a smile from a scowl, you’re probably not getting enough sleep. A new… Read More ›

• Time spent on smartphone and GPS location sensor data detect depression

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 16, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 15-Jul-2015 Your phone knows if you’re depressed Northwestern University CHICAGO — You can fake a smile, but your phone knows the truth. Depression can be detected from your smartphone sensor data by tracking the number of minutes you… Read More ›

• How PTSD can be made worse with Anxiety Med’s

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 16, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  How PTSD can be made worse with Anxiety Med’s From a personal note, I have seen to many veterans as well as the general public with PTSD given very questionable medications with inadequate psychiatric therapy. Even worse some are still… Read More ›

• More Than One Million Fingerprints Stolen in Federal Personnel Data Hack

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 14, 2015

    In what one former NSA official has called “probably the biggest counterintelligence threat in my lifetime,” 1.1 million fingerprints were stolen in the hack of the federal government’s Office of Personnel Management, which compromised the data belonging to 21.5… Read More ›

• Memory-loss man case ‘like nothing we have ever seen before’

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 14, 2015

  Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 University of Leicester clinical psychologist publishes study of astonishing case of man left with 90 minute memory and feeling that it is the same day every day University of Leicester University of Leicester psychologist describes unique case… Read More ›

• Sounds of praise or tones of racism? A look at the marketing of Christian music

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 14, 2015

  Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 University of Cincinnati A novel investigation into the marketing of Christian music suggests that the power of music could be contributing to the powerful racial divide that remains in the nation’s Christian churches. The study by Omotayo… Read More ›

• Antidepressant trials exclude most ‘real world’ patients with depression

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 14, 2015

  Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 Wolters Kluwer Health July 14, 2015 – More than 80 percent of people with depression in the general population aren’t eligible for clinical trials of antidepressant drugs, according to a study in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice…. Read More ›

• Benzodiazepines not recommended for patients with PTSD or recent trauma

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 14, 2015

  Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 Wolters Kluwer Health July 14, 2015 – Benzodiazepine drugs are widely used in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but available evidence suggests that they are not effective–and may even be harmful, concludes a systematic review and… Read More ›

• Continued destruction of Earth’s plant life places humans in jeopardy, says UGA research

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 14, 2015

  Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 University of Georgia Athens, Ga. – Unless humans slow the destruction of Earth’s declining supply of plant life, civilization like it is now may become completely unsustainable, according to a paper published recently by University of Georgia… Read More ›

• Greek bailout agreement: Euro Summit Brussels, 12 July 2015 SN 4070/15

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 13, 2015

  

                                                     Euro Summit Brussels, 12 July 2015               SN 4070/15                     EUROSUMMIT          Subject: Euro Summit Statement Brussels, 12 July 2015     The Euro Summit stresses the crucial need to rebuild… Read More ›

• Formaldehyde exposure may raise the risk of ALS

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 13, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 13-Jul-2015 Funeral directors may be at heightened risk of progressive neurodegenerative disease Link with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may be formaldehyde in embalming fluid Funeral directors, who prepare bodies for burial, may be at heightened risk of the neurodegenerative… Read More ›

• It’s done – Greece now Owned by Germany

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 13, 2015

    Monday, 13 July 2015 To save its crumbling economy, Greece was forced to hand over its public assets to an external fund controlled by a German bank, managed by Herr Wolfgang Schaeuble himself. Greece and its international creditors reached… Read More ›

• Why Were Banks Given Free Rides, but Greece has to pay?

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 12, 2015 • ( 1 )

    Sunday, 12 July 2015 The Greek population has been faced with the Eurozone financial elite’s double standard approach and the phenomenon dubbed “dictatorial capitalism” says US publicist Eric Zuesse. There is the gaping abyss between two kinds of capitalism… Read More ›

• Space scientist fears return of ‘mini ice age’

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 11, 2015

  Editors Note: (Ralph Turchiano) A requested posting The author has posted comments on this articleTNN | Jan 21, 2015, 12.56AM IST NASHIK: The fewer sunspot activities on the Sun witnessed since the last two solar cycles might lead to a… Read More ›

• Background Check Flaw Allowed Roof to Buy Gun

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 10, 2015 • ( 1 )

    “a flaw in the national background check system allowed the alleged murderer of nine in a Charleston, S.C. church to buy a gun “ By DAN MCCUE (CN) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday said a flaw… Read More ›

• Major oil companies, including Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell conspired to create false gasoline shortages in Southern California….?

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 10, 2015 • ( 2 )

  Price-Gouging Conspiracy in SoCal Oil Crunch, Class Says      SAN DIEGO (CN) – Major oil companies, including Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell conspired to create false gasoline shortages in Southern California and gouge prices, an Escondido gas station claims in an… Read More ›

• Measles and mumps infections were associated with decreased risks of mortality from cardiovascular disease.

