Hospital water taps contaminated with bacteria
- Researchers found the total microbial load was up to 10 times greater when aerators were in place than after they had been sterilized. Additional research needed to uncover how…
Boosting vitamin D could slow progression, reduce severity of multiple sclerosis
- They found that early-stage MS patients who had adequate levels of vitamin D had a 57% lower rate of new brain lesions, a 57% lower relapse rate, and a…
Here comes the sun to lower your blood pressure
- shows that sunlight alters levels of the small messenger molecule, nitric oxide (NO) in the skin and blood, reducing blood pressure - suggest that minimising exposure may be disadvantageous…
Ingredients in chocolate, tea and berries could guard against diabetes
Eating high levels of flavonoids including anthocyanins and other compounds (found in berries, tea, and chocolate) could offer protection from type 2 diabetes - according to research from the University…
Melatonin may lower prostate cancer risk
-men whose 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels were higher than the median value had a 75 percent decreased risk for advanced prostate cancer. A 31 percent decreased risk for prostate cancer overall was…
Older Cancer Patients Are Being ‘Written Off’ ( U.K.) being assessed on age rather than fitness
A study reveals tens of thousands of elderly patients with cancer can survive at least 10 years if they are given treatment. 4:19am UK, Friday 24 January 2014 Clinical need…
( HRR incoming propaganda ) Why taking vitamin D is ‘pointless’: Review finds taking supplement does little to prevent chronic disease or early death
HRR: This is a recent press release, and another interpretational meta-analysis. It is so over the top not even close to factual. The Lancet risks becoming totally ineffectual as a…
Army Fires Back on Its right to experiment on military personel without informed consent pre-1988
- at least 7,800 soldiers had been used as guinea pigs in Project Paperclip. - Soldiers were allegedly administered at least 250 and perhaps as many as 400 types of…
America’s most popular prescription sleep medication linked to mass shootings
Published time: January 20, 2014 22:05 A new report describing the bizarre and dangerous side effects of the sleep aid Ambien has once again raised questions about one of…
Revealed: Army scientists secretly sprayed St Louis with ‘radioactive’ particles for YEARS to test chemical warfare technology
EEV: Reposted at Request: In regards to aircraft spraying (i.e. Contrails or spaying in general ) radioactive contaminants on U.S. soil. In addition may be the real reason Pruitt-Igoe public housing …
How much does it cost to have a baby in a hospital?
- California women giving birth were charged from $3,296 to $37,227 for an uncomplicated vaginal delivery - For a C-section, women were billed between $8,312 and nearly $71,000 [caption id=""…
Altering the community of gut bacteria promotes health and increases lifespan
Study published in Cell provides first systemic understanding of aging gut [caption id="" align="alignright" width="213"] Making Raw Milk Kefir (Photo credit: Chiot's Run)[/caption] Scientists at the Buck Institute for Research…
Researchers discover that coevolution between humans and bacteria reduces gastric cancer risk
IMAGE: This image shows admixture proportions (C-F) of human (C and D) and H. pylori (E and F) ancestry (n = 233). Each human host and his…
Study explores possible costs, benefits of making movies with ‘Oscar appeal’
- "The movies tend to be serious and depressing, and audiences don't like that, so making Oscar-y movies is a riskier strategy than the average moviegoer might appreciate." …
Study questions anti-cancer mechanisms of drug tested in clinical trials
"However, our findings unveil a potential role for AMPK as a tumor growth supporter, not a suppressor, in the type of cancer that we study. This is why clinicians…
Fun With Genetic Engineering: Why Letting Students Tinker With Microorganisms Is Good For Education And Society
Posted: 01/14/2014 1:26 pm By Charles Gersbach, Assistant Professor, and Tom Katsouleas, Dean, Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering Elaborate competitions to build the best robot or design cages to…
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