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Confirmation that the Ebola virus persists in the semen of survivors of the epidemic

An international study, conducted by researchers from the Institute for Development Research (IRD), Inserm and Institut Pasteur and their Guinean partners (Donka University Hospital, Macenta Hospital, National Institute of Public Health, and University of Conakry, confirms that Ebola virus persists in the semen of survivors of the epidemic in Guinea, for up to 9 months after their recovery. These results, which recall the importance of monitoring survivors in order to prevent the risks of new epidemic outbreaks, are published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases on 3 May 2016.

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Wildfires - More People, Less Fires

Every year, about 350 million hectares of land are devastated by fires worldwide, this corresponds to about the size of India. To estimate the resulting damage to human health and economy, precise prognosis of the future development of fires is of crucial importance. Previous studies often considered climate change to be the most important factor. Now, a group of scientists, including researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has found that population development has the same impact at least. The results are presented in the Nature Climate Change journal (dx.doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2999).

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Researchers Determine the Best Strategy for Preventing Ulcers when Taking NSAIDs

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)—including ibuprofen, diclofenac, naproxen and others—are commonly used pain medications that are generally safe but may increase the risk of developing stomach and intestinal ulcers.

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Omega-3 lowers childhood aggression in short term, Penn research shows

Consuming omega-3 initially improves a child's aggressive behavior, according to University of Pennsylvania researchers Adrian Raine and Therese Richmond, but the effects eventually vanish.

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When selling good karma goes bad

A new study by researchers from the University of California, Riverside and the University of Louisville has examined how consumers' beliefs about karma influence their responses to charitable appeals in advertising. The findings show that people who believe in karma, despite seeing the positive benefits of doing good deeds, do not always respond favorably.

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Another reason for wine lovers to toast resveratrol

Red wine lovers have a new reason to celebrate. Researchers have found a new health benefit of resveratrol, which occurs naturally in blueberries, raspberries, mulberries, grape skins and consequently in red wine.

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Genetic biomarker may predict nerve pain side effects associated with prostate cancer treatment

Taxanes are a group of drugs commonly used to treat cancers of the breast, lung, ovary, or prostate, but its use can be limited by significant side effects. Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center report prostate cancer patients who have a variation in the VAC14 gene are more susceptible to a side effect called peripheral neuropathy when treated with the taxane docetaxel.

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Symptoms of 'chronic multisymptom illness' may be common in Iraq, Afghanistan vets

In a study of more than 300 soldiers who had deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, a majority reported symptoms consistent with 'chronic multisymptom illness' -- a diagnosis that up till now has been associated mainly with Gulf War service.

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Rapid eye movement sleep - Keystone of memory formation

For decades, scientists have fiercely debated whether rapid eye movement sleep -- the phase where dreams appear -- is directly involved in memory formation. Now, a study published in Science by researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute (McGill University) and the University of Bern provides evidence that REM sleep does, indeed, play this role -- at least in mice.

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Penn study shows high retention rate for IUDs inserted after vaginal delivery

Though some studies have suggested intrauterine devices (IUDs) have a tendency to be expelled when inserted immediately following vaginal childbirth, a new study shows that at least 85 percent of these devices placed after delivery are still in place six weeks later.

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Natural regeneration of tropical forests reaps benefits

Research shows that natural forest regrowth in Latin America plays major role in climate mitigation and carbon sequestration.

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Bioengineered blood vessel is safe for dialysis patients, study finds

A Yale scientist collaborated with researchers at Duke University and surgeons in Poland and the United States to create bioengineered blood vessels for kidney-disease patients on dialysis. The man-made vessels appeared to be both safe and more durable than commonly used synthetic versions, said the investigators.

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New findings explain the connection between melatonin and type 2 diabetes

A new experimental and clinical study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the sleep hormone melatonin impairs insulin secretion in people with a common gene variant. 'This could explain why the risk of type 2 diabetes is greater among, for instance, overnight workers or people with sleeping disorders,' says Professor Hindrik Mulder who is responsible for the study.

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Prenatal stress could enhance protective mechanisms of babies

Maternal stress and depression during pregnancy may activate certain protective mechanisms in babies. Psychologists from the University of Basel together with international colleagues report that certain epigenetic adaptations in newborns suggest this conclusion. Their results have been published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.

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Can a smartphone application help treat anxiety and depression?

In a joint project between the universities of Liverpool and Manchester researchers have examined the initial trial of a smartphone application designed to help people manage their problems.

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Coral stress test found in the genes

Unique sections of coral DNA can indicate a higher tolerance to environmental stress, researchers have revealed for the first time.

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Gene therapy against brain cancer

A team from the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste has obtained very promising results by applying gene therapy to glioblastoma. Tests in vitro and in vivo on mice provided very clear-cut results, and modelling demonstrates that the treatment targets at least six different points of tumor metabolism. Gene therapy, a technique that selectively attacks a tumor, might provide hope in the fight against this type of deadly cancer. The study was published in the journal Oncotarget.

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Arterial switch to 12 o'clock associated with reduced coronary reserve in adolescence

Arterial switch to the 12 o'clock position is associated with abnormal coronary perfusion in adolescence, reveals research presented today at EuroCMR 2016.1 Babies born with transposition of the great arteries undergo the arterial switch operation in the first days of life.

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The gluten-free diet in children - Do the risks outweigh the benefits?

The prevalence of celiac disease (CD), an autoimmune disease, is increasing. The only treatment for CD is a gluten-free diet. However, the increasing prevalence of CD does not account for the disproportionate increase in growth of the gluten-free food industry (136 percent from 2013 to 2015). A Commentary scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics discusses several of the most common inaccuracies regarding the gluten-free diet.

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Obesity on the rise in Indonesia

Obesity is on the rise in Indonesia, one of the largest studies of the double burden of malnutrition in children has revealed.

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Size of brain region is associated with response to PTSD treatment

A study has found that PTSD patients with a larger hippocampus -- a region of the brain key to distinguishing between safety and threat--are more likely to respond to exposure-based therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Poaching of old forest elephant matriarchs threatens rainforests

Scientists working for the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Stirling, and the Amboseli Trust for Elephants say that the high levels of poaching forest elephants will result in a loss of the oldest, wisest matriarchs, who are living libraries of their vast rainforest domain. Without these mothers, forest elephant social lives and their understanding of their ecosystem will be lost. This exacerbates the ongoing loss of ecosystem function already underway by the loss of these most effective seed dispersers and forest gardeners.

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Scientists find that cancer can arise from changes in the proteins that package DNA

Mutations in histones, the proteins that shield and package DNA, have been linked to many types of cancer, but their role in promoting disease has not been clear. Now, for the first time, scientists have found that a change to the structure of a histone can trigger a tumor on its own.

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Diabetes drug found no better than placebo at treating NAFLD

A diabetes medication described in some studies as an effective treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) works no better than a placebo, report researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, after conducting the first randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial of sitagliptin, an oral antihyperglycemic marketed by Merck & Co. under the name Januvia.

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Rare human disease found in dogs

A rare, severe form of pulmonary hypertension, which up until now, has only been classified as a human lung disease, has also been discovered in dogs according to a Michigan State University study.

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Brain images reveal first physical evidence that AA prayers reduce cravings

Members Alcoholics Anonymous who recited AA prayers after viewing drinking-related images reported less craving for alcohol after praying.

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Can psychological therapies help people who self-harm?

Latest research out today has found that psychological therapies, more commonly known as 'talking treatments', may help people who self- harm.

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Brain cells that aid appetite control identified

Brain cells that play a crucial role in appetite and weight gain has been identified. They are known as NG2-glia cells.Although these cells exist within different parts of the brain, it is those found in a specific brain structure called the median eminence that are crucial to weight control. The discovery opens the door to development of new drugs designed to control weight gain and obesity.

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Scientists find what might be responsible for slow heart function under general anesthesia

Anesthesia is used every day, but surprisingly little is known about one of its most dangerous side effects -- depressed heart function. Now, thanks to a team of Johns Hopkins researchers who published a new research article in The FASEB Journal, this mystery is clarified...

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How Our Stone-Age Brains Get in the Way of Smart Politics

Using science and history, author Rick Shenkmans new book explains how our brain works in response to manipulative politicians and their appeals.

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Republicans Only Care About Children Before They're Born

Indiana Rep. Todd Rokita wants to limit access to free lunch for poor children.

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Are Our Smartphones Afflicting Us All With Symptoms of ADHD?

The pervasiveness of smartphones is making us increasingly distracted and hyperactive.

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GMO Mushroom Waved Through by USDA, Potentially Opening Floodgates for Wave of Frankenfoods

A new gene-editing technology doesnt seem to bother our federal food regulator.

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This Man Has Had Incredible Access to Pentagon Secrets for Decades—Now He's Joining a UFO Data Project

Christopher Mellon spent 20 years in national security which gives his interest in UFOs extra weight.

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This Is the County With the Worst Childhood Hunger in America

In some parts of Arizona, the child hunger rate is twice as high as it is nationally.

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Statins alert over computer glitch

Thousands of NHS patients in England may have been incorrectly prescribed statins due to a computer glitch.

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Dreaming brain rhythms lock in memories

Disrupting brain activity during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep can stop mice from forming new memories, a study suggests.

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FBI Doesn't Want Privacy Laws To Apply To Its Biometric Database

The FBI has been building a massive biometric database for the last eight years. The Next Generation Identification System (NGIS) starts with millions of photos of criminals (and non-criminals) and builds from there. Palm prints, fingerprints, iris scans, tattoos and biographies are all part of the mix. Despite having promised to deliver a Privacy Impact Assessment of the database back in 2012, the FBI's system went livetowards the end of 2014 without one. That's a big problem, considering the database's blend of guilty/innocent Americans, along with its troublesome error rate. The FBI obviously hopes the false positive rate will continue to decline as tech capabilities improve, but any qualms about bogus hits have been placed on the back burner while the agency dumps every piece of data it can find into the database.

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Leaked Facebook Training Manual Confirms Allegations Of Conservative News Suppression

It's turning out to be a bad week for Facebook. As we reported earlier, it was learned that Facebook's news feed routinely suppressed conservative news. Now, Recode is reporting that Facebook training documents given to its editors haveleaked, and they reveal that editors select trending news topics from just ten editors, only one of which could be considered right-wing.

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This Biotech Company Will Be Using Stem Cells To Resurrect The Brains Of The Clinically Dead

Death is a controversial subject in the medical field for many reasons. People rely on doctors to save them and their loved ones, but when fate has its way, the whole world can feel out of order. And while the death of a loved one may not feel final at first, we soon come to realize that, at least for the living who remain, it does mark an end.

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Dogs who eat sugarless gum could be poisoned by sweetener xylitol

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned dog owners that xylitol, a sweetener used in sugarless gum, mints, toothpaste and even baked goods, is toxic to their pets.

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Thalidomide link to birth defects covered up by drug's maker, German report says

The firm that invented thalidomide, a drug that caused birth defects in thousands of babies, carried out a deliberate disinformation campaign when experts first spotted possible severe side effects, a report commissioned by the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) said on Friday.

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Stem cell guidelines would block marketing of unproven therapies

A global organization of scientists and bioethicists has released updated guidelines for research using stem cells, the so-called "holy grail" of regenerative medicine, stressing that the protection of patients must take precedence as the field continues to rapidly evolve.

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Worst polluted cities likely don't monitor air quality well

India has four of the 10 cities in the world with the worst air pollution, the World Health Organization says.

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Additional help for Attawapiskat - Ottawa to fund 2 mental health workers, 1 youth case manager

Health Canada says it will fund two additional mental health workers and a case manager for youth in Attawapiskat to assist with the northern Ontario reserve's suicide crisis.

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Report from the Parliament - Can Psychiatry At Least Be Curious?

