My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Contact: Sarah Yang scyang@berkeley.edu 510-643-7741 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley — Bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogen-like compound that has drawn increased scrutiny in recent years, has been linked to…
2008 study posted for filing . Analytical Chemistry In the first worldwide study of pesticides in fruit-based soft drinks, researchers in Spain are reporting relatively high levels of pesticides in…
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Jennifer Williams jwilliams@aibs.org 202-628-1500 x209 American Institute of Biological Sciences Persistent pollutant may promote obesity Compound shown to affect gene activity at extremely low…
By Carey GillamPosted 2012/10/01 at 9:18 pm EDT Oct. 1, 2012 (Reuters) — U.S. farmers are using more hazardous pesticides to fight weeds and insects due largely to heavy adoption…
Contact: Rabea Kapschak rkapschak@wiley.com 49-062-016-06533 Wiley-Blackwell Mineral oil contamination in humans: A health problem From a quantitative standpoint, mineral oil is probably the largest contaminant of our body. That this…
Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California - San Diego Eating red meat sets up target for disease-causing bacteria Non-human molecules absorbed by eating red meat increase risk of…
2008 study posted for filing By Stephen Daniells 25-Sep-2008 - Consumption of the sweetener Splenda at doses within the US FDA’s Acceptable Daily Intake may suppress beneficial bacteria…
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Maureen Hunter m.hunter@elsevier.com 215-239-3671 Elsevier Editorial in Surgical Neurology urges scientists to clarify possible risks Philadelphia, 20 October 2008 – Major research initiatives are…
2008 study posted for filing Common sweetener found in many foods leads to leptin resistance and exacerbates obesity when paired with high-calorie, high-fat diet BETHESDA, Md. (Oct. 16,…
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Dama Kimmon dama.kimmon@uc.edu 513-558-4519 University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI—Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatments, say University of Cincinnati (UC)…
Sunday, Sep 23 2012 By Laura Cox PUBLISHED:13:02 EST, 22 September 2012| UPDATED:13:02 EST, 22 September 2012 Few can say they had a good school lunch experience. Stereotypically sloppy…
ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2012) — The National Science Foundation has awarded a $130,000 grant to a team co-led by University of Virginia professor Ahmed Abbasi to fund research that will…
The doctors prescribing the drugs don't know they don't do what they're meant to. Nor do their patients. The manufacturers know full well, but they're not telling. Ben Goldacre The…
Contact: Todd Datz tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu 617-432-8413 Harvard School of Public Health Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked with…
Researchers reveal the emission of nanomaterials caused by water runoff on surfaces containing nanomaterials. These surface treatments are employed in numerous consumption and construction products, so evidences of the presence…
Re-Post 2008 for Filing Contact: Patric Lane patric_lane@unc.edu 919-962-8596 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHAPEL HILL – People who use monosodium glutamate, or MSG, as a flavor enhancer…
Contact: Hannah Hickey hickeyh@u.washington.edu 206-543-2580 University of Washington A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six…
Contact: Jessica Guenzel Jessica.Guenzel@nyumc.org 212-404-3591 JAMA and Archives Journals NEW YORK – In a nationally representative sample of nearly 3,000 children and adolescents, those who had higher concentrations of urinary…
Re-Post 2008 Contact: Annette Whibley wizard.media@virgin.net Wiley-Blackwell But 62 percent of them still make health claims on the packaging Nine out of ten regular food items aimed specifically at children…
Lights out? Published by Editor at 1:43 pm under Home Page, Press Releases An international conference at the University of Haifa has called attention to the dangers of exposure to…
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