My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Contact: Timothy S. Paul tp2111@columbia.edu 212-305-2676 Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Lower IQs seen in boys exposed in the womb to comparable amounts of the chemical A new…
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 and levels of long-lived…
Public release date: 22-Oct-2009 - They are particularly lethal chemicals when taken in overdose and are a cause of many suicides worldwide A new study in China has found…
Public release date: 14-Sep-2009 Individuals whose occupation involves contact with pesticides appear to have an increased risk of having Parkinson’s disease, according to a report in the September issue…
Public release date: 8-Jul-2009 - the pesticide beta-HCH (hexachlorocyclohexane) in 76 percent of people with Parkinson’s Pesticide levels in blood linked to Parkinson’s disease, researchers find DALLAS — July 13,…
Public release date: 19-Jun-2009 - found that some of the QQ newborns may be 50 times more susceptible to chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos oxon than RR newborns with high PON1 levels,…
Public release date: 3-Jun-2009 Paris, France – June 04, 2009 – The cause of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most frequent neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease, is unknown,…
Public release date: 19-Mar-2009 - Compared to the group with the lowest levels, those with intermediate levels gained an average of 13 pounds excess weight, and those with higher…
Public release date: 20-Mar-2009 - “We designed an experiment to test areas of the brain that would have been damaged if the illness was caused by sarin or pesticides, and…
Public release date: 27-Jan-2009 Many studies have shown that breastfeeding appears to reduce the chance of children developing asthma. But a newly published study led by a University…
Public release date: 20-Jan-2009 - showed the effects of a one-off sugar hit for a fortnight, by switching off genetic controls designed to protect the body against diabetes and heart…
Public release date: 11-Dec-2008 - . They found relatively large concentrations of pesticides, in the micrograms per liter range, in most of the samples analyzed. Analytical Chemistry In the first…
Public release date: 19-Aug-2008 Inorganic arsenic, commonly found in ground water in certain areas, may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at…
Public release date: 19-Aug-2008 ANN ARBOR, Mich.---New research suggests that cadmium is one of the critical ingredients causing emphysema, and even low-level exposure attained through second-hand smoke and other means may…
Public release date: 4-Jun-2008 Licensed pesticide applicators who used chlorinated pesticides on more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes, according to researchers from the National…
Public release date: 6-May-2008 A common weedkiller in the U.S., already suspected of causing sexual abnormalities in frogs and fish, has now been found to alter hormonal signaling in human…
Public release date: 15-May-2008 ORLANDO, FL, MAY 18, 2008—Higher incidences of congenital anomalies, including cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) and hypospadias, were found in boys whose mothers had higher serum levels of…
Public release date: 27-Mar-2008 For the first time, the association between Parkinson's disease and exposure to pesticides has been shown in patients with the neurological disorder compared with their unaffected…
Public release date: 28-Mar-2008 Researchers at Yale School of Medicine now have a clearer understanding of why synthetic estrogens such as those found in many widely-used plastics have a detrimental…
Public release date: 6-Feb-2008 Cincinnati, February 6, 2008 – Although scientists have speculated over the negative effects of environmental toxins for years, new data suggest that certain environmental toxins…
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