“Pharmaceutical executives who recently made a major donation to an anti-marijuana legalization campaign claimed they were doing so out of concern for the safety of children — but their investor […]
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Newborn Gut Microbiome Predicts Later Allergy and Asthma, Study Finds
“the microbial diversity analysis showed that these infants were missing certain normal gut bacteria and also that they possessed abnormally high levels of certain resident fungal species. […] “‘Humans have […]
How the sugar industry has distorted health science for more than 50 years
“Through an examination of archival documents, the JAMA paper shows how a sugar trade association helped boost the hypothesis that eating too much saturated fat was the major cause of […]
Farmed Salmon Changing Genetics of Wild Salmon
“In this study, the authors show that half of the wild salmon populations in Norway are genetically changed from genetic introgression of farmed salmon.”
Study finds insecticide hurts queen bees’ egg-laying abilities
“The world’s best-selling insecticide may impair the ability of a queen honey bee and her subjects to maintain a healthy colony, says new research led by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln […]
Study shows how Chinese medicine kills cancer cells
“We showed that the patterns of gene expression triggered by CKI affect the same pathways as western chemotherapy but by acting on different genes in the same pathways,” says Professor […]
Plant Extracts Found to Slow Down Aging Process
“This study is an important step forward for science because these signaling pathways could eventually delay the onset and progression of chronic diseases associated with human aging,” commented Éric Simard, […]
Laws Preventing Urban Vegetable Gardens
A new study by UC Santa Barbara research professor David Cleveland suggests turning lawns into vegetable gardens can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Landscape and Urban Planning published the findings which […]
Factor isolated from babies’ cord blood could treat harmful inflammation, sepsis
“A factor found in umbilical cord blood could become the basis for developing a new therapy to fight harmful inflammation, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers report. When given […]