Poultry disease vaccine brings short-term results but long-term problems
Public release date: 22-Apr-2010 - Attenuated live vaccines that protect poultry against Newcastle Disease may be altering the genetic makeup of the wild virus strains...
Chokeberry extract found to regulate weight gain, blood glucose, and inflammation in rats
Public release date: 25-Apr-2010 - They also discovered that animals that had been drinking chokeberry extract had lower blood glucose and reduced levels of plasma...
Gut bacteria offer new insights — and hope — for people with celiac disease
Public release date: 29-Apr-2010 - This suggests that manipulating the intestinal microbiota with dietary strategies such as probiotics and prebiotics, could improve the quality of...
Low vitamin D levels are related to ms brain atrophy, cognitive function, studies show
Public release date: 29-Apr-2010 •Clinical evaluation and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images show low blood levels of total vitamin D and certain active vitamin D...
Partnership formed to develop Carbavance a drug against biothreats. Melioidosis / Glanders ?
HRR Commentary: A Small Bio-tech company "The Medicines Company" that makes niche blood thinners and has no bioweapons experience. Buys a company on Dec 4...
Liver tumors found in mice exposed to BPA
- In this research, it was the mothers who were exposed before conception. The offspring, therefore, were exposed as developing fetuses and pups, not as...
UCLA researchers uncover how pesticides increase risk for Parkinson’s disease
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 3-Feb-2014 - "We were very surprised that so many pesticides inhibited ALDH and at quite low concentrations, concentrations that were way below...
Vitamin E effective for ‘silent’ liver disease
Public release date: 30-Apr-2010 - “The good news is that this study showed that cheap and readily available vitamin E can help many of those...
Probiotics help extremely premature infants gain weight
Public release date: 1-May-2010 Results showed superior weight gain in infants who received the probiotics even though the average daily volume of their feedings was...
Researchers recommend pregnant women take 4,000 IU vitamin D a day
Public release date: 1-May-2010 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy is not only safe for mother and baby, but also...
Olive oil could guard against developing ulcerative colitis
Public release date: 1-May-2010 - They found that those with the highest intake of oleic acid had a 90 per cent lower risk of developing...
Regular use of aspirin increases risk of Crohn’s disease by 5 times
Public release date: 3-May-2010 - , the researchers discovered that those taking aspirin regularly for a year or more were around five times more likely...
Broccoli component limits breast cancer stem cells, U-M study finds
Public release date: 3-May-2010 - Current chemotherapies do not work against cancer stem cells, which is why cancer recurs and spreads - Researchers found sulforaphane...
Purple periwinkles battle inflammatory diseases
Public release date: 3-May-2010 - The therapy has no evidence of toxicity or noticeable side effects in human patients. Scientists at the University of Rochester...
Flaxseed-fed chickens shed light on ovarian cancer
Public release date: 3-May-2010 - “Through this research, we have proven that flaxseed supplementation for one year is able to reduce the severity of ovarian...
Dietary protein may reduce hip fractures in the elderly
Public release date: 5-May-2010 - Study, found that individuals who were in the lowest 25 percent of dietary protein intake had approximately 50 percent more...
Drug maker AstraZeneca to pay $520 million ( 2010 )
Public release date: 3-May-2010 - The government said AstraZeneca paid kickbacks to doctors recruited to serve as authors of articles by Astra Zeneca and the...