My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Public Release: 23-Feb-2015 Study finds direct correlation between low vitamin D levels, glucose metabolism The Endocrine Society Washington, DC--People who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to…
19 NOV 2012 New study uses animal model similar to humans and shows BPA can affect thyroid function Chevy Chase, MD –– In utero exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) can…
Fox Chase researchers find that men whose testosterone falls after radiation are more likely to experience a rise in PSA BOSTON, MA (October 28, 2012)—Men whose testosterone drops following…
Public Release: 16-Oct-2014 Resveratrol boosts spinal bone density in men with metabolic syndrome Study suggests compound found in red wine has potential as osteoporosis treatment Washington, DC—Resveratrol, a natural compound…
Results send “grim message” that obese teen males may become impotent, infertile adults “These findings demonstrate that the effect of obesity is powerful, even in the young,” says UB’s Dandona,…
27 SEP 2012 New study highlights potential importance of vitamin D supplementation in pregnant women Chevy Chase, MD—Gestational exposure to ambient urban air pollution, especially during late pregnancy, may contribute…
Reduced testosterone tied to endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure Phthalates found in plastics could block hormone involved in sexual, cognitive function Washington, DC—Men, women and children exposed to high levels of phthalates…
29 JUN 2012 A new study finds that a drop in testosterone levels over time is more likely to result from a man’s behavioral and health changes than by aging.…
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…
29 JUN 2012 Weight loss can reduce the prevalence of low testosterone levels in overweight, middle-aged men with prediabetes by almost 50 percent, a new study finds. Results will be…
29 JUN 2012 Women with moderate to severe depression had substantial improvement in their symptoms of depression after they received treatment for their vitamin D deficiency, a new study finds.…
29 JUN 2012 Obese children show greater exposure than nonobese children to a phthalate, a chemical used to soften plastics in some children’s toys and many household products, according to…
15 JUN 2012 Study shows vitamin D and calcium reduce mortality but not vitamin D alone A study recently published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism…
15 JUN 2012 Chevy Chase, MD—Exposure to low doses of Bisphenol A (BPA) during gestation had immediate and long-lasting, trans-generational effects on the brain and social behaviors in mice, according…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 22-Jul-2014 Studies find people with schizophrenia are more likely to have low levels of vitamin D Washington, DC -- Vitamin D-deficient individuals are twice as likely to…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Jun-2014 CHICAGO, IL—Many chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, can disrupt not only the human body's reproductive hormones but also the glucocorticoid and thyroid hormone receptors,…
Common BPA-like chemical, BPS, disrupts heart rhythms in females // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Jun-2014 CHICAGO, IL—Bisphenol S (BPS), a common substitute for bisphenol A (BPA) in consumer products, may…
Exposure to BPA substitute causes hyperactivity and brain changes in fish // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Jun-2014 CHICAGO, IL — A chemical found in many "BPA free" consumer products, known as…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Jun-2014 DURHAM, N.C. – Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical commonly used in plastics, appears to increase the proliferation of breast cancer cells, according to Duke Medicine researchers…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 22-Jun-2014 CHICAGO, IL — A new study has found for the first time that the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) reprograms the developing prostate, making the gland…
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