“Sebum content in the cheek rose significantly in the H61-fermented milk group, but not in the conventional yogurt group” Results of Japanese study published in the Journal of Dairy Science® Philadelphia, PA, October 13, 2014 – There has been much… Read More ›
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Low ghrelin — reducing appetite at the cost of increased stress?
Philadelphia, PA, September 13, 2012 – Ghrelin is a hormone released by the lining of the stomach that promotes feeding behavior. Decreasing ghrelin levels could potentially help combat obesity — in fact, a vaccine that lowers ghrelin levels in order… Read More ›
Peaches, plums, nectarines give obesity, diabetes slim chance
29 JUN 2012 COLLEGE STATION – Peaches, plums and nectarines have bioactive compounds that can potentially fight-off obesity-related diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to new studies by Texas AgriLife Research. The study, which will be presented at the American Chemical… Read More ›
In asthma, it’s not just what you smell, but what you think you smell
Cognitive expectations about odor safety related to airway inflammation PHILADELPHIA (July 22, 2014) – New research from the Monell Center reveals that simply believing that an odor is potentially harmful can increase airway inflammation in asthmatics for at least 24… Read More ›
Inflammation in depression: Chicken or egg?
13 Jan 2012 New study in Biological Psychiatry attempts to answer the question Philadelphia, PA — An important ongoing debate in the field of psychiatry is whether inflammation in the body is a consequence of or contributor to major depression…. Read More ›
Fighting cancer with dietary changes
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 26-May-2014 Dieting may decrease chances for metastases in triple negative breast cancers by strengthening the tissue surrounding the tumor (PHILADELPHIA) — — Calorie restriction, a kind of dieting in which food intake is decreased by a… Read More ›
Media reports may paint overly optimistic view of cancer
Public release date: 16-Mar-2010 – It is estimated that one in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime – Of these, approximately half will die of cancer or related complications – few… Read More ›
A new role for milk: Delivering polyphenols with anti-cancer activity
– the major extractable polyphenol in green tea and the most biologically active, when diluted in skim milk
NLST data highlight probability of lung cancer overdiagnosis / overdiagnosis rate for bronchioloalveolar lung cancer was 78.9 percent
Contact: Shawn Farley PR@acr.org 703-648-8936 American College of Radiology NLST data highlight probability of lung cancer overdiagnosis with low-dose CT screening Philadelphia, PA—Data from the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST)—conducted by the American College of Radiology Imaging Network and… Read More ›
Aircraft carrier sold for 1 cent
Wednesday, 23 October 2013 Here’s a penny for your thoughts: One red cent could’ve landed you the Navy’s first supercarrier, the decommissioned Forrestal. The U.S. Navy sold the 1,067-foot behemoth to a Texas company, All Star Metals, to be… Read More ›
Disarming HIV With a “Pop”
PHILADELPHIA, September 19, 2013 The DAVEI molecule is comprised of two main pieces: Membrane Proximal External Region (MPER), which attaches to the viral membranes, and cyanovarin (CVN), which binds to the sugar coating of the virus’s protein spike. Pinning down… Read More ›
New book documents Cold War experiments on kids
By JOANN LOVIGLIO / Associated Press / July 7, 2013 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A half century later, Charlie Dyer still vividly remembers the day he was picked to join the ‘‘Fernald Science Club.’’ It was 1954 and at 14, he had already spent nearly… Read More ›
Off-Label Marketing Puts Novartis in Hot Water – Sold to Children and is a Carcinogen
Off-Label Marketing Puts Novartis in Hot Water By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – Novartis Pharmaceuticals must face claims that it promoted the use on infants of a drug that U.S. regulators have deemed harmful, a federal judge ruled. While working as… Read More ›
Parents of SEAL killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash join billion-dollar lawsuit against the government after ‘their Verizon phone was tapped when they started asking questions over their son’s death’
Charles and Mary Anne Strange, from Philadelphia, said they heard strange tapping on the line in the months after son Michael’s death Mr Strange said: ‘When I started asking questions, that’s when my phone got tapped’ By Daily Mail Reporter… Read More ›
Increasing evidence links high glycemic index foods and dairy products to acne
Contact: Eileen Leahy andjrnlmedia@elsevier.com 732-238-3628 Elsevier Health Sciences Medical nutrition therapy can play an important role, according to Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics report Philadelphia, PA, February 20, 2013 – A study published in the Journal of… Read More ›
Increasing evidence links high glycemic index foods and dairy products to acne
Contact: Eileen Leahy andjrnlmedia@elsevier.com 732-238-3628 Elsevier Health Sciences Medical nutrition therapy can play an important role, according to Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics report Philadelphia, PA, February 20, 2013 – A study published in the Journal of… Read More ›
Family’s outrage as Ivy League professor set to be released after serving FIVE YEARS for brutally beating wife to death as she wrapped Christmas presents
By Michael Zennie PUBLISHED: 11:24 EST, 17 January 2013 | UPDATED: 13:47 EST, 17 January 2013 The family of a woman brutally beaten to death by her Ivy League professor husband is furious that he is being released after… Read More ›
Study shows a single shot of morphine has long lasting effects on testosterone levels
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Ilene Raymond Rush irush@shro.org 215-470-2998 Sbarro Health Research Organization A single injection of morphine to fight persistent pain in male rats is able to strongly reduce the hormone testosterone in the brain and plasma,… Read More ›
Study shows a single shot of morphine has long lasting effects on testosterone levels
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Ilene Raymond Rush irush@shro.org 215-470-2998 Sbarro Health Research Organization A single injection of morphine to fight persistent pain in male rats is able to strongly reduce the hormone testosterone in the brain and plasma,… Read More ›
FBI in Philly reports theft of new $100 notes
Associated Press – 3 mins 22 secs ago Associated Press/FBI – This undated image provided by FBI shows the newly designed $100 bill. The FBI is reporting an unusual heist of some of the bills, which aren’t going into circulation… Read More ›