In the past six years, I have had the opportunity to speak at several conferences or meetings that I felt had particular potential to stir some political activity that would challenge current psychiatric practices, and one of those events was the meeting convened in the U.K.’s Parliament on May 11th, which had this title for the day: Rising Prescriptions, Rising Mental Health Disability: Is There a Link? Full Article →

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Real Politics 101, Part One: “First-Order Psychiatry” vs. the “Rehumanizing Resistance”

In the political struggle between First-Order Psychiatry and the Rehumanizing Resistance, the Resistance continues to win scientific victories (including the First-Order’s retreat from its “chemical imbalance theory of mental illness”); however, the Resistance is losing the larger struggle against the First-Order’s expansion of influence. Winning scientific battles but losing the war will continue until the Resistance: (1) fully recognizes the political nature of this struggle; (2) accepts the reality that it has an adversary aimed at its destruction; and (3) creates and implements effective political strategies and tactics. Full Article →

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Reflections on Myth Machines, “Mental Illness,” and the Perils of Good Intentions

Once again this year, I was fortunate to attend the annual Saks Institute symposium. The topic — fittingly enough in LA — was mental illness in the movies. What struck me was the degree to which public discussions are shaped by two related categories of problems. There were ideas that I believe are misconceptions, and positions that are shaped largely by a lack of important information — especially information which isn't influenced by a profit-oriented corporate culture. Full Article →

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How Widespread Is the Use of Glyphosate in Our Food Supply?

Tamina Miller As the active ingredient in Monsanto’s branded Roundup weed killer, along with hundreds of other weed-killing products, the chemical called glyphosate spells billions of dollars in sales for Monsanto and other companies each year as farmers around the world use it in their fields and orchards. Ubiquitous in food production, glyphosate is used not just with row crops like corn, soybeans and wheat but also

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GMO Lobbying Spiked 31 Percent in First Quarter

As the Senate geared up earlier this year to debate legislation establishing a nationwide, voluntary system for labeling foods made with genetically modified organisms, so did K Street. But for all the lobbyists, public campaigns and press releases, Congress couldn’t agree on a national labeling standard. The status quo prevailed, and Vermont, population 626,000, whose mandatory GMO labeling law is set to go into effect July 1,

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EPA to oil and gas industry - Watch your methane emissions

The Obama administration announced Thursday the first steps ever taken to regulate methane emissions from oil and gas.

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Native American tribes pledge to save the monarch butterfly

Leaders of seven Oklahoma tribes announced a plan to plant specific vegetation for the butterflies, whose numbers have plummeted in recent years.

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The haves and have nots of clean air - Air pollution worst in developing world

Improving air quality for low-income nations would not only improve public health for millions of people, but would also help alleviate global greenhouse gas woes.

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Reeling it in - global sustainable seafood market hits $11.5bn

A new report shows that demand for seafood with sustainable certification now accounts for 14% of the global market.

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Greenpeace activists target destructive fishing in Indian Ocean – in pictures

With some Indian Ocean tuna stocks on the brink of collapse, the expedition exposes harmful methods by the world’s largest tuna company, Thai Union.

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Chemical Breakdown - Uncover Houston's hidden world of explosions and toxic releases.

In the wake of the fatal DuPont accident, the Chronicle sought to figure out which plants in the region were the most dangerous, given the chemicals they handle, their track records for safety and their proximity to the public.

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Study - PFCs reduce ability to breastfeed.

One of the dangerous chemicals found in a city-owned well has been linked to shorter breastfeeding times for mothers who had been exposed to higher levels of perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA.

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US lawmakers put pressure on EPA over handling of glyphosate review.

U.S. lawmakers have asked the Environmental Protection Agency to explain why it published - and then withdrew - documents related to its review of glyphosate, the chemical in Monsanto Co's Roundup herbicide, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

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Ministers reject plan for 'emergency' use of banned bee-harming pesticides.

The National Farming Union’s application for banned pesticide use on oil seed rape crops is rejected as the UK government rules against neonicotinoids for the first time.

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As big candy ditches GMOs, sugar beet farmers hit a sour patch.

Because practically all sugar beets in the U.S. are genetically modified, those food products are now using sugar derived from sugar cane grown in Florida, Louisiana or outside the U.S.

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Can Oregano Fight Cow Belches — And Climate Change?

Can oregano fight cow elches -- and climate change?

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Time for Cleaning Products to Come Clean on Ingredients

Are there cancer-causing chemicals in your cleaning products? You wouldn’t know, because the majority of cleaners don’t fully disclose their ingredients on the label or online.

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Five Essential Facts About Pesticides on Fruits and Vegetables

A healthy diet begins with lots of fruits and vegetables, but some of your family’s favorites may contain startling amounts of harmful pesticides.

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Positive - Thailand expects new solar farms to generate $512 mln investment

Thailand's latest solar energy project is expected to spur investment of around 18 billion baht ($512 million) this year, which should help support the slowing economy, the country's energy regulator said on Tuesday. The government aims to increase renewable capacity to 19,635 MW by 2036, up 20 percent from a previous target, with solar energy making up 31 percent, according to the energy ministry's latest power development plan.

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High levels of glyphosate found in Portuguese volunteers’ urine

Portugal must “face the problem” and reduce human contamination, says Portuguese No GMO Coalition.

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Homeopathic vet exposes dog deaths related to Pfizer drug... Now his website is under attack

(NaturalNews) The website of Dr. William Falconer, a homeopathic veterinarian based in the Texas Hill Country, has come under attack since he exposed the harmful (and sometimes deadly) side-effects of a widely prescribed drug used to control allergic and atopic dermatitis in dogs...

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Forbes attacks pro-organic group 'Moms Across America,' for promoting GMO-labeling through independent billboard campaign

(NaturalNews) Why would a media outlet take the time to criticize healthy eating? Why would a media outlet attack positive organizations that promote organic foods and transparency in the marketplace? Why would the media outlet in question – Forbes – attack a great pro...

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Ten years later, Al Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' propaganda film turns out to be total bunk... How is his profit from carbon taxes not criminal FRAUD?

(NaturalNews) Ten years after the release of Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth, none of the film's dire climate change predictions have come to pass. However, in the decade since the documentary was produced, its creator has raked in millions of dollars from the entire "global warming...

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Australia wants to cash in by becoming the world's nuclear waste dumping ground

(NaturalNews) Australia is mulling over the construction of a gigantic nuclear waste storage facility in the southern part of the country, according to a Royal Commission report that was published this week.South Australia is sparsely populated, and houses one of the biggest uranium...

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Fracking runoff often leaves wastewater too toxic to be reused for drinking... so it's being dumped on our farmland instead

(NaturalNews) The runoff from fracking results in wastewater that is considered too toxic for anyone to drink, so why is it being dumped on farmland instead?Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, entails injecting water, sand and various chemicals underneath the ground to stimulate...

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Four uniquely-named natural herbs that accelerate neurological growth and repair

(NaturalNews) Perhaps the most debilitating health issue anyone has to face is damage to the neurological system. We know from medical science and informed experiences that persons with, say, spinal cord damage or who have suffered a massive stroke, endure neurological damage that...

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Mental health expert blasts Big Pharma for over-prescribing of anti-depressants to children who just need counseling instead

(NaturalNews) Are we putting too much pressure on our kids? According to Natasha Devon, the UK government's mental health expert, we are. Speaking at a meeting of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, which represents private school heads, she said that our children are...

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New Zealand veterinarians are taking a stand against excessive antibiotic treatments in animals, vowing to ban all use by 2030

(NaturalNews) New Zealand veterinarians have resolved to put an end to the practice of using non-medicinal antibiotics in the country's livestock by the year 2030.Southland vet and New Zealand Veterinary Association Board Member, Mark Bryan, said that the stance stems from the...

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Can too little sunlight actually reduce your life span?

(NaturalNews) A substantial new study has found that women who received more "active sunlight exposure" were at far less risk for cardiovascular disease, meaning they are likely to liver longer, healthier lives.The study, published in March in the Journal of Internal Medicine...

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Scientists discover that having lots of friends is a better painkiller than morphine... but the wrong friends can be TOXIC!

(NaturalNews) A recent study conducted by researchers at Oxford University has produced intriguing results suggesting that people who have a lot of friends also have a higher tolerance for pain.The research focused on the effects of endorphins – natural painkillers produced...

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Socialized healthcare in England leaves 1 in 8 patients deprived of adequate food or water

(NaturalNews) There is an old expression that goes, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink." That essentially means you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.It is the same with facts and truth: You can present someone with knowledge...

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In Science, Follow the Money – If You Can

In science as in politics, most people agree that transparency is essential.

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Indoor Air Is More Polluted Than Outdoor Air

The air you're breathing inside your home can be five times more polluted than the air outside.

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Soap, Makeup Additives Linked to Preterm Births, Smaller Babies

Pregnant women in Brooklyn with high levels of certain compounds used in makeup and soaps were more likely to have preterm births and babies that weighed less, according to a new study.

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Popular Brands Sued for Using Non-Organic and Questionable Ingredients in Their Organic Baby Formulas

Whom can you trust when it comes to feeding your baby right?

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Five reasons we regain weight

No one ever says, "I want to lose 30 pounds, keep it off briefly, then gain it all back, with some extra pounds for good measure." But that's exactly what happens to most people who lose weight.

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Throwing a punch at Parkinson’s disease

I have Parkinson's disease, and it causes my body to just freeze up. Weirdly enough, boxing helps me get unstuck.

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Drug company gifts linked to doctors' prescribing habits

(Reuters Health) - Doctors who receive payments or gifts from pharmaceutical companies are more likely to prescribe brand name medications, a new study suggests.

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Federal Toxics Law Still Protecting the Chemical Industry’s Dirty Secrets

Congress is on the verge of updating the nation’s badly broken and ineffective federal chemical law, the...

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Bananas - Are They Fattening or Will They Help You Lose Weight?

Bananas are high in many nutrients and provide many health benefits. They contain lots of fiber, carbs...

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Is Roundup Sprayed at Your Local Park?

If you've visited your local park, you have likely been exposed to glyphosate, the ...

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Millions of Dead Fish Washing Up on Vietnam’s Shores

The lifeless fish go on for miles. Researchers hired by Vietnam’s government have concluded that ...

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Can Virtual Reality Help Connect More People to Nature?

When I first heard about virtual reality, I was invited to put on the goggles and...

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Shell Oil Spill Dumps Nearly 90,000 Gallons of Crude Into Gulf

An oil spill from Shell's offshore Brutus platform has released 2,100 of barrels of crude into

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Paddleboarder Sets Out on Epic Journey to Fight Plastic Pollution

Lizzie Carr has set off on a three-week, 400 mile journey with only her

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Global Wave of Resistance to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground Escalates

"The right that corporations have to extract fossil fuels does not usurp our most basic rights to an atmosphere that...

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13 Ways to Stop Mindless Eating

This article explores why mindless eating happens and what you can do to ...

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New Fracking Study Finds Children at Greater Risk of Respiratory Health Problems

In the first comprehensive literature review to date on the respiratory health risks associated with...

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Big Oil Abandons the Arctic, Obama Under Pressure to Do More to Protect the Region

The Big Oil retreat comes as the Washington Post reports that President Obama and other...

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Study finds toxic metals in Los Angeles homes near gas leak

Homes located near a gas well blowout that spewed the nation's largest-known release of methane had higher levels of toxic metals that could have caused symptoms Los Angeles residents have suffered from for months, public health officials said Friday.

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Breakfast Backtrack: Maybe Skipping The Morning Meal Isn't So Bad

Dogma has long held that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But emerging science suggests what you eat matters more than when you eat it.

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How The Zika Virus Damages The Brain

Experiments on mice have given scientists an understanding of how the virus causes severe brain malformations.

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Autism Aging Out and Acceptance in Current Adult Programs

My oldest daughter is aging out of school in a month. She has autism. She is 21 years old.

