Contact: Phyllis Picklesimer p-pickle@illinois.edu 217-244-2827 University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. – Celery, artichokes, and herbs, especially Mexican oregano, all contain apigenin and luteolin, flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells in the lab… Read More ›
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Illinois scientists put cancer-fighting power back into frozen broccoli ( Frozen Broccoli can’t form cancer-fighting phytochemicals)
Contact: Phyllis Picklesimer p-pickle@illinois.edu 217-244-2827 University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. – There was bad news, then good news from University of Illinois broccoli researchers this month. In the first study, they learned that… Read More ›
Loopholes in health care law could result in employee harassment ? May choose not to hire people that do not carry their own insurance
Photo courtesy College of Law As firms grapple with the significant cost increases associated with the Affordable Care Act, the possibility emerges that employers would harass or retaliate against employees in order to avoid the law’s financial penalties,… Read More ›
Lipid researcher, 98, reports on the dietary causes of heart disease ” dietary cholesterol is good for your heart “
Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE: Fred Kummerow, a 98-year-old emeritus professor of comparative biosciences at the University of Illinois, explains the primary causes of heart disease. His research contradicts commonly held… Read More ›
These Mini-Bots Were Made for Walking: Cells Power Biological Machines: non-electronic biological machines
Miniature “bio-bots” developed at the University of Illinois are made of hydrogel and heart cells, but can walk on their own. (Credit: Elise A. Corbin) ScienceDaily (Nov. 15, 2012) — They’re soft, biocompatible, about 7 millimeters long — and, incredibly,… Read More ›
Difficult-to-read font reduces political polarity, study finds
11/2/2012 | Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor | 217-333-5802; diya@illinois.edu . CHAMPAIGN, lll. — Liberals and conservatives who are polarized on certain politically charged subjects become more moderate when reading political arguments in a difficult-to-read font, researchers report in a… Read More ›
Brain waves reveal video game aptitude
Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists report that they can predict who will improve most on an unfamiliar video game by looking at their brain waves. IMAGE:University of Illinois postdoctoral researcher… Read More ›
Plastics chemical retards growth, function of adult reproductive cells : Bisphenol A
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Bisphenol A, a chemical widely used in plastics and known to cause reproductive problems in the offspring of pregnant mice exposed to… Read More ›
Chronic exposure to estrogen impairs some cognitive functions
Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE:Veterinary biosciences professor Susan Schantz and graduate student Victor Wang found that rats exposed to estradiol were significantly impaired on tasks involving working memory and response inhibition. Click here for… Read More ›
GM corn loses its edge against pests
YOU can’t keep a bad pest down. Corn rootworms in the US may have developed resistance to a protective chemical made by a genetically modified corn. The US Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that it plans to investigate the… Read More ›
Study of giant viruses shakes up tree of life: “spreaders of information,” Required for Life
Public release date: 13-Sep-2012 [ Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE:Giant viruses should be included reconstructions of the tree of life, researchers report in a new study. The mimivirus, shown here (small black hexagons) infecting… Read More ›
Plastics chemical retards growth, function of adult reproductive cells
2009 re-post for filing Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE:Veterinary biosciences professor Jodi Flaws and her colleagues found that mouse follicle cells that were exposed to bisphenol A, a chemical found in many plastics, produced… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 