My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Public Release: 22-Mar-2018 Study finds direct evidence of exposure of pregnant women to herbicide ingredient Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS -- The first birth cohort study of its kind has found more…
Public Release: 9-Dec-2015 Association in nonsmokers who drank more than 2 cups daily American Academy of Neurology MINNEAPOLIS - A pesticide used prior to the early 1980s and found…
Public Release: 28-Sep-2015 Endocrine Society releases scientific statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals The Endocrine Society Washington, DC--Emerging evidence ties endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure to two of the biggest public health threats…
Public Release: 6-Aug-2015 Changes in personality of jumping spiders suggest effects of insecticide exposure may have been underestimated McGill University Credit: Crystal Ernst Insecticides that are sprayed in orchards and…
Public Release: 1-Jun-2015 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center A new study links a commonly used household pesticide with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young teens. The study…
PUBLIC RELEASE: 30-MAR-2015 HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Boston, MA - Men who ate fruits and vegetables with higher levels of pesticide residues--such as strawberries, spinach, and peppers--had lower sperm…
English.news.cn 2015-03-24 16:15:26 WELLINGTON, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Commonly used herbicides can increase bacteria resistance to antibiotics, according to a New Zealand-led study out on Tuesday. Herbicides, used to…
Public Release: 29-Jan-2015 Rutgers study suggests that pregnant women and young children are more susceptible Rutgers University A commonly used pesticide may alter the development of the brain's dopamine system…
New study finds chemicals used for water purification can lead to food allergies ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (December 3, 2012) – Food allergies are on the rise, affecting 15 million Americans.…
The Environmental Protection Agency's pesticide risk assessment practices may invite bias and underestimate potential harm PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 3-Sep-2014 Pesticide risk assessments seen as biased In the October issue of…
10 AUG 2012 Lower IQs seen in boys exposed in the womb to comparable amounts of the chemical A new study is the first to find a difference between how…
Low-cost, less-toxic control methods urged HARLINGEN, Texas (July 11, 2012) — Air samples from homes of Hispanic mothers-to-be along the Texas-Mexico border contained multiple pesticides in a majority of the…
29 JUN 2012 A fungicide used on farm crops can induce insulin resistance, a new tissue-culture study finds, providing another piece of evidence linking environmental pollutants to diabetes. The results…
Public release date: 11-Oct-2011 Environmental toxicants such as dioxins, PCBs, and pesticides can pose a risk for cardiovascular disease. For the first time a link has been demonstrated between atherosclerosis…
Public release date: 19-Oct-2011 Many other congenital conditions, including autism, may one day prove to be related to environmental pollutants AUSTIN, Texas — Pesticides and pollutants are related to an…
- On average, water arsenic (WAs) levels measured at the kitchen tap were 9.88 parts arsenic (9.88μg/L), with almost a third of samples exceeding 10 μg/L, In Maine study, rates…
Arsenic poses far higher health risks than any other known environmental exposure, say Professors Allan Smith and Craig Steinmaus from the University of California, Berkeley, in an accompanying editorial. Yet…
Chemical Fertilizers degrade the soil and reduce food production over time PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 17-Mar-2014 Growing more food on the same size of land is key to increasing food production in…
Public release date: 1-Dec-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="213"] Pesticide (Photo credit: CIFOR)[/caption] Neurobehavioral effects of long term exposure to pesticides: Results from the 4-year follow up of the PHYTONER study…
Public release date: 1-Sep-2010 •The organic strawberries had significantly higher antioxidant activity and concentrations of ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds. •The organic strawberries had longer shelf life. •The organic strawberries…
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