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 10, 2015

    Association of measles and mumps with cardiovascular disease: The Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) study Highlights •This is the first study to prospectively investigate the positive impact of infections on cardiovascular disease. •Measles and mumps infections were associated with decreased… Read More ›

• 21.4 million Social Security additional numbers found hacked

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

  Tens of Millions Implicated in Data Breach, OPM says      WASHINGTON – The Office of Personnel Management confirmed a new cybersecurity breach Thursday that exposed 21.4 million Social Security numbers.     This breach is separate from one OPM announced in April… Read More ›

• Was the Stock Market brought down by a cyberattack ?

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

  

  Editors Note: There are many rumors flying around currently at the unusual coincidences that occurred prior to the shut down. While I am not going to add directly to the speculation such as the photo present by the IBT.  I… Read More ›

• EU gov’t expenditure accounts for nearly half of GDP in 2014: Eurostat

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 7, 2015

  “Eurostat said in all EU Member States, social protection represented the most important area of general government expenditure” English.news.cn   2015-07-07 20:27:08 BRUSSELS, July 7 (Xinhua) — Total general government expenditure amounted for nearly half of the GDP both in the… Read More ›

• Mammography benefits overestimated

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 7, 2015

  Public Release: 7-Jul-2015 King’s College London An in-depth review of randomised trials on screening for breast, colorectal, cervical, prostate and lung cancers, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, shows that the benefits of mammographic screening are… Read More ›

• Omnidirectional free space wireless charging developed

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 7, 2015

  Public Release: 7-Jul-2015 The simultaneous charging of multiple mobile devices at 0.5 meter away from the power source is now possible under the international electromagnetic field guidelines The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon, Republic of Korea,… Read More ›

• Ukraine proposes 12 Year Jail Sentence for using the word "Russia"

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

    Tuesday, 07 July 2015 A Ukrainian politician proposed to ban the use of the words “Russia” and “Rus” in Ukraine to refer to the present territory of the Russian Federation. Oh pardon, I meant that country in northern Eurasia… Read More ›

• Reasons to avoid weekend surgery

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 6, 2015

  Public Release: 6-Jul-2015 Heightened hospital weekend death risk common in several developed countries Not just a problem for hospitals in England; also evident in Australia, USA, and The Netherlands BMJ The heightened risk of death after admission to hospital at… Read More ›

• Atherosclerosis : Medical Industry may be completely wrong

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

  Public Release: 6-Jul-2015 Fundamental beliefs about atherosclerosis overturned Complications of artery-hardening condition are No. 1 killer worldwide University of Virginia Health System Doctors’ efforts to battle the dangerous atherosclerotic plaques that build up in our arteries and cause heart attacks… Read More ›

• Link found between autoimmune diseases, medications, and a dangerous heartbeat condition

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

  Public Release: 6-Jul-2015 Screening and counseling recommended to decrease risk of life-threatening arrhythmias SUNY Downstate Medical Center Mohamed Boutjdir, PhD, professor of medicine, cell biology, and physiology and pharmacology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has led a study with international… Read More ›

• ‘Map Of Life’ predicts ET. (So where is he?)

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 5, 2015

  July 2, 2015 Extra-terrestrials that resemble humans should have evolved on other, Earth-like planets, making it increasingly paradoxical that we still appear to be alone in the universe, the author of a new study on convergent evolution has claimed. The… Read More ›

• Greferendum: 60% of Greeks Reject IMF, ECB and Eurozone

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 5, 2015

    Sunday, 05 July 2015 Some 59.7 percent of voters said “no” to the bailout proposals tabled by Greece’s international lenders, while 40.3 percent voted for the deal, first official results of the Sunday referendum showed.The data was compiled following… Read More ›

• Statins linked to lower aggression in men, but higher in women

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 2, 2015

  “One early hypothesis was that lower levels of cholesterol may reduce brain serotonin. (The connection between low brain serotonin activity and violence has been viewed as one of the most consistent findings in biological psychiatry.) “   Public Release: 1-Jul-2015… Read More ›

• How H1N1 and the Pandremix vaccine might cause narcolepsy

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 2, 2015

  Public Release: 1-Jul-2015 Stanford study: Immune response to a flu protein yields new insights into narcolepsy Stanford University Medical Center An international team of researchers has found some of the first solid evidence that narcolepsy may be a so-called “hit-and-run”… Read More ›

• 70 percent of college students stressed about finances

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 2, 2015

  Public Release: 1-Jul-2015 National survey finds students optimistic, despite debt and stress Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – Seven out of 10 college students feel stressed about their personal finances, according to a new national survey. Nearly 60 percent said… Read More ›

• Commonly prescribed drugs affect decisions to harm oneself and others

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 2, 2015

  Public Release: 2-Jul-2015 Healthy people given the serotonin-enhancing antidepressant citalopram were willing to pay almost twice as much to prevent harm to themselves or others than those given placebo drugs University College London Healthy people given the serotonin-enhancing antidepressant citalopram… Read More ›

• Researchers find mass killings, school shootings are contagious

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 2, 2015

  Public Release: 2-Jul-2015 Arizona State University Mass killings and school shootings in the U.S. appear to be contagious, according to a team of scientists from Arizona State University and Northeastern Illinois University. Study author Sherry Towers, research professor in the… Read More ›

• Gas Seeping from LA Faultline = Massive Quake Coming?