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Joshua Coleman Videotapes Dr. Richard Pan Bolting Down Stairs Away from VaXxed Producer

Dr. Pan is the sponsor of SB277, a California law passed that denied vaccination exemption rights to millions of Californian children and...

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Circumcision and Autism - A Recent Danish Study

For a period of time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had a love-fest with Danish Researchers who agreed to produce needed evidence that in spite of parental reports, MMR vaccination and Thimerosal containing vaccines played no role whatsoever in the increased prevalence in autism and autistic spectral disorders (ASD).

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A Bird’s Eye View Of Ancient Human Migration

Even when no genetic information is available, the prehistoric movements of people can be simulated using current topographical satellite data.

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Ice Age Eurasians Lost Neanderthal DNA As They Migrated

Upon arrival in Europe some 45,000 years ago, ancient Eurasians began to lose some of their Neanderthal DNA, study shows.

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Get Rid of These 5 Household Pests to Reduce Asthma

During Asthma Awareness Month, the focus tends to be on strategies for coping with this chronic disease. And they should be. Almost 26 million Americans suffer from this incurable illness that causes airways to become inflamed and making it hard if not impossible at times to breathe. Adults miss more than 14 million days of work each […]

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7 solutions to help your overweight child lose weight

The obesity epidemic continues to be a global health crisis. The CDC estimates that two-thirds of the adults in the United States are obese while one-third of the children and adolescents are obese. When children are overweight, they are more likely to have weight problems as adults. This puts them at a higher risk for serious conditions such as sleep apnea, joint problems, poor self-esteem, stroke, diabetes, cancer and heart disease.

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Is Your Breast Milk Making Your Baby Fat?

A new study reveals that one subset of mothers could be making their babies fatter than normal with their breast milk.

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Burn 1000 Calories Fast with This Orange Zone Workout

Would you like to burn calories all day following a workout? Here’s how you can do it with an orange zone style workout that avoids workout burnout and helps you lose weight fast.

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Meet the hormone that can make you feel calmer and look younger

DHEA is a naturally-occurring hormone in the body with a calming and anti-ageing effect, helping relieve stress. It is available in pill form but also through eating oily fish, nuts and seeds.

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Silicon implant 'helps worn knees to regrow' sparing thousands of patients surgery

At the moment, surgeons can create scar-like tissue to help fix damaged cartilage, but most patients end up needing their joint replaced with metal and plastic parts anyway (pictured in stock X-ray).

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Have we been getting it all wrong about dementia?

University of Adelaide scientists believe an out-of-control immune system may be to blame. This triggers inflammation, which causes brain cells to die.

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Is YOUR town a pollution hotspot?

A World Health Organisation report found more than 40 towns and cities across Britain and Ireland breached the safe levels for air pollution, including London, Glasgow and Leeds.

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Could exposure to common chemicals stop you breastfeeding?

Researchers from Brown University found women with the highest levels of perfluorooctanoic acid in their bodies were 77 per cent more likely to stop breastfeeding at three months.

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How Palm Oil Has Changed Life for Sumatran Elephants – and What You Can Do

If we don't act soon, these elephants' home may soon be only a memory because of destructive and unsustainable palm oil plantations.

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Ice-forming bacteria could be 'sprayed onto clouds' to make artificial rain

Researchers at Max Planck Institute in Germany studied the structure of bacteria Pseudomonas syringae, a that can induce ice to form at higher temperatures and make it rain (pictured).

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Australian scientist spots female gorillas in the midst of same-sex passion

Australian primate expert Dr Cyril Grueter travelled to Rwanda to learn more about the feeding patterns of female mountain gorillas, but instead learnt that they regularly engage in same-sex behaviour,

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University of Sheffield experts discover protein that could reduce miscarriages

The Syncytin-1 protein boosts the growth of the placenta and also helps embryos implant in the womb, researchers at the University of Sheffield have discovered.

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Lead in bones of 18th century soldiers could have come from contaminated bottles of RUM

A group of scientists from Lakeland University, Ontario examined 31 skeletons (one pictured) found in the Royal Naval Hospital cemetery in English Harbor, Antigua.

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IBM's 'magic bullet' could destroy Zika, Ebola AND herpes

IBM Research and Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering, Nanotechnology have created a new macromolecule that attacks viruses using three approaches.

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What's most likely to kill you in each decade of your life revealed

The colourful chart, created by UCLA statistician Nathan Yau, reveals how what is most likely to kill us changes based on our age, gender and ethnicity.

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Our brains take traumatic memories make us think things are worse than they were

A research group at University College London placed 20 volunteers in an MRI scanner (pictured left) and showed them pairs of pictures, some of which included negative content.

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Is Facebook damaging your confidence? Young adults who spend more time on social media struggle with their body image

Young adults who reported higher social media use throughout the day had 2.2 times the risk of reporting body image and eating concerns, the University of Pittsburg study found.

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Addiction is not a brain disease 'but rather a disease of personality'

Lecturer of psychiatry at Yale University, Sally Satel argues the definition of addiction as a brain disease is 'too narrow', adding official rhetoric does addicts a disservice by implying they are victims of hijacked minds.

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Could an ancient Scottish diet be the key to an obesity cure?

Scots may not be known for a healthy diet but scientists are now turning to foods grown in this country for thousands of years in their search for an obesity cure.

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Online junk food adverts aimed at kids could be banned

The advertising of soft drinks and junk food to children while they are browsing online could be banned.

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Agriculture, A Huge Contributor To Climate Change, Is Starting To Clean Up Its Act

A year after announcing a slew of voluntary measures meant to help agriculture fight climate change, the USDA is looking to the future.

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NuSI - The 'Non-Profit' Organization that Has Netted Gary Taubes & Peter Attia Over $1,800,000

In 2012, low-carb diet advocates Gary Taubes and Peter Attia announced the 'non-profit' Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). Taubes waxed lyrical about the "days, hours and weekends" the duo selflessly poured into this new initiative, purportedly set up to help rid the world of obesity and diabetes. What Taubes neglected to mention was the lucrative salaries he and Attia would be receiving as a result of NuSI. To date, Taubes and Attia have been paid an estimated S1,800,000+ for their involvement with the organization. An organization, I might add, whose first metabolic ward study has simply confirmed what I've already been saying for the last 11 years.

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Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Mortality among Survivors of Myocardial Infarction

Survivors of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are at increased risk of dying within several hours to days following exposure to elevated levels of ambient air pollution. Less is known, however, about the influence of longer-term air pollution exposure on survival after AMI.

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Occupational Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Birth Weight and Length of Gestation

Results from our large population-based birth cohort design indicate that employment during pregnancy in occupations classified as possibly or probably exposed to EDCs was associated with an increased risk of term LBW.

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Adverse Associations of both Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Organophosphorous Pesticides with Infant Neurodevelopment

Both prenatal and postnatal OP exposure may adversely affect the neurodevelopment of infants living in the agricultural area. The present study added to the accumulating evidence on associations of prenatal and postnatal OP exposure with infant neurodevelopment.

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Does vitamin D cause kidney stones?

Dr. Cannell discusses two recent studies which found that low vitamin D status is associated with an increased risk for kidney stones.

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Possible misdiagnosis leads to baby taken from parents

A baby was taken from home when a doctor claimed fractures were caused by child abuse. Now, some experts believe vitamin D deficiency and a rare genetic disorder may be to blame.

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Research begins exploring the effects of vitamin D on dogs' health

Research will assess the link between vitamin D levels and health outcomes in dogs that have had surgery to repair damage to their knee ligaments.

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How Much Can the USA Reduce Health Care Costs by Reducing Smoking?

Cigarette smoking causes a wide variety of preventable diseases [1]. Its prevalence has declined substantially since the first US Surgeon General’s report (from 43% in 1965 to 18% today), but it remains a leading cause of preventable death in the United States, where it is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year, including nearly 42,000 deaths from secondhand smoke exposure.

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All-Cause Mortality of Low Birthweight Infants in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Low birthweight (LBW) is associated with increased mortality in infancy, but its association with mortality in later childhood and adolescence is less clear. We investigated the association between birthweight and all-cause mortality and identified major causes of mortality for different birthweight groups.

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Bailey O’Brien healed stage 4 melanoma in 6 weeks after conventional therapy failed

I met Bailey O’Brien at a conference in Phoenix, AZ. She told me her remarkable healing story and then we shot this short interview. It was definitely one of the highlights of my weekend. Enjoy!

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Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth

Albedo modification at scales sufficient to alter climate should not be deployed at this time.

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Solar geoengineering using solid aerosol in the stratosphere

Our results suggest that appropriately sized alumina, diamond or similar high-index particles may have less severe technology-specific risks than sulfate aerosols do. These results, particularly the ozone response, are subject to large uncertainties due to the limited data on the rate constants of reactions on the dry surfaces.

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Will solar geoengineering help us manage the risks of climate change?

Some people also fear that, over time, irresistible political momentum might build for larger and larger research projects and possibly even deployment, regardless of what is learned from research results. On top of all of this, we must ask hard questions about the use of SRM. Who would get to decide about deployment, and how? How could liability and compensation schemes work to resolve claims for damages from people who believe that they have been harmed by climate engineering (from an extreme weather event, for example)? What would democratic decision-making look like for an inherently global technology?

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E-Waste and Harm to Vulnerable Populations

Global, national, and local levels efforts must aim to create safe recycling operations that consider broad security issues for people who rely on e-waste processing for survival. Paramount to these efforts is reducing pregnant women and children’s e-waste exposures to mitigate harmful health effects. With human environmental health in mind, novel dismantling methods and remediation technologies and intervention practices are needed to protect communities.

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Organophosphate Pesticide Exposures, Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Variants, and Gene–Pesticide Interactions in a Case

We found that OP pesticides were more strongly associated with PD among participants with variant genotypes in NOS1, consistent with the importance of oxidative stress-inducing mechanisms. Our data provide evidence for NOS1 modifying PD risk in OP exposed populations.

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Blood Cadmium Levels and Incident Cardiovascular Events during Follow-up in a Population-Based Cohort of Swedish Adults

Blood cadmium in the highest quartile was associated with incident cardiovascular disease and mortality in our population-based samples of Swedish adults. The consistent results among never-smokers are important because smoking is a strong confounder. Our findings suggest that measures to reduce cadmium exposures are warranted, even in populations without unusual sources of exposure.

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Effects of Acetaminophen on Oxidant and Irritant Respiratory Tract Responses to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Female Mice

At supratherapeutic levels, acetaminophen induced oxidative stress throughout the respiratory tract and appeared to potentiate some responses to environmentally relevant ETS exposure in female C57Bl/6J mice. These results highlight the potential for this widely used drug to modulate responsiveness to oxidant air pollutants.

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Prenatal Ambient Air Pollution

Our results suggest that mtDNA content can be one of the potential mediators of the association between prenatal air pollution exposure and birth weight.

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Lead Exposure during Early Human Development and DNA Methylation of Imprinted Gene Regulatory Elements in Adulthood

Our findings provide evidence that early childhood lead exposure results in sex-dependent and gene-specific DNA methylation differences in the DMRs of PEG3, IGF2/H19, and PLAGL1/HYMAI in adulthood.

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Evaluating patient files without violating privacy

Evaluating collated patient data without disclosing any sensitive information about individuals poses a considerable challenge. The team headed by Prof Dr Hans Simon from the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum has developed a method that facilitates precisely that. The mathematicians distort the data in such a way that individual patients remain anonymous during analysis. Nevertheless, self-learning computer programmes are able to detect correlations in the changed data almost as well as in the original data. The science magazine Rubin reports about this research.

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Hormones that are released during hunger affect decision making

Never make a decision when you are hungry. The hormone ghrelin - that is released before meals and known to increase appetite - has a negative effect on both decision making and impulse control. Such were the results of a recently conducted study at Sahlgrenska University.

