My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
[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…
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…
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] 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,…
Contact: Tia McCollors tia.mccollors@emory.edu 404-727-5692 Emory University Health Sciences Center Organic diets lower children's dietary exposure to two common pesticides used in U.S. agricultural production, according to a study by…
Contact: Andy Fell ahfell@ucdavis.edu 530-752-4533 University of California - Davis Organically or sustainably grown berries and corn contain up to 58 percent more polyphenolics, natural antioxidants that are a natural…
Contact: Ben Sherman ben.sherman@noaa.gov202-253-5256 NOAA Headquarters In his research, scientist Nat Scholz examines how pesticides that run off the land and mix in rivers and streams combine to have a…
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,…
You must be logged in to post a comment.