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 30, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Tuesday, 30 June 2015 Scientists have discovered helium gas leaking from a huge fault line on the Earth’s crust in central Los Angeles, a sign that substantially increases the chances of the “big one” – a major earthquake that could… Read More ›

• Repeated courses of antibiotics may profoundly alter children’s development

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 30, 2015

  Public Release: 30-Jun-2015 New study in mice from NYU Langone Medical Center finds multiple, long-lasting effects after several courses of antibiotics commonly used in children NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine June 30, 2015, NEW… Read More ›

• Sleeping on the job? Actually, that’s a good thing

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 29, 2015

  Public Release: 29-Jun-2015 University of Michigan ANN ARBOR–Employees seeking to boost their productivity at work should take a nap–yes, sleeping on the job can be a good thing. A new University of Michigan study finds that taking a nap may… Read More ›

• Study: Severe asthma fails to respond to mainstay treatment

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 29, 2015

  Public Release: 29-Jun-2015 University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2015 – The immune response that occurs in patients with severe asthma is markedly different than what occurs in milder forms of the lung condition, according… Read More ›

• Talk is cheap: New study finds words speak louder than actions

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 29, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 29-Jun-2015 Want to persuade? Talk about what you like, not what you actually do University of Chicago Booth School of Business When it comes to the art of persuasion, you can attract more followers if you turn conventional… Read More ›

• Tsipras Pleas for Calm Ignored, Greeks Storm Banks, Gas Stations, Grocery Stores

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 28, 2015 • ( 1 )

    Monday, 29 June 2015 Just a few hours ago Greek PM Tsipras addressed his nation imploring then to “remain calm” and reassuring them that their “deposits were safe.” It appears the Greeks did not believe him. Many were wondering… Read More ›

• The Pre-Snowden NSA leaks – Bumblehive, Operation Thinthread, Going Dark, Stingray, Trapwire, Total Information Awarness, etc..

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 28, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Editors Note ( Ralph Turchiano ) – This is a requested Re-post from 2013 and is of historical interest. The Intelligence community began to lose control prior to Snowden. The Boston Bombing event resulted in over zealous Intelligence Consultants revealing… Read More ›

• Visits for anaphylaxis climb 29 percent per year, Hispanic children’s visits up 44 percent per year

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 28, 2015

  Public Release: 26-Jun-2015 Emergency visits for childhood food allergy on rise in Illinois Visits for anaphylaxis climb 29 percent per year, Hispanic children’s visits up 44 percent per year Northwestern University Food allergies now impacting children of all races and… Read More ›

• Big Win for Environmentalists Will Force EPA to Study Glyphosate

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 26, 2015 • ( 2 )

    By ELIZABETH WARMERDAM   SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday agreed to analyze effects of glyphosate and three other commonly used pesticides on 1,500 endangered plants and animals in the United States.     The settlement with the… Read More ›

• Flu virus mutated to escape current vaccine design

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 25, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Public Release: 25-Jun-2015 Wistar scientists pinpoint mutations responsible for ineffective 2014-2015 flu vaccine A phenomenon known as ‘antigenic drift’ has caused mutations to accumulate and prevent antibodies from attaching themselves to the virus The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA–(June 25, 2015)–Viruses like… Read More ›

• Fructose produces less rewarding sensations in the brain

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 25, 2015

  Public Release: 25-Jun-2015 University of Basel   Caption The MRI image clearly shows how the brain’s reward, or limbic, system behaves differently when administered a placebo (top) or one of two types of sugar, glucose (center) and fructose (bottom). Credit:… Read More ›

• Most of America’s poor have jobs, study finds

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 25, 2015 • ( 2 )

  Public Release: 25-Jun-2015 New study could shape poverty debate in presidential election Brigham Young University The majority of the United States’ poor aren’t sitting on street corners. They’re employed at low-paying jobs, struggling to support themselves and a family. In… Read More ›

• Study: Whooping cough resurgence due to vaccinated people not knowing they’re infectious?

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

  

  Public Release: 24-Jun-2015 Santa Fe Institute   Pertussis cases in the United States from 1922 through 2012 and in the UK from 1940 through 2013. Shaded regions correspond to the pre-vaccine era, the DTP era, and the DTaP era, respectively. Credit:… Read More ›

• Medical marijuana ‘edibles’ mostly mislabeled, study shows

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 23, 2015

  Public Release: 23-Jun-2015 “ Laboratory testing showed 44 products (59 percent) had detectible levels of CBD, but the average ratio of THC to CBD was 36-to-1” Review of small sample of dispensary products suggests buyers at risk of overdosing or… Read More ›

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