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Illness and injuries at work are costing Norway NOK 30 billion a year

Back pain is the most common ailment affecting quality of life, while crush injuries are the most likely to result in death – and this constitutes the biggest cost to society.

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Novel Role for Spleen B Cells in Inflammatory Response to Bacterial Toxins

University of Tsukuba-led researchers have identified a new role for marginal zone B lymphocytes in enhancing inflammatory responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharides. Marginal zone B cells were shown to produce pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 in response to lipopolysaccharide stimulation. Interleukin-6 production requires TLR4 signaling in relation to the antibody receptor Fc?/µR. These findings broaden understanding of marginal zone B cell function and interleukin-6 signaling in the immune system, which could be exploited to treat sepsis.

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How fasting helps fight fatty liver disease

Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have new information on what happens at the molecular level when we go hungry. Working with the Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung (German Center for Diabetes Research - DZD) and the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center - DKFZ) they were able to show that upon deprivation of food a certain protein is produced that adjusts the metabolism in the liver. The results are published in the Open Access Journal 'EMBO Molecular Medicine'.

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Antidepressant use during pregnancy may lengthen umbilical cord

Umbilical cords of children whose mothers used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy may be longer than umbilical cords of other newborn children, shows a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SSRIs, are commonly prescribed antidepressants, and this is the first time their association with umbilical cord length was observed. The findings were published in PLOS ONE.

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The Sun’s magnetic field during the grand minimum is in fact at its maximum

The study of the Sun’s long-term variation over a millennium by means of super computer modelling showed that during a time period of the Maunder Minimum type, the magnetic field may hide at the bottom of the convection zone.

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Mystery Solved Regarding Largest Volcano in the Solar System

Scientists at the Institute of Geological Sciences at Freie Universität Berlin Succeeded in Simulating the Evolution of the Mars Volcano Olympus Mons

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Geodesists of TU Dresden visualize the ice-mass loss of Antarctica

On 09 May 2016 a data portal on the ice-mass change of the Antarctic ice sheet will be put online for general use. On the same day the “Living Planet Symposium 2016”, organized by the European Space Agency (ESA), begins in Prague.

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Study shows where you are is who you are

A recent study suggests that who we are might be more integrated with where we are than previously thought.

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Opinions on fracking linked to political persuasion, says new study

A person's opinion on fracking can be predicted by their political ideology, according to a new study co-conducted by Plymouth University.

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Further evidence found against ancient 'killer walrus' theory

An Otago-led team of scientists using techniques from the field of dentistry is shedding new light on the evolution of walruses, fur seals and sea lions. The researchers have cast further doubt on previous claims that an ancient 'killer walrus' was a marine mammal eater.The multidisciplinary research team analyzed the internal structure of tooth enamel in a fossil walrus from California, Pelagiarctos thomasi, and in teeth of New Zealand fur seals and sea lions.

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In US, celiac disease diagnosis is most common among patients with Punjabi ancestry

About 1.8 million Americans have celiac disease, an immune-based condition brought on by the consumption of gluten in genetically susceptible patients. Among patients diagnosed with celiac disease by small intestinal biopsy in the US, those from the Punjab region of India have the highest rates of disease, according to new research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

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Honeybees more likely to regulate hive's 'thermostat' during rapid temperature increases

Honeybees use their wings to cool down their hives when temperatures rise, but new University of Colorado Boulder research shows that this intriguing behavior may be linked to both the rate of heating and the size of a honeybee group.

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Cancer may drive health problems as people age

A new study indicates that cancer may have negative impacts on both the physical and mental health of individuals as they age. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that cancer increases the risk for certain health issues above and beyond normal aging.

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Serious video games may help increase fruit and vegetable intake

Using a serious video game, Squires Quest! II: Saving the Kingdom of Fivealot, researchers from the United States Department of Agriculture / Agricultural Research Service Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital evaluated how creating implementation intentions (i.e., specific plans) within the goal-setting component in the game helped fourth and fifth grade students improve fruit and vegetable intake at specific meals.

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Digital media may be changing how you think

Tablet and laptop users beware. Using digital platforms such as tablets and laptops for reading may make you more inclined to focus on concrete details rather than interpreting information more abstractly, according to a new study published in the proceedings of ACM CHI '16, the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, May 7-12, 2016. The findings serve as another wake-up call to how digital media may be affecting our likelihood of using abstract thought.

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Study suggests testosterone therapy does not raise risk of aggressive prostate cancer

Men with low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone need not fear that testosterone replacement therapy will increase their risk of prostate cancer.

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Changes needed to increase access to colorectal cancer screening

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aimed to increase access to CRC screening by not holding patients responsible for all costs of the procedure, yet current Medicare insurance beneficiaries lacking supplemental insurance may not be able to afford colon cancer screening and treatment. This policy disproportionally puts low-income Americans at risk and adds unnecessary strains on overall health care costs, according to a commentary in the May issue of the journal Gastroenterology.

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What can we learn from zebrafish about human blood disorders?

Genetic regulation of the various types of blood cells in zebrafish and humans is highly similar, making it relatively easy and cost-effective to perform genetic, chemical, imaging and other molecular studies on this invaluable model organism to study normal hematopoetic development in humans as well as blood disorders and malignancies, as described in a Review article in Human Gene Therapy.

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Antibody therapy opens door to potential new treatment for HIV

Researchers are developing an antibody-based drug that may provide a better strategy for long-term control of HIV. New results from a clinical trial suggest that a single dose of a so-called broadly neutralizing antibody enables patients' immune systems to better fight the virus.

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Deadly fungus threatens African frogs

Misty mountains, glistening forests and blue-green lakes make Cameroon, the wettest part of Africa, a tropical wonderland for amphibians.

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Study of elite paralympic athletes supports benefits of exercise for children with cerebral palsy

For highly trained Paralympic athletes with cerebral palsy (CP), bone mineral density and other measures of body composition are similar to those of able-bodied adults of similar age, reports a study in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

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Rapid, low-cost detection of Zika virus using paper-based synthetic gene networks

University of Toronto Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Keith Pardee and an international team of collaborators, including scientists from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, have developed a low-cost, easy-to-use diagnostic platform for detecting the Zika virus.

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Apples or fries

There has been a lot of enthusiasm for nudging individuals to eat better without restricting choice by making healthy foods more visible, attractive, and convenient. One such effort is for restaurants to serve meals with a default healthy side, such as sliced apples instead of fries, while still allowing the customer to opt out of the healthy side in favor of their preferred side dish.

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Drug-like peptides show promise in treating 2 blood diseases

New research suggests that synthetic peptides called minihepcidins may potentially treat two serious genetic blood diseases in children and adults. Although those diseases, beta-thalassemia and polycythemia vera, have opposite effects on red blood cell production, treating animals with minihepcidin helps to restore normal levels of red blood cells and reduces spleen enlargement. It also controls the accumulation of excess levels of iron in beta-thalassemia that often causes severe toxic effects.

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Severe stroke prognoses differ depending on the doctor

Families rely on doctor recommendations after a brain hemorrhage, but new research shows different physicians make very different decisions.

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Blood thinners on 'as needed' basis is safe and effective for lowering stroke risk as compared to long-term use

A new study shows the use of novel anticoagulants for AF prescribed on an 'as-needed basis' guided by diligent pulse monitoring, can be a safe and effective alternative to lowering overall risk of stroke. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania presented their findings today at the Heart Rhythm Society's 37th Annual Scientific Session in San Francisco.

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Surgeries for gastro-esophageal reflux disease have declined in recent years

Researchers have found that the rates of surgical operations for gastro-esophageal reflux disease in the United States have fallen rapidly in recent years, from 0.062 percent in 2009 to 0.047 percent in 2013. The numbers of overweight and obese patients having this surgery have increased, however. Also, women are more likely than men to have surgery for GERD.

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New treatment for children with ARDS

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) affects hundreds of thousands of people each year, many of them children. Now, a recent study investigates the effects of a new steroid treatment on children suffering from ARDS.

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Putting the spotlight on folic acid supplementation in pregnancy

Future Science Group today announced the publication of a new article in Future Science OA, reviewing national and international guidelines for folic acid supplementation, and analyzing its potential risks and benefits in terms of maternal and fetal outcomes.

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Does the moon affect our mood or actions?

While the full moon cannot turn people into werewolves, some people do accuse it of causing a bad night's sleep or creating physical and mental alterations. But is there any science behind these myths?

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Anticoagulation medications show no gender-based variations in outcomes for TAVR patients

A study on the impact of using different anticoagulation medications on men and women who have undergone a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) found no difference in early vascular complications or mortality.

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Scientists track Greenland's ice melt with seismic waves

Researchers from MIT, Princeton University, and elsewhere have developed a new technique to monitor the seasonal changes in Greenland's ice sheet, using seismic vibrations generated by crashing ocean waves. The results, which will be published in the journal Science Advances, may help scientists pinpoint regions of the ice sheet that are most vulnerable to melting. The technique may also set better constraints on how the world's ice sheets contribute to global sea-level changes.

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Mothers' excess pregnancy weight gain, elevated blood sugar 'imprint' obesity in children

Children whose mothers gain excess weight or have elevated blood sugar during their pregnancies are more likely to become overweight or obese during their first decade of life, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in Maternal and Child Health Journal.

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Smartphones uncover how the world sleeps

A pioneering study of worldwide sleep patterns combines math modeling, mobile apps and big data to parse the roles society and biology each play in setting sleep schedules.

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Evidence that Zika causes neural stem cells to self-destruct

A new addition in the growing number of studies using brain organoids to understand how the Zika virus leads to microcephaly reveals that human neural stem cells infected by the virus subsequently trigger an innate immune response that leads to cell death. On May 6 in Cell Stem Cell, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers report that if this immune response is blocked, it helps neural stem cells survive Zika infection.

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Gene linked to Alzheimer's disease impairs memory by disrupting brain's 'playback system'

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered how the major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease causes memory impairment. A specific type of brain activity important for memory replay is disrupted in mice with the E4 version of the apolipoprotein E (apoE4) gene, which may interfere with memory formation.

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Genetic variants in patients with crohn's disease prevent 'good' gut bacteria from working

A major type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be caused in part by genetic variants that prevent beneficial bacteria in the gut from doing their job, according to a new study published today in the journal Science.

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Breastfeeding is good for yet another reason, researchers discover

A mother's breast milk supports immune responses in her newborn that help the infant's gut become a healthy home to a mix of bacterial species, thanks in part to newly identified antibodies from the mother, according to a study by UC Berkeley researchers.

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Bisexual and questioning young women more susceptible to depression, Drexel study finds

Looking into the differences in mental health symptoms experienced by those in the LGBQ community, a team from Drexel's Department of Couple and Family Therapy found key disparities in the risks faced by certain groups.

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Researchers track critical development in the young brain

A recent study led by Doug Dean III of the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and published in the journal NeuroImage combined two related but different imaging techniques to non-invasively track the rate at which nerve fibers in children's brains become wrapped in myelin.

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Protein may predict response to immunotherapy in patients with metastatic melanoma

A protein called Bim may hold the clue to which patients may be successful on immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma, according to the results of a study by Mayo Clinic researchers led by senior author Haidong Dong, M.D., Ph.D., and published online in the May 5 edition of JCI Insight.

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Study links sleep duration and frequent snoring to poorer breast cancer survival

A new study reports that short sleep duration combined with frequent snoring reported prior to cancer diagnosis may influence subsequent breast cancer survival.

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Has the incidence of brain cancer risen in Australia since the introduction of mobile phones 29 years ago?

The observed stability of brain cancer incidence in Australia between 1982 and 2012 in all age groups except in those over 70 years compared to increasing modelled expected estimates, suggests that the observed increases in brain cancer incidence in the older age group are unlikely to be related to mobile phone use.

