My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
The study provides evidence that glyphosate-induced changes to exposed rats could be used as biomarkers for determining propensity in subsequent generations for prostate and kidney diseases as well as obesity…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9v_a-zF5zI&w=448&h=252&hd=1]Pesticide residues on produce associated with poor pregnancy outcomes Researchers discovered that the EPA permitted level of pesticide residues of Fruits and Vegetables may have a significantly negative effect…
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…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Jul-2014 Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changes PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbjSnNVclaA?list=UUSxq36i1g2yb-GdmNq77U7w] Nearby Pesticides increase Autism risk in mothers' unborn children by more than 60% - Pregnant women who lived in close proximity to fields and farms where chemical pesticides…
Public release date: 10-Feb-2011 - piperonyl butoxide (PBO), a common additive in pyrethroid formulations Effects on IQ appear to be similar to lead exposure February 9, 2011 — When the…
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: 3-Feb-2014 - "We were very surprised that so many pesticides inhibited ALDH and at quite low concentrations, concentrations that were way below what was needed for the…
Public release date: 18-Mar-2010 - was associated with a 6.5-point decrease in the Psychomotor Development Index score and a 3.3-point decrease in the Mental Development Index score in 3-year-olds -…
Contact: Tim Beardsley tbeardsley@aibs.org 703-674-2500 x326 American Institute of Biological Sciences A new technology for creating pesticides and pest-resistant crops could have effects on beneficial species that current toxicity testing…
Contact: Rob Dawson Rob.Dawson@bbsrc.ac.uk 01-793-413-204 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Two new studies have highlighted a negative impact on bees' ability to learn following exposure to a combination of…
Contact: Sacha Boucherie S.Boucherie@elsevier.com 31-204-853-564 Elsevier Pesticide application as potential source of noroviruses in fresh food supply chains Human norovirus (hNoV), also known as the winter vomiting bug, is one…
European Food Safety Authority states that neonicotinoid use acceptable 'only…on crops not attractive to honey bees' Charlie Cooper Wednesday, 16 January 2013 European safety regulators have finally moved against nerve-agent…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXi5jJt5pxk] The Pinocchio Effect and Thermography Brain and Nervous system damage to low level Organophosphate Pesticides Lithium Restores cognitive function to Down Syndrome Mice Food Allergies caused by dichlorophenol…
Aquatic Weed Killer Allowed on Cotton By RAMONA YOUNG-GRINDLE Aquatic Weed Killer Allowed on Cotton WASHINGTON (CN) - The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing Arkansas cotton growers to use fluridone…
Contact: Jonathan Friedman jfriedman@thepi.org 408-542-5606 JAMA and Archives Journals Individuals whose occupation involves contact with pesticides appear to have an increased risk of having Parkinson's disease, according to a report…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfYAm9vkXag] The American Academy of Pediatrics had a press release that was interpeted differently by certain news services. This video clip reviews the event.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfYAm9vkXag] 10/22/2012 AAP report cites lower pesticides in organic produce and potentially lower risk of exposure to drug-resistant bacteria, but says the most important thing for children is to…
2009 study posted for filing Paris, France – June 04, 2009 – The cause of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most frequent neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease, is unknown, but…
By Agence France-Presse Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:13 EDT Lawn and garden products company Scotts Miracle-Gro will pay $12.5 million in fines for poisoning bird feed and violating pesticide laws,…
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