173 25 JAN 2014 / White paper draft Compiled by Ralph Turchiano • Detailed research references and further affiliations on each article are posted at http://www.healthreserachreport.me . In this Issue: Study examines probiotic use in preventing gastrointestinal disorders… Read More ›
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Warning of Potential Side Effects of a Product Can Increase Its Sales
Sep. 24, 2013 — Drug ads often warn of serious side effects, from nausea and bleeding to blindness, even death. New research suggests that, rather than scaring consumers away, these warnings can improve consumers’ opinions and increase product sales when… Read More ›
Do antidepressants impair the ability to extinguish fear?
Contact: Rhiannon Bugno Biol.Psych@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-0880 Elsevier Answers from a new study in Biological Psychiatry An interesting new report of animal research published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that common antidepressant medications may impair a form of learning that is important clinically…. Read More ›
NYU accused of KICKING OUT blind Chinese dissident over lucrative building deal with Communist government
NYU booting blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng amid Shanghai expansion: sources By JAMES COVERT Last Updated: 9:04 AM, June 13, 2013 Posted: 3:03 AM, June 13, 2013 EXCLUSIVE NYU isn’t letting a pesky thing like human rights stand in… Read More ›
Study links chemicals widely found in plastics and processed food to elevated blood pressure in children and teens
Contact: Lorinda Klein lorindaann.klein@nyumc.org 212-404-3533 NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine Data from nearly 3,000 children shows dietary exposure to certain plastics may play a hidden role in epidemic increases in childhood hypertension NEW YORK,… Read More ›
Increasing evidence links high glycemic index foods and dairy products to acne
Contact: Eileen Leahy andjrnlmedia@elsevier.com 732-238-3628 Elsevier Health Sciences Medical nutrition therapy can play an important role, according to Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics report Philadelphia, PA, February 20, 2013 – A study published in the Journal of… Read More ›
BPA linked to potential adverse effects on heart and kidneys
Contact: Lorinda Klein lorindaann.klein@nyumc.org 212-404-3533 NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine NEW YORK (January 9, 2013) – Exposure to a chemical once used widely in plastic bottles and still found in aluminum cans appears to… Read More ›
Tractor beam built from rings of laser light
18:05 19 October 2012 by Jacob Aron Stand aside, Wesley Crusher: there’s a new tractor beam on deck that pulls objects using nothing more than laser light. The device has already grabbed NASA’s attention as it could one day… Read More ›
With a little training, signs of schizophrenia are averted
Contact: Mary Beth O’Leary moleary@cell.com 617-397-2802 Cell Press Animals that literally have holes in their brains can go on to behave as normal adults if they’ve had the benefit of a little cognitive training in adolescence. That’s according to new… Read More ›
Antibiotic use in infants before 6 months associated with being overweight in childhood
Contact: lorinda klein lorindaann.klein@nyumc.org 212-404-3533 NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine New York City (August 21, 2012) – Treating very young infants with antibiotics may predispose them to being overweight in childhood, according to a… Read More ›
How taking antibiotics can make you fat, ill and prone to auto-immune diseases
By Jerome Burne PUBLISHED:18:39 EST, 6 August 2012| UPDATED:19:31 EST, 6 August 2012 At first glance it sounds like an ad for a dodgy herbal supplement. Two years ago Chinese microbiologist Dr Zhao Liping revealed at a U.S. conference… Read More ›
People Aren’t Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say
By: Natalie Wolchover, Life’s Little Mysteries Staff Writer Date: 28 February 2012 Time: 12:35 PM ET The democratic process relies on the assumption that citizens (the majority of them, at least) can recognize the best political candidate, or best policy… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 