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Noam Chomsky - Who Rules the World?

An excerpt from his important new book.

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Why Sex Robots are Ancient History

No longer the stuff of Hollywood fantasy, sexually “functioning” robots are now available to buy and try.

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We Share the Genes That Help Sharks Regrow Teeth

Someday, we might be able to regenerate teeth in the exact same way.

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Soft drinks named in tooth decay battle

Health officials in Liverpool are tackling "an alarming level" of child tooth decay in the city by outlining the amounts of sugar in soft drinks.

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Skin bacteria stay 'stable over time'

Everyone has their own personal range of bacteria living on their skin that stays largely unchanged over time, a US study suggests.

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The hunt for natural antibacterials

The ancient remedies that fight bacteria

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THE WAR ON CASH - Larry Summers Calls for the Ban on All Notes Above $50

The war on cash continues. Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, who appears to be leading the global ground attack on cash, is out with an op-ed in the Financial Times commending the EU for their move to halt the production of 500EU notes. He is now calling for Switzerland to stop production of the 1,000 Swiss franc note: Most of the time I use this column to recommend policy changes that I believe would make the world a better place. This time I am saluting a policy change I believe will have significant benefits — one that carries with it important lessons. The decision of the European Central Bank last week to stop producing €500 notes permanently is a triumph of reasonable judgment over shameless fearmongering....High quality global journalism requires investment.

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European Parliament Orders MEP To Take Down A Video About His Attempt To Visit The 'Reading Room' For Trade Documents

We've written many times about the insane levels of secrecy around various trade agreements, including the TTIP agreement that is being worked on between the EU and the US.

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Police Surveillance System Downloads Your Cellphone Images, Sends Them to Investigator

Receiving Mail From a Former Criminal May Land Your Home a High-Threat Score From Law Enforcement

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Global sleep crisis likened to driving drunk

Smartphone app data hint at how societal pressures to sacrifice sleep overtake cues from the sun to contribute to a "global sleep crisis," a new study suggests.

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The FDA Is Hiding Reports Linking Psych Drugs to Homicides

In my wildest dreams, I could never have imagined being drawn into a story of intrigue involving my own government’s efforts to hide, from the public, reports of psychiatric drugs associated with cases of murder, including homicides committed by youth on the drugs. But that is precisely the intrigue I now find myself enmeshed in. Full Article →

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Psychiatry - Worth Keeping If “Slowed Down”?

The faults of modern psychiatry are numerous and profound, and many readers here know firsthand about its destructive force. But are these faults so vast that there is nothing worth saving? Full Article →

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Feral Psychiatry - The Case of Garth Daniels

Garth Daniels, a 39-year-old Melbourne man, has been shackled for 110 days and forced to undergo ECT 94 times at three times a week against his will. Last year, his family asked me to provide a second opinion on Garth’s case. As predicted, my recommendations against continued ECT were quickly dismissed by the hospital. There are critically important issues at stake in this case. Full Article →

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Two of the World’s Top Three Insecticides Harm Bumblebees – Study

Different types of neonicotinoid pesticide have varying effects on colonies with one showing no bee decline, say scientists.

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Top palm oil producer sues green group over deforestation allegations

Malaysian palm giant, IOI, lost business after it was suspended from the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil’s certification scheme over deforestation allegations in Indonesia.

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Busting Cosmetic Safety Myths

Chemicals in cosmetics are largely unregulated, so it’s no surprise that some irresponsible companies and their hired-gun lobbyists are fighting the Personal Care Products Safety Act, bipartisan legislation that would finally regulate cosmetics.

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Motherly love helps children's brains grow bigger, scientists find

Motherly love can help children's brains grow at twice the rate as neglected youngsters, a study has shown. Although it is known that a nurturing, stable home life improves overall childhood development, it is the first research to prove that it has a significant impact on brain size. Children who received the most support from their mother's before school were found to have more growth in the hippocampus, which is associated with learning, memories, and regulating emotions.

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Half of Scotland's energy consumption came from renewables last year

Scotland has met one of its key targets for renewable energy consumption, and is now more than halfway to meeting its ambitious target of producing its entire annual electricity needs from renewable energy sources by 2020. Statistics published by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change show 57.7 per cent of Scottish electricity consumption came from renewables in 2015 -- 7.7 per cent ahead of the 50 per cent target. Dr Richard Dixon, director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said, 'This is great news and an important step in creating a fossil-free Scotland.'

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Positive - Environmental groups seek stricter rules over fracking waste linked to earthquakes

A collection of environmental advocacy groups on Wednesday sued the Environmental Protection Agency, saying the government has failed to adequately regulate the disposal of waste generated by oil and gas drilling. In particular, the lawsuit seeks to force the agency to impose stricter rules on the disposal of wastewater, including that from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. In addition, the groups want the EPA to ban the practice of dumping fracking wastewater on fields and roads, where it potentially could pollute drinking water sources.

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Undeniable evidence from numerous studies proves that fluoride causes cancer

(NaturalNews) The California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) recently released a document called Evidence on the Carcinogenicity of Fluoride and Its Salts that highlights the many health hazards caused by the consumption of...

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Why you can never trust the pesticide industry's own safety tests

(NaturalNews) Pesticide companies rigorously test their products before turning them loose on the public, right? Because if not, wouldn't they stand a grand chance of being wiped out by a mass class-action suit if their products turned out to really be harmful?Not really, it turns...

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Cornell University abandons science, goes all in for GMO propaganda and biotech corporate interests

(NaturalNews) Cornell, one of the world's leading academic institutions, has abandoned scientific objectivity, writes Stacy Malkan - and instead made itself a global hub for the promotion of GM crops and food. Working with selected journalists and industry-supported academics, Cornell's...

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Finding science in acupuncture

(NaturalNews) This article title is taken from a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article by Belinda Beck, WSJ health writer. She turned in a good journalistic effort, undergoing treatments herself for chronic neck and back pain.After two sessions, she felt better. Beck did her due journalistic...

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FDA admits drug, medical device approval process is a bribery system based on who pays the most

(NaturalNews) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is once again having to both defend the legitimacy of its bloated existence, and petition Congress to pass legislation that will allow it to continue collecting "user fees" from Big Pharma in exchange for drug approval. And during...

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Researchers claim that a holistic handling of mealtime environments could help seniors resist succumbing to dementia

(NaturalNews) Dementia is a devastating illness that wreaks havoc on every aspect of a person's life, and one of the biggest dangers it poses is its negative impact on people's eating habits.Many people believe that dementia is an illness that mostly affects the brain, but the...

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Vitamin D helps overweight toddlers reduce body fat

(NaturalNews) Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, plays a significant role in the absorption of calcium. Our bodies need calcium to build bones and keep them strong. Despite the name, vitamin D is actually considered a hormone and not a vitamin.Unlike other vitamins...

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Doctors link mass suicides, schizophrenic episodes among farmers to pesticide exposure

(NaturalNews) Previous reports have linked mass suicides among farmers in India to mounting debt and crop failures as a result of GMO crops, particularly cotton, as it was forcibly converted to patented, transgenic varieties owned by large agrochemical companies. But now we're learning...

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Glyphosate found to accelerate growth of human breast cancer cells, even at ridiculously low concentrations

(NaturalNews) The adverse effects of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup Ready herbicide, continue to mount. According to an alarming study, published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, glyphosate, even in ridiculously low concentrations, can accelerate...

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Which cereal brands are whitewashing their GMO-ridden, pesticide-laden products as 'natural'?

(NaturalNews) It is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate grocery store aisles and identify products that are truly natural and organic. Even at many popular health food stores and grocery chains, brands are tacking on the word "natural" to their products, even when they contain...

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CDC Confirms Lemon Eucalyptus Oil as Effective as DEET

It's easy to say you'll never use DEET, that is until you come down to South Carolina.

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Stop the Madness

Every 15 years, pesticides come up for review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Can trauma be passed through generations?

Mark Wolynn promotes the idea that we inherit and unconsciously relive aspects of family trauma that can drive our own depressions, anxieties and phobias.

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Study strengthens suspected link between Zika and paralysis

A study in Brazil found nearly 90 per cent of people with a rare paralyzing condition said they had symptoms of Zika earlier -- contributing to mounting evidence that Zika may be a cause

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Technology hurts and helps with sexually transmitted infections

Instead of associating what used to be called social diseases with Second World War sailors on shore leave, wee now being encouraged to think about millennials hooking up from their smartphones.

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The Global Financial System’s Weakened Defenses

Eighty-five years ago this month, Credit-Anstalt, by far the largest bank in Austria, collapsed. The parallels to the 2008 collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers are strong – and crucial for understanding today’s financial risks.

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Why Corruption Matters

World leaders are increasingly recognizing that corruption is a menace to development, human dignity, and global security. At the upcoming anti-corruption summit in London, those leaders – together with representatives from business and civil society – will have the opportunity to align action with words.

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Study into vitamin C's effectiveness in treating intensive care patients

A Christchurch researcher is doing New Zealand's first study of vitamin C's potential as a treatment for intensive care patients with sepsis.

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Rivers Contaminated With Radium and Lead From Thousands of Fracking Wastewater Spills

Some rivers and streams in North Dakota now carry levels of radioactive and toxic materials higher than ...

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Big Oil Told to Adapt or Die

“The oil markets are going through fundamental structural changes driven by...

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7 Ways to Heal a Fatty Liver

Fatty liver is a dangerous yet misunderstood disease. In America, it affects 90 million of us and ...

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People Power Over Corporate Power = Canceled Pipeline Projects

This landmark decision in New York was the latest in a flurry of victories over...

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‘World’s Most Sustainable City’ to Run on 100% Solar

Besides running on sunshine, the town also wants to get rid of driving by...

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6 Ways Lemons Contribute to a Healthy Diet

The lemon is high in vitamin C, fiber and various beneficial plant compounds. These nutrients are...

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Exxon, First Amendment Doesn’t Give You Right to Commit Fraud

With several state attorneys general now investigating whether ExxonMobil misled its shareholders and...

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5 Ways Eating Processed Foods Messes with Your Body

Foods that have been chemically processed or highly refined can mess with the ...

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Fracking in Bakken Oilfield Largely Responsible for Global Rise in Ethane

Ethane is the second-most common hydrocarbon in the atmosphere and helps form...

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The 2 million year melee—neanderthals vs. humans

"Forget this image," says Dimitra Papagianni, pointing at the depiction of human evolution projected behind her, an ape crouched on all fours, followed by the early hominids carrying rock tools and spears, walking ultimately to the modern human form. While the image is iconic, Papagianni explains that the casual saunter from species to species doesn't do justice to the 2-million-year epic story of how modern humans beat out their Neanderthal cousins to survive and thrive in the bitterly cold lands of modern day Europe.

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Biodiversity hotspot vegetation in decline

Vegetation growth in forests and shrublands of WA's global biodiversity hotspot are showing alarming declines, according to a recent study which found a quarter of the hotspot's woody vegetation had disappeared in the past 16 years.

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What Is 'Natural' Food? A Riddle Wrapped In Notions Of Good And Evil

Time is almost up for consumers to tell the FDA what "natural" food means. It's an ancient philosophical question with no easy answers.

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How To Teach Children That Failure Is The Secret To Success

When children view their abilities as something they can change over time, they're more apt to deal well with challenges, researchers say. And what parents say can help or hurt.

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How A Cancer Drug Has Saved People From Going Blind

Ten years ago, there wasn't much doctors could do to keep people with age-related macular degeneration from going blind. A colon cancer drug changed all that. But not everyone's vision has been saved.

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Dr. Brownstein Blogs Congress Should Be Shamed: The Vaccine Crises Continues

Congress Should Be Shamed The Vaccine Crises Continues.

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Censorship in the Documentary World on Full Measure With Sharyl Attkisson

Full Measure is a weekly Sunday news program focusing on investigative, original and accountability reporting.

