Exercise is smart for your heart – and makes you smarter
02 NOV 2012 Study shows that high-intensity training boosts cognitive function A regular exercise routine can make you fitter than ever – mentally fit. In a new study, previously sedentary…
Bees decrease food intake, live longer when given compound found in red wine
05 OCT 2012 ASU researchers have confirmed that not only does resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, extend the lifespan of honey bees by 33 to 38 percent, it…
Beneficial bacteria may help ward off infection
July 19, 2012 While many bacteria exist as aggressive pathogens, causing diseases ranging from tuberculosis and cholera, to plague, diphtheria and toxic shock syndrome, others play a less malevolent…
Pregnant women and fetuses exposed to antibacterial compounds face potential health risks – triclosan and triclocarban
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 10-Aug-2014 "The compounds are used in more than 2,000 everyday products marketed as antimicrobial, including toothpastes, soaps, detergents, carpets, paints, school supplies and toys, the researchers say"…
Researchers find evidence of banned antibiotics in poultry products
Apr 2012 Analysis of feather meal suggests continued use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics despite 2005 FDA ban In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health…
Windshield washer fluid a source of Legionnaires disease
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRWK2Tc-k-k] - Windshield washer fluid a source of Legionnaires disease - "This study is the first to detect high levels of Legionella in automobiles or aerosolized by washer fluid spray,"…
Can chemicals produced by gut microbiota affect children with autism?
Can chemicals produced by gut microbiota affect children with autism? // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 19-May-2014 Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have significantly different concentrations of certain bacterial-produced chemicals, called…
Vitamin B3 was found in all eight meteorites analyzed in the study.
Vitamin B3 Might Have Been Made in Space, Delivered to Earth by Meteorites April 17, 2014 Ancient Earth might have had an extraterrestrial supply of vitamin B3 delivered by carbon-rich…
Scientific evidence shows need to regulate ( triclosan ) antimicrobial ingredients in consumer products
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 1-Apr-2014 - In reality, Halden says, consumers use antimicrobials in hand soap for far too short a period of time, 6 seconds on average. This pattern of…
Research linking autism symptoms to gut microbes called ‘groundbreaking’
A new study showing that feeding mice a beneficial type of bacteria can ameliorate autism-like symptoms is "groundbreaking," according to University of Colorado Boulder Professor Rob Knight, who co-authored a…
New theory uncovers cancer’s deep evolutionary roots / Cancer is realated to embryo development
Contact: Skip Derra skip.derra@asu.edu 480-965-4823 Arizona State University Tracing cancer back to the dawn of multicellularity could explain its mysterious properties and transform therapyTEMPE, Ariz. -- A new way to look…
Clues about autism may come from the gut
Contact: Joseph Caspermeyer Joseph.Caspermeyer@asu.edu Arizona State University Bacterial flora inhabiting the human gut have become one of the hottest topics in biological research. Implicated in a range of important activities…
Clues about autism may come from the gut
Contact: Joseph Caspermeyer Joseph.Caspermeyer@asu.edu Arizona State University Bacterial flora inhabiting the human gut have become one of the hottest topics in biological research. Implicated in a range of important activities…
150th Health Research Report 8 MAR 2013
Health Research Report 150th Issue Date 08 Mar 2013 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano www.vit.bz www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil www.healthresearchreport.me In this Is Issue: Prenatal DHA reduces early preterm…
150th Health Research Report 08 MAR 2013
Health Research Report 150th Issue Date 08 Mar 2013 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano www.vit.bz www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil www.healthresearchreport.me In this Issue: Prenatal DHA reduces early preterm birth, low birth weight…
Cyborg Roaches, Glow-in-the-Dark Fish, and Other Biotechnology Beasts
Cyborg Roaches, Glow-in-the-Dark Fish, and Other Biotechnology Beasts By Emily Anthes Posted Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at 10:34 AM Slate.com A remote-controlled flying flower beetle. Photo courtesy Michel Maharbiz. This…
New DNA vaccine technology poised to deliver safe and cost-effective disease protection
Contact: Richard Harth richard.harth@asu.edu Arizona State University New and increasingly sophisticated vaccines are taking aim at a broad range of disease-causing pathogens, targeting them with greater effectiveness at lower…
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