PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 26-Nov-2014 Potential vampires in the 17th-18th century buried with rocks, sickles to ward off evil Caption: Individual 49/2012 (30-39 year old female) is shown with a sickle placed across the neck. Potential ‘vampires’ buried in northwestern… Read More ›
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Pesticide linked to 3 generations of disease
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Jul-2014 Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changes PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in future generations. “What your great-grandmother was… Read More ›
New research shows clear association between ACE inhibitors and acute kidney injury
Contact: Genevieve Maul gm349@admin.cam.ac.uk 44-012-237-65542 University of Cambridge These and similar drugs are the second most prescribed on the NHS Cambridge scientists have found an association between ACE inhibitors (and similar drugs) and acute kidney injury – a sudden deterioration… Read More ›
Food additive may prevent spread of deadly new avian flu
Contact: Sharon Parmet sparmet@uic.edu 312-413-2695 University of Illinois at Chicago A common food additive can block a deadly new strain of avian influenza virus from infecting healthy cells, report researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine… Read More ›
Greek crisis has biological health effects / 24% of the Greeks had no hope for the future, a view shared by just 5% of the Swedes.
Young adults in Greece suffer more from stress and mental health problems and are less optimistic about the future than Swedes of the same age. The grave financial problems in Greece have brought on a social crisis that has probably… Read More ›
Mysterious bursts of activity in flatlining brain
17:09 19 September 2013 by Andy Coghlan Parts of the brain may still be alive after a person’s brain activity is said to have flatlined. When someone is in a deep coma, their brain activity can go silent. An electroencephalogram… Read More ›
Parasite makes mice lose fear of cats permanently
Behavioural changes persist after Toxoplasma infection is cleared. Eliot Barford 18 September 2013 Mice infected with toxoplasmosis lose their instinctive fear for the smell of cats — and the parasite’s effects may be permanent. Wendy Ingram/Adrienne Greene A parasite that… Read More ›
Health Research Report 29 JUL 2013
Topics: DHA for Chronic Pain – Annal of Neurology Vitamins and Minerals as an alternative psychiatric medications – 2013 IFT Ginkgo Biloba Extract for Effectively treats Vascular Dementia – Neural Regeneration Research V8 N18 2013 BPA – Damages Teeth Enamel … Read More ›
Clues about autism may come from the gut
Contact: Joseph Caspermeyer Joseph.Caspermeyer@asu.edu Arizona State University Bacterial flora inhabiting the human gut have become one of the hottest topics in biological research. Implicated in a range of important activities including digestion, fine-tuning body weight, regulating immune response, and producing… Read More ›
Herbal extract boosts fruit fly lifespan by nearly 25 percent, UCI study finds
Rhodiola rosea promotes longevity separately from dietary restriction Irvine, Calif., June 18, 2013 — The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average… Read More ›
BPA linked to obesity risk in puberty-age girls
Contact: Catherine Hylas Saunders csaunders@golinharris.com 202-585-2603 Kaiser Permanente OAKLAND, Calif., June 12 —Girls between 9 and 12 years of age with higher-than-average levels of bisphenol-A (BPA) in their urine had double the risk of being obese than girls with lower… Read More ›
Twelve minutes’ exercise per week ‘enough to stay fit’: Just 4 minutes 3 times a week
*EEV Note: Hmmm, I think we have a different opinion on what is meant by Fit. Just 12 minutes of intensive exercise per week is enough to improve your health if you are overweight, a study has found. 12 minutes… Read More ›
12-months of treatment with ADHD drugs increases dopamine transporters in some brain regions by 24%
Contact: Souri Somphanith onepress@plos.org 415-624-1217 x199 Public Library of Science Long-term ADHD treatment increases brain dopamine transporter levels, may affect drug efficacy 12-month treatment may impact adult ADHD patients’ response to methylphenidate Long-term treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with… Read More ›
Study Shows Reproductive Effects of Pesticide Exposure Span Generations
For Immediate Release Matt Shipman | News Services | 919.515.6386 Dr. Gerald LeBlanc | 919.515.7404 Release Date: 04.22.2013 Filed under Releases North Carolina State University researchers studying aquatic organisms called Daphnia have found that exposure to a chemical pesticide has… Read More ›
Half of Tamiflu prescriptions went unused during 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic, sewage study concludes
Press release 2013/03 – Issued by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK A new study concludes that approximately half of the prescriptions of Tamiflu during the 2009-10 influenza pandemic went unused in England. The unused medication represents approximately … Read More ›
Research shows the New York City ban on large-sized drinks may have unintended consequences
Contact: Souri Somphanith onepress@plos.org 415-624-121-7199 Public Library of Science People buy more soda when offered packs of smaller sizes than if buying single large drink Restricting soda servings may induce people to buy more soda than when offered larger sized… Read More ›
C. diff infection risk rises with antihistamine use to treat stomach acid, Mayo Clinic finds
Contact: Robert Nellis newsbureau@mayo.edu 507-284-5005 Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients receiving antihistamines to suppress stomach acid are at greater risk of infection from Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, a common cause of diarrhea, particularly in health care settings, Mayo… Read More ›
From farm to table, mealworms may be the next best food
Contact: One Press onepress@plos.org Public Library of Science Insect protein may be a more sustainable alternative to milk, chicken, pork and beef Food enthusiasts interested in sustainable farm practices may soon have a new meat alternative: insects. Beetle larvae (called… Read More ›
Whether we like someone affects how our brain processes movement
Contact: Suzanne Wu suzanne.wu@usc.edu 213-740-0252 University of Southern California Hate the Lakers? Do the Celtics make you want to hurl? Whether you like someone can affect how your brain processes their actions, according to new research from the Brain and… Read More ›
Dioxin Causes Disease and Reproductive Problems Across Generations, Study Finds
Even if all the dioxin were eliminated from the planet, researchers say its legacy will live on in the way it turns genes on and off in the descendants of people exposed over the past half century. (Credit: iStockphoto/Dmitry Oshchepkov)… Read More ›
Dyslexia cause may be different than previously thought
Contact: Jyoti Madhusoodanan jmadhusoodanan@plos.org 415-568-4545 x187 Public Library of Science Dyslexia may result from impairment of a different linguistic system than previously thought, according to research published Sep. 19 in the open access journal PLOS ONE. Speech perception engages at… Read More ›
Environmental toxicants causing ovarian disease across generations
Contact: Michael Skinner skinner@wsu.edu 509-335-1524 Washington State University WSU researchers expand research on environmental epigenetics and ovarian disease PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University researchers have found that ovarian disease can result from exposures to a wide range of environmental chemicals and… Read More ›
Adjuvanted flu vaccine associated with child narcolepsy in Finland
A sudden increase in narcolepsy in Finnish children at the beginning of 2010 was likely related to the Pandemrix vaccine used in response to the H1N1 2009 flu pandemic, according to two reports published Mar. 28 in the open access… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 