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Canberra scientists discover starving cancer cells stops tumours

Starving cancer cells of crucial nutrients can stop the growth of different types of tumours.

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Break the Sound Barrier - Thousands of deaf children slipping through the cracks

It was only when teachers raised concerns about her son that Tenille realised there was a problem.

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Information overload poses health risks during pregnancy

Avoid soft cheese. Avoid deli meats. No pate, no bean sprouts. Eat well-cooked meat but not burnt. Don't eat stuffing. These are just a few of the dozens of recommendations in brochures and booklets routinely given to pregnant women.

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Macrophages, The Little Helpers That Heal Broken Blood Vessels

Macrophages can grab the broken ends of a ruptured blood vessel in the brain and ‘stick’ them back together, helping them heal faster.

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Reposting Is Bad For Your Memory

When deciding whether to share an article or retweet, the decision itself consumes cognitive resources and leads to cognitive overload.

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How Are Coronary Arteries Made?

Most coronary vessels in the ventricular free walls are derived from sinus venosus endothelial cells, rather than the ventricular endocardium as once thought.

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China’s Childhood Obesity Epidemic Due To Western Lifestyles

In China, 17 percent of boys and nine percent of girls were obese in 2014, compared to less than one percent of children and adolescents in 1985.

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5 Reasons Why Meat is NOT Manly

You don’t have to look too far to find examples of the idea that meat is manly. There was that Burger King ad which took the feminist anthem “I Am Woman” and changed the lyrics to “I Am Man” to equate Whopper-eating with manliness. Hummer made an ad where a guy buying tofu feels so […]

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10 Quick Tips For Eating More Vegetables

You’ve known since childhood that vegetables are good for your health, but you’re still not eating enough veggies, huh? Research tells us that only 10 percent of Americans consume adequate amounts of vegetables (3 cups a day). Eating lots of veggies is one of the easiest ways to lower calorie intake and lose weight. But […]

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How Much Fruit is Too Much?

Previously, I explored how adding berries to our meals can actually blunt the detrimental effects high glycemic foods (See If Fructose is Bad, What About Fruit?). The purpose of one study out of Finland was to determine the minimum level of blueberry consumption at which a consumer may realistically expect to receive antioxidant benefits after eating […]

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5 Natural Ways to Prevent Painful UTIs Other than Cranberry Juice

Being a woman is awesome. We literally create life, have higher IQs on average, and Beyonce is on our team. But one on the really not fun things about being a woman? Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, which 50 percent of the female population will experience at least once in their lives (versus only about 20 percent of males). Unfortunately, […]

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The Power of the Nap (Infographic)

Napping - wonderful respite or huge distraction? Although some work days may not allow for a midday nap, this infographic from Swissotel points out just how beneficial they are.

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Drinking Water For Weight Loss is Boring but Infused Water Is Not

You may be familiar with the weight loss tip about drinking lots of water to suppress appetite and thus prompting you to eat fewer calories. However, drinking water for weight loss is boring, but infused water is not.

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What Does Oatmeal Breakfast Do To Your Weight Loss

If you are one of the 31 million US citizens that skip breakfast everyday, stop! You should be eating breakfast everyday, no matter what. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and you need to be eating it.

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Get rid of belly fat with these shockingly simple diet changes

Belly fat can be one of the most stubborn areas to fight. Even skinny people can have an annoying spare tire around their midsection that seems impossible to eliminate.

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Identifying Foods That Sabotage Weight Loss

Step away from the bacon! Are there certain foods that you can't seem to resist? Foods that, once indulged in, become your undoing?

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Hope for pregnant women suffering lethal complications like high blood pressure

Currently there are no drugs to treat pregnancy complications,like pre-eclampsia or foetal growth restriction, which affect more than 10 per cent of women, say University of Manchester scientists.

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Should the UK legalise cannabis?

Legalising cannabis would allow the government to regulate it and control its potency, according to Ian Hamilton of the University of York and Dr Mark Monaghan of Loughborough University.

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Lack of sleep can leave you 'functionally DRUNK' in a matter of days

Olivia Walch, from the University of Michigan, warned people do not realize how important it is to get enough sleep each night, adding getting six hours' a night starts to build sleep debt.

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How juicing is leaving some of us feeling bloated and a health risk

Some people are unable to digest the sugars in fruit and vegetables - known as FODMAPs - which hit the stomach faster if reduced to a liquid form (pictured, the popular Nutribullet juicer).

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Student given contraceptive to treat acne develops blood clot around her heart

Madison Brownley, 18, from Birmingham, suffered terrible lower back and groin pain after taking the drug for two months. She must now take blood-thinning medication for the rest of her life.

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Chronic stress 'causes proteins to cluster in the brain, triggering Alzheimer's'

Scientists at Boston University found chronic stress, such as vascular disease, causes an accumulation of tau protein - a characteristic of the common form of dementia.

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Alcohol DOES make you happier but only in the short-term

Experts at Kent and Sussex universities found drinking alcohol triggers a surge of momentary happiness, but added that over time prolonged drinking leads to higher levels of dissatisfaction.

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How One Documentary Made This Lawyer Decide to Start a Farm Sanctuary

After watching “Cowspiracy,” John Fiske decided it was time to take action for animals and the environment.

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The Heartbreaking Cruelty I Witnessed Undercover at an Orangutan Show

I’ve seen some terrible things during my time in the investigations team – but the orangutan "entertainment" at this major zoo in Southeast Asia was one of the most upsetting.

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Vegetarians live four years longer than meat eaters, experts reveal

Scientists at the Mayo Clinic found going vegetarian for 17 years or more extends a person's life expectancy by 3.6 years, prompting doctors to advise people limit animal products in their diet.

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Experts warn children’s eyesight ‘ruined’ by life indoors

There is to be a myopic boom among Scottish children due to less time spent outside and more spent focusing on phones, tablets and even books, eye experts have warned.

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Polluters In South Carolina Are About To Get A Huge Boost From The State House

A bill making its way through South Carolina's state legislature will take environmental enforcement out of the hands of citizens.

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Palliative care is not about dying, but quality of living

End-of-life care is about more than assisted suicide, and it doesn’t mean giving up or “stopping the fight.”

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Metabolic and structured imaging of many endocrine glands have revolutionized diagnosis and treatment

""Revolutionary changes in medical imaging have greatly improved the ability to detect structural and functional organ alterations early. Imaging is becoming an essential tool - in association with hormonal assays - for the diagnosis and management of endocrine disorders.

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How can we recognize and treat emerging psychosis early?

""It is essential for the benefit of patients and society to recognize an emerging psychosis early and provide appropriate treatment. This new volume reviews early detection approaches and possible subsequent interventions for psychosis.

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Five ways Game of Thrones’ The Mountain’s diet can make you mighty

Health and exercise scientists from the University of Stirling have analysed the daily diet of Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson who plays “The Mountain” in Games of Thrones and looked at how it can be applied to help mere mortals.

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Early walking in toddlers linked to stronger bones

Children who start to walk and jump earlier are more likely to have stronger bones later on in life, research shows. Results will help health practitioners to devise new strategies to prevent fractures and osteoporosis.

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Algorithms that can predict epileptic seizures

Computer scientists and mathematicians at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia have developed a prediction model that can warn epileptic sufferers of an upcoming seizure with 20 minutes notice. Their model came third out of 502 submissions to the American Epilepsy Society Seizure Prediction Challenge.

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Research examines some losses in the devices that convert solar energy into useful heat

The engineer Fabienne Sallaberry, who is from Poitiers (France), has calculated the losses sustained by solar thermal collectors, devices that convert the sun’s energy into useful heat, when one of their components is not correctly focusing the direct solar radiation. This researcher is also proposing that certain sections included in the Spanish standards (AENOR) and in the international ones (ISO and IEC) should be revised so that the global output of these devices can be better determined, according to her PhD thesis read at the Public University of Navarre (UPNA).

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What mountain gorillas reveal with their teeth

Mountain gorillas from Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda eat up to 30 kilos of plants a day and their diet is highly varied in a habitat that is becoming increasingly fragmented as a result of illegal hunting and deforestation. For the first time, a study shows how dental morphology adapts to the food that is available. The information from the wear on their teeth is used to identify specimens that disappear.

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Farmer to farmer learning in India

Sharing information through digital platforms and local knowledge hubs have proved an effective way of transferring knowledge on climate adaptation practices and agricultural related expertise to rural communities in India, as part of NIBIO’s ClimaAdapt project.

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No symptoms, but could there be cancer? Our chemosensor will detect it!

Many cancers could be successfully treated if the patient consulted the doctor sufficiently early. But how can a developing cancer be detected if it doesn't give rise to any symptoms? In the near future, suitably early diagnosis could be provided by simple and cheap chemical sensors -- thanks to special recognizing polymer films developed at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw.

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New brain research may help treat single-sided deafness

A new discovery could help people suffering with single-sided deafness find a treatment quicker -- and could potentially lead to a cure.

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Social objects in the brain

A new study from researchers at Interacting Minds Centre at Aarhus University, published in the scientific journal NeuroImage, used LEGO bricks to investigate the neurocognitive underpinnings of our engagements with symbolic objects. The study suggests that we experience symbolic objects as social entities.

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Researchers prove humans in Southern Arabia 10,000 years earlier than first thought

The last Ice Age made much of the globe uninhabitable, but there were oases -- or refugia -- where people 20,000 years ago were able to cluster and survive. Researchers at the University of Huddersfield, who specialize in the analysis of human DNA, have found new evidence that there was one or more of these shelters in what is now Southern Arabia.

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Australia-wide autism report calls for 'agile' response in classrooms

A report investigating the educational needs of students with autism has identified social and emotional needs as the top priority to ensure success at school.

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CancerCare releases landmark patient access and engagement report

A landmark report illustrating the many physical, emotional, financial, practical and informational needs cancer patients experience during and after clinical treatment was released today by CancerCare, a national nonprofit organization that provides free psychosocial support, education and financial assistance to anyone affected by cancer.

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Greater social media use tied to higher risk of eating and body image concerns

Logging on to social media sites frequently throughout the week or spending hours trolling various social feeds during the day is linked to a greater risk of young adults developing eating and body image concerns, a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine analysis discovered.

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How cosmetic companies use science to back up product advertising

If claims on cosmetic products' labels are to be believed, users would all look 10 years younger and have luscious, frizz-proof hair. But advertising and truth aren't always aligned. The Federal Trade Commission has called out some companies for promoting products using spurious claims. To avoid such charges, many cosmetic companies are looking to science, reports Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society.

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Tent camping could lead to flame retardant exposure

For campers, nothing beats sleeping in a tent in the great outdoors. But scientists are finding out the air inside tents might not be as fresh as people think. A study appearing in Environmental Science & Technology has found that flame retardants used in the manufacturing of tents are released in the air within this enclosed space, which could lead to campers breathing them in.

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Level of self-control linked to environment

Researchers discovered that people with neurotic personalities are more likely to restore their cognitive abilities in a frenetic, urban environment rather than in a peaceful, natural environment. People who are not neurotic will be restored in a calm, natural environment.

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Repair cartilage potentially can heal horribly broken bones

Muscle and Medicine reported that hundreds of NFL players have invested in using stem cells to treat injuries. The publication revealed one NFL linebacker 'paid $6,000 a pop for a 1-milliliter vial of donated placenta tissue containing stem cells to be injected into each of his beat-up knees.' Now USC research shows that stem cells could one day be stimulated to make a special type of cartilage to help repair large, hard-to-heal bone fractures.

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Study links parental depression to brain changes and risk-taking in adolescents

A new study concludes that parental depression contributes to greater brain activity in areas linked to risk taking in adolescent children, likely leading to more risk-taking and rule-breaking behaviors. While previous research has found associations between clinically depressed parents and their teenagers' risk taking, the new study is the first to find corresponding changes in the adolescents' brains.

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Good nutrition positively affects social development, Penn research shows

In preschoolers, proper nutrition positively affects social development, a connection discovered by University of Pennsylvania researchers Jianghong Liu and Adrian Raine.

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Unsafe sex is fastest-growing risk for ill health in teens

The Lancet Commission's groundbreaking report finds that years of neglect have had detrimental effects on adolescent health. Two-thirds of young people are growing up in countries where preventable and treatable health problems like HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy, and unsafe sex are an ongoing threat to their wellbeing. Adolescents also face new challenges: rising levels of obesity and mental health disorders. Study commissioners from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health took part in the launch event.

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Acidification and low oxygen put fish in double jeopardy

Severe oxygen drops in the water can leave trails of fish kills in their wakes, but scientists thought adult fish would be more resilient to the second major threat in coastal waters: acidification. A new study published Tuesday from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center shows that is not entirely true -- where fish are concerned, acidification can make low oxygen even more deadly.

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Wildfires to increase in Alaska with future climate change

Climate change is melting glaciers, reducing sea-ice cover and increasing wildlife activity -- with some of the most dramatic impacts occurring in the northern high latitudes. New research by University of Montana affiliate scientist Adam Young and UM fire ecology Associate Professor Philip Higuera projects an increased probability of fires occurring in Alaskan boreal forest and tundra under a warmer, drier climate. Their work recently was published in the journal Ecography.

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New study - Has HDL, the 'good' cholesterol, been hyped?

A new study shows for the first time that HDL's heart disease protection depends on the levels of two other blood fats or lipids associated with heart disease. If these fats are not within normal ranges, even a high HDL may not be protective.

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UTSA professor Janakiram Seshu explores new method to stop the spread of Lyme disease

Medication that is normally used to lower cholesterol could stop the spread of Lyme disease, according to a new study co-authored by Janakiram Seshu, associate professor of biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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Gene mutation leads to poorly understood birth defects

Scientists have identified genetic mutations that appear to be a key culprit behind a suite of birth defects called ciliopathies, which affect an estimated 1 in 1,000 births.

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Brain pattern predicts how fast an adult learns a new language

New University of Washington research found that a five-minute measurement of resting-state brain activity predicted how quickly adults learned a second language.

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Alcohol accelerates liver damage in people living with hepatitis C

Drinking alcohol can increase the risk of illness and death from the hepatitis C virus. A new national household study of US adults published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that many people living with hepatitis C report either former or current excessive alcohol use. In addition, hepatitis C-infected adults were three times more likely to drink five or more drinks per day every day at some point in their lives than those without hepatitis C.

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How algae could save plants from themselves

Algae may hold the key to feeding the world's burgeoning population. Because they are more efficient than most plants at taking in carbon dioxide from the air, algae could transform agriculture. If their efficiency could be transferred to crops, we could grow more food in less time using less water and less nitrogen fertilizer. New work reveals a protein that is necessary for green algae to achieve such remarkable efficiency.

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Illinois River water quality improvement linked to more efficient corn production

In a new University of Illinois study, nitrate concentrations and loads in the Illinois River from 1983 to 2014 were correlated with agricultural nitrogen use efficiency and nitrate discharged from Chicago's treated wastewater. The amount of nitrate that flowed down the river each year from 2010 to 2014 was 10 percent less than the average amount during a baseline period of 1980 to 1996. This reduction is a positive step toward the ultimate goal to reduce nitrate concentrations by 45 percent.

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Stem cells from diabetic patients coaxed to become insulin-secreting cells

Signaling a potential new approach to treating diabetes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University have produced insulin-secreting cells from stem cells derived from patients with type 1 diabetes. The new discovery suggests a personalized treatment approach to diabetes may be on the horizon -- one that relies on the patients' own stem cells to manufacture new cells that make insulin.

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Stave off cognitive decline with seafood

Eating a meal of seafood or other foods containing omega-3 fatty acids at least once a week may protect against age-related memory loss and thinking problems in older people, according to a team of researchers at Rush University Medical Center and Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

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Penn bioengineers show why lab-made stem cells might fail

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have now discovered one of the reasons why Induced pluripotent stem don't always correctly differentiate back into adult cells : the reversion process does not always fully capture the way a cell's genome is folded up inside its nucleus.

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Clue for development of diagnosis, treatment Alzheimer's disease

A group of researchers at Osaka University succeeded in increasing the velocity constant for a reaction in which proteins causing Alzheimer disease turn into toxic substances to 1,000 times by using optimum frequency of ultrasonic irradiation. This group's achievement can be applied to techniques for early diagnosis of AD and demonstrates the conditions for reducing various risks associated with diagnosis and treatment using ultrasonic waves.

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With food, similar substitutes are less satisfying

Sometimes the one thing we want isn't available and we have to settle for second best -- instead of picking the closest substitute, new research suggests we'd be better off picking a not-so-similar alternative. Findings from a series of studies indicate that even though people tend to prefer the option that's most similar to the item they can't have, they're likely to be more satisfied with the option that diverges a bit.

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Researchers demonstrate link between 'jumping gene' and colon cancer

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated conclusively that 'jumping genes' appear to play a key role in the generation of cancer. This is the first study to ever elucidate this process.

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Potential target in treatment of oral cancer discovered

For the first time, researchers have identified a reliable marker (PDGFRβ) to detect carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (cells within the tumor that encourage growth and metastasis) (CAFs) in oral cancer tissues. With this discovery, anti-PDGFRβ treatment could soon be combined with existing tumor treatments to provide a more effective cancer therapy.

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LED treatments enhance lettuce phytochemicals, antioxidants

Scientists investigated the effects of combined red (R) blue (B) LED with or without green (G) LED light and white LED light on hydroponically grown lettuce. Results showed that continuous light exposure at preharvest can effectively reduce nitrate accumulation and increase phytochemical concentrations; 24 hours continuous RB LED with G light exposure significantly enhanced free-radical scavenging activity, increased phenolic compound concentrations, decreased nitrate content, and enhanced lettuce quality.

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Breath test may help diagnose irritable bowel syndrome

There is currently no specific diagnostic test for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but now researchers have identified a combination of 16 different substances in the breath that, when measured together, can accurately distinguish IBS patients from people without the condition.

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University of Leicester scientists identify way to 'sniff' ripeness of fruit

A new study finds the chemical signature for ripening of mangoes.

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The Effects of Precautionary Messages about Electromagnetic Fields from Mobile Phones and Base Stations Revisited: The Role of Recipient Characteristics.

Precautionary messages have been shown to increase recipients' threat perceptions about radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) emitted by mobile phones and mobile phone base stations.

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Watch Out - Monsanto's Cancer-Linked Pesticide Is Being Sprayed in New York City Parks

Over 2,000 locations across NYC have been sprayed.

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Cavities, Cavities, in Kids' Mouths—and Not an Affordable Dentist to Be Found

“In California, we have kids’ teeth rotting out of their heads,” said an independent reviewer of California's dental care.

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Being overweight 'now less unhealthy'

Being overweight may not be as unhealthy as it was 40 years ago, Danish research suggests.

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Soft drinks named in tooth decay battle

Health officials in Liverpool are tackling "an alarming level" of child tooth decay in the city by outlining the amounts of sugar in soft drinks.

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Did I inherit mental illness?

When James Longman was nine, his father who had schizophrenia, killed himself. He asks if there is a genetic link in mental health.

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From Classrooms to Killing Fields; How Schooling Leads to War

In 2013, American and British public opinion said “hell no” to plans to bomb (and surely regime change) Syria, taking the momentum out of the march to war.

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Researchers Create Electronics That Can Dissolve in Your Brain

Imagine brain implants that completely dissolve and fade away after a period of time.

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Marijuana can get you high, or give you hives — if you're allergic

Allergy specialists say reactions to marijuana are rarely reported, but the number of pot users is on the rise, and more people are proving to be allergic to weed.

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Why Canadian kids are dropping out of sports

At a time when sports appear to be more popular than ever at the elite levels, participation rates across age groups continue to decline, according to a new study.

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Making the Case Against Antidepressants in Parliament

On Wednesday, May 11, there will be an inquiry by a work group in the U.K.’s Parliament into whether increases in the prescribing of antidepressants are fueling a marked increase in disability due to anxiety and depression in the U.K. I wrote about a similar rise in disability in the United States in Anatomy of an Epidemic, and the All Party Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence, which is the Parliamentary group that organized the debate, asked me to present the case against antidepressants. Full Article →

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ADHD The Hoax Unravels

At the risk of stating the obvious, ADHD is not an illness. Rather, it is an unreliable and disempowering label for a loose collection of arbitrarily chosen and vaguely defined behaviors. ADHD has been avidly promoted as an illness by pharma-psychiatry for the purpose of selling stimulant drugs. In which endeavor, they have been phenomenally successful, but, as in other areas of psychiatry, the hoax is unraveling. Full Article →

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On the Corner of Distress & Poverty - What Happens to Our Minds When There is No Going Home

In the last few years, Mental Health First Aid has been backed by the President of the United States, the First Lady, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the National Council on Behavioral Health (among others). In fiscal year 2015 alone, the federal budget allotted 15 million toward the Council’s MHFA mission of ‘one million trained.’ Yet, this course – promoted with unprecedented fervor and designed to support the average citizen to identify a mental health ‘problem’ in their fellow persons and (strongly) encourage them to get ‘help’ – has little to say about the importance and emotional impact of meeting basic human needs. Full Article →

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Children Should Have a Safe Environment to Play

Nico’s parents shared this with us, we found wisdom in Nico’s words and wanted to share them with you.

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Air pollution in India is so bad that it kills half a million people every year.

A new paper has added to the growing body of research indicating that India’s air pollution has become a matter of life and death.

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Firefighters and the cancer connection.

Firefighters face many risks during their jobs, but, ironically, the most dangerous part of running into a burning building isn’t the flames, it’s the smoke. It billows off furniture, appliances and carpets in toxic waves of cancer-causing fumes.

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One city’s solution to drinking water contamination? Get rid of every lead pipe.

To remove as much lead as possible from its tap water, Madison, Wis., went for broke.

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Can We Really Count on the Cosmetics Industry to Keep Us Safe?

Right now, you can go online and buy GK Hair Taming System with Juvexin® “Curly” or “Resistant” products. You can do this although these products are only intended for use by salon professionals.

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Kids Are on the Frontline of Pesticide Exposure

Dozens of independent studies show that pesticides do profound damage to children’s health, according to a report released this week (May 10) by the non-profit Pesticide Action Network.

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Will New Toxics Law Keep Chemical Industry’s Dirty Secrets?

In lab testing, one chemical, we’ll call it “chemical X,” was linked to decreased fertility and changes in the lungs, spleen, stomach, intestines and vagina; and in some cases even death.

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What do the TTIP leaks say about GMOs?

Gabriela Vázquez of the Spain-based group Ecologistas en Acción explains what could happen in the GMO arena, based on the TTIP documents released so far, if the trade deal passes

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The 'evidence is clear' - cell phone radiation causes brain cancer, scientists conclude

(NaturalNews) The question of whether cell phones cause brain cancer has been definitively settled, doctors and scientists from around the country warned recently at a pediatric conference in Baltimore.

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Top 4 reasons not to eat chemical-loaded processed meat

(NaturalNews) Avoiding chemical-loaded processed meats can be one of the most important dietary staples in terms of maintaining long-term good health. Most commercially processed meats, including beef, chicken, pork and turkey, contain countless adulterations, making regular consumption...

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'Good' gut bacteria supported by coffee, tea and wine can dramatically fight painful inflammation

(NaturalNews) In their quest to be healthy, some people might inadvertently be giving up foods that are actually beneficial for their health. If you've banned coffee or tea from your diet because of their caffeine content, or you've given wine the boot because it contains alcohol...

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The autism epidemic is rising steadily in America, thanks to these three causitive factors

(NaturalNews) There is no question that autism is on the rise in the United States. In 2003, the autism rate was around 1 out of every 150 children. The current rate is believed to be somewhere around 1 in every 68 children, although a 2015 report by the CDC gives a rate of as high...

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Harvard research to help Monsanto come up with a solution to the GMO-resistant insects that Monsanto inadvertently created

(NaturalNews) Scientists from Harvard, in partnership with Monsanto, claim to have discovered a chemical engineering fix to solve the ongoing agricultural problem of insects evolving resistance to the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin produced by many genetically modified (GM) crops...

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Anti-fluoride activists in New Zealand are routinely silenced by a corrupt government

(NaturalNews) The addition of fluoride to drinking water has become a hot topic, with numerous activist groups lobbying governments across the world to stop adding the harmful chemical to drinking water. For decades, governments have been claiming that the fluoridation of water is...

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Mark Ruffalo calls Obama out in open letter condemning fracking's lasting effects on our planet

(NaturalNews) Mark Ruffalo has become well-known for supporting many environmental organizations in their battle against pro-fracking policies. A popular American actor, director, producer, humanitarian and activist, Ruffalo speaks out against the harmful policies enforced by Big...

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Continuing to exercise in your later years can trigger the growth of brain cells, protecting your mind from Alzheimer's

(NaturalNews) It is no secret that exercising in old age can help keep your body looking and feeling younger, but a growing body of evidence suggests that it can keep your mind young as well.A University of Kentucky study showed that blood flow to the brain was higher in people...

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What really scares Big Pharma? People who learn how to CURE their own disease!

(NaturalNews) Big Pharma is terrified that you might discover a simple, powerful truth: You can prevent, reverse and CURE serious disease yourself! Your body is a powerful self-healing system, and your healing potential doesn't depend on doctors, drugs or surgery.In my new podcast...

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Vaccines and pesticides cause chronic illnesses in pets, too

(NaturalNews) An estimated 50 percent of families in the U.S. own a dog, and about one-third own a cat. If you fall into either of these categories, you are probably familiar with the annual notices you get from your vet, persistently reminding you to vaccinate your pet. But what...

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Doctor goes from coaxing parents into vaccinating kids to defending their right NOT to vaccinate

(NaturalNews) The following is an excerpt from Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and The Forgotten History. It begins with a word from a Dr. Jayne L. M. Donegan, who transitioned from vaccine advocate to vaccine skeptic:Vaccination is regarded as the most important health...

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Common Antacid Linked to Accelerated Vascular Aging

Chronic use of some drugs for heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) speeds up the aging of blood vessels, according to a published paper in Circulation Research (early online), an American Heart Association journal. This accelerated aging in humans could lead to increased cardiovascular disease, vascular dementia and renal failure.

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Largest US Food Producers Ask Congress to Shield Lobbying Activities

Some of the largest food producers in the US have successfully petitioned Congress to propose a change to the Freedom of Information Act that would shield their communications with boards overseen by the US Department of Agriculture from the scrutiny of the public, the Guardian has learned.

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Peeling Back the Curtain on Monsanto

For nearly 30 years, Carey Gillam has worked as a business reporter covering corporate America, the last 17 of those with Reuters, where she specialized in writing about food and agriculture. In that role, she gained a reputation for her in-depth skeptical eye on issues involving GMO (genetically modified organisms) crops and the pesticides used with them. Her award-winning coverage has taken her across the country, visiting farmers and ranchers and exploring the high-tech laboratories and corporate offices of some of the largest agribusinesses corporations in the world.

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Soil Is the Solution

It’s easy to take soil for granted. That is, until you lose it. The dirt beneath your feet is arguably one of the most under-appreciated assets on the planet. Without it, life would largely cease to exist while, when at its prime, this “black gold” gives life.In nature, plants thrive because of a symbiotic relationship with their surrounding environment, including mircroorganisms in the soil.The rhizosphere is the area immediately around a plant’s root. It contains microorganisms that thrive on chemicals released from the plant’s roots. These chemicals, known as exudates, include carbohydrates, phytochemicals and other compound

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The TTIPing Point - Protests Threaten Trans-Atlantic Trade Deal

As the battle over TTIP was lost, Angela Merkel feigned resolution yet one more time. "We consider a swift conclusion to this ambitious deal to be very important," her spokesperson said on her behalf on Monday. And this is the government's unanimous opinion.

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GMO Lobbying Spiked 31 Percent in First Quarter

As the Senate geared up earlier this year to debate legislation establishing a nationwide, voluntary system for labeling foods made with genetically modified organisms, so did K Street.

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Portugal Wakes up to Glyphosate Contamination Reality

Glyphosate testing on urine and food products, carried out by the Portuguese No GMO Coalition in cooperation with the Detox Project, has revealed much higher levels of the World’s most used herbicide in Portugal than in other EU countries.

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Why the Cancer Moonshot Should Be Heading toward the Sun

At the end of January 2016, President Obama established the "Cancer Moonshot Task Force" with the aim of creating a comprehensive plan to enable progress in treatment and care of cancer.

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Two Hydrologists Blame Toxin Used to Kill Fish for Parkinsons Diagnoses

It was well after dark on Dec. 2, 2009, when a team of government workers, wearing thick gloves and respiratory masks, began to pour 2,200 gallons of milky white liquid into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Illinois.

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US House Committee Launches Investigation into EPA Glyphosate Cover Up

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology has launched an investigation into the ‘mistaken’ release of a draft report by the U.S. EPA on the World’s most used herbicide, glyphosate.

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U.S. Traders Reject GMO Crops That Lack Global Approval

Across the U.S. Farm Belt, top grain handlers have banned genetically modified crops that are not approved in all major overseas markets, shaking up a decades-old system that used the world's biggest exporting country as a launchpad for new seeds from companies like Monsanto Co.

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Acetaminophen may reduce ability to feel empathy

Acetaminophen can be found in 500 different non-prescription medicines, including Tylenol, in which it is the main ingredient

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Making sense of toddlers, with help from a psychologist

Young children are as delightful and fascinating as they are baffling and frustrating – which means they’re pretty good at tripping their parents up at just about every opportunity

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E-cigarette poisonings surge in young children, study says

Electronic cigarettes have sickened rising numbers of young children, a study of U.S. poison centre calls has found. Most cases involve swallowing liquid nicotine

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Why some dogs (and humans) are born hungry

The brain is the central regulator of appetite and body fatness, and genetic variation that affects body fatness tends to act in the brain. One important site of variation is the POMC gene, which codes for a signaling molecule that suppresses food intake. A new study shows that Labrador retrievers often carry an inactive version of the POMC gene, causing them to be highly food motivated, obesity-prone-- and perhaps more easily trainable. Read more »This post was written by Stephan Guyenet for Whole Health Source.

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Scientists Warn That You Could Be Inhaling Chemically-Laden Microplastic Particles

“There is a possibility, a real possibility, that some of those microparticles will be...

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Monsanto Faces Rejection in U.S. Over GMO Soybean

Trade groups for the grain companies attacked Monsanto for attempting to sell the seeds without...

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Marion Nestle - 8 Books on Farming and Food That Deserve More Attention

I’m overwhelmed by the avalanche of outstanding books that I run across or that...

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‘Mistaken’ Release of Glyphosate Report Raises Questions Over EPA’s Ties to Monsanto

The House Science, Space and Technology Committee is questioning why the EPA posted then...

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Great Barrier Reef Could Be Dead in 20 Years

Climate change will make the Great Barrier Reef’s bleaching events more severe and...

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Why The FDA Is Re-Evaluating The Nutty Definition Of 'Healthy' Food

Under current rules, foods containing more than 3 grams of fat per serving can't call themselves "healthy" on labels. But that excludes many foods, like Kind bars, that contain healthful nuts.

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Air Pollution Linked To Other Cancers, Not Just Lung

Long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter such as PM2.5 has been linked to increased risk of mortality for a range of cancers.

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The Protein Myth That Has Taken Years to Debunk

Learn how the protein combining myth got started and the truth about plant-based protein.

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Is Diet Soda Good For Me? The Hard Truth About "Diet" Sodas

Do you believe that drinking diet soda is going to make a huge difference in your weight loss gains? Instead of drinking chemically enhanced, nutrient-deficient sugary liquid, do you really think that drinking chemically enhanced, nutrient-deficient fake sugary liquid is really the better alternative?

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Yes women should take folic acid - but too much raises the risk of autism

Scientists at Johns Hopkins say if a new mother has a very high level of folate right after giving birth - more than four times what is considered adequate - the risk that her child will develop an autism spectrum disorder doubles.

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People categorised as overweight found to have the lowest risk of dying

The new study, led by researchers at Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark, showed that the healthiest measurement has increased by 3.3 BMI points since the 1970s.

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Privately educated children 'slimmer in middle age than those who go to state schools'

The study found privately educated British pupils like Boris Johnson were more likely to have a lower BMI in middle age than state educated people like new London Mayor, Sadiq Khan.

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Heartburn tablets 'may increase risk of dementia, heart attacks and kidney problems'

The Houston scientists carried out tests on a type of PPI called esomeprazole, sold in the US and UK under the brand name Nexium or Nexium Control.

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Yoga is the best way to protect your memory from dementia than brain training

Yoga and meditation increases visual-spatial memory to a greater degree than memory exercises, a University of Adelaide study found. This helps with navigation and reducing anxiety.

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Paracetamol doesn't just kill pain but it makes us less CARING

It's thought that by dulling the part of the brain that feels pain, we also find it harder to imagine what others are going through, say Ohio State University researchers.

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Simple breathing technique that can calm your anxiety in SECONDS

Jane McGonigal, a best-selling author form Pennsylvania, recommends the simple 'power breath' technique which fools the body and mind into thinking it is in rest mode.

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Are smartphones giving us symptoms of ADHD?

Dr Kostadin Kushlev, a psychologist at the University of Virginia, claims smartphones could be harming the productivity, relationships and well-being of millions.

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No evidence that probiotic drink products boost healthy bacteria, say scientists

The probiotic market is worth almost £20bn globally, with products such as Yakult and Actimel used by six in ten British households - but Danish researchers say the drinks offer no health benefits.

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Swaddling babies 'may increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome'

A review of four studies looking at swaddling and sudden infant death syndrome found babies that are swaddled are at greater risk if they are placed on their side or front, University of Bristol experts found.

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Could a stem cell jab stop your eyesight from failing? We look at some of the treatments being tested in Britain

From easing creaky knees to mending a damaged heart, it seems that scientists are on the brink of using stem cells to revolutionise treating a range of conditions.

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Turkey molecule 'prevents inflammation that triggers MS brain degeneration'

Experts at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found high levels of tryptophan in a person's gut means it is less likely they will suffer inflammation of key brain cells that cause neuro-degeneration.

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Shift work is a sure-fire way to get fat because you 'can’t control what you eat'

Working erratic hours means people don't eat three meals a day, grazing constantly instead. This soon leads to weight gain, said Annie Zimmerman, a psychologist of the University of Oxford.

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Is religion about to die out? Growing wealth is leading to a decline in belief in gods

Psychologists at École Normale Supérieure in Paris said the need for moralising religions like Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism is declining with growing affluence.

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Genetic material study finally unlocks the secret of what sets us apart from apes

Scientists at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona have found four fragments of RNA that appear to be specific to humans and may have shaped how our species evolved. Stock image.

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Scientists peel back the carrot's genetic secrets from Vitamin A to other nutrients

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the carrot, identifying genes responsible for traits including the vegetable's abundance of vitamin A, an important nutrient for vision.

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Study finds link between university and alcoholism in later life

YOUNG people - and particularly women - are more likely to drink heavily if they went to university or became a smoker in their teenage years, new research has shown.

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