GMO Cotton May Be Future Source Of Protein

Cotton may be a source of protein for humans in the future, as genetic modification has produced plants free of toxins.Cotton is grown by more than 20 million farmers, and accounts for around 40% of the fiber used for making clothing, and its seeds are an excellent source of...

Got Milk?

The milk scandal in China, still reads like a horror story. Six babies poisoned and dead, 300,00 thousand babies still critically ill and grieving mothers crying at their precious baby's death beds. The poisonous...

Saliva Test for Autism in the Works

If this study shows to be true how wonderful it will be for parents of Autistic children. My grandson is Autistic and we didn't find out until he was six years old. He had some signs but I guess it wasn't until we couldn't ignore them anymore we had to get treatment for them....

China Moves To Save Face In The Milk Scandal

The People's Republic has instituted a standard for allowable melamine in milk and milk products.  Prior to this latest case of poisonous products, there were no standards at all for presence of...

Olive Oil Ingredient Reduces Hunger

An ingredient found within olive oil and other unsaturated fats has been found to prolong the time between meals."A new study in the October Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, reveals that once this...

German Researchers Claim Alzheimer's Breakthrough

" German scientists have developed a new enzyme-blocking method which nearly halts the formation of protein deposits associated with Alzheimer's. Still, it could be years before the treatment becomes reality. For more than a decade, Hans-Ulrich Demuth and his team at a...

Even Moderate Amounts of Soyfoods Reduce Cholesterol Levels; Promote Heart He...

For the estimated one in two adult Americans with elevated cholesterol levels, there is good news: eating soy burgers, tofu, and other soyfoods is a tasty way to lower both the total amount of cholesterol in the...

Chinese poison scandal widens

I can't imagine how China could possibly bounce back from yet another report of poisonous manufacturing and production practices - and in the case of the milk powder laced with melamine story, the details are becoming ever more grim as the recall list expands and more babies...

Scientists stop ageing in mice

There's been some amazing scientific discoveries reported this week. First, scientists in California have come up with substances that may prove instrumental in developing invisible cloaking technology, and now...

Breakthrough drug 'could halt' Alzheimer's

"(CNN) -- British researchers say a new drug could effectively halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease, offering hope to millions. ...

Inadequate Sleep May Exacerbate Cellular Aging In The Elderly, Animal Study S...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that the unfolded protein response, which is a reaction to stress induced by sleep deprivation, is impaired in the brains of old...

New clue to Alzheimer's found

" WASHINGTON -- Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease. The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein. But there long has been a question whether...

Carbon Dioxide Threatening Koalas

The more that carbon dioxide pollutes the air, the more koalas are being threatened.  The rising levels offset the nutrients in eucalyptus plants, making them toxic to koalas."Koalas are threatened by the...

METHOD AIMS TO 'OUTFOX' HIV VIRUS

"A way to outfox the HIV Aids virus has been discovered that may avoid the problems of drug resistance which limit current treatments. Scientists working in the laboratory were able to block HIV infection by inactivating a key human protein.Most drugs used against HIV...

Chickens and T. rex are Relatives?

Which came first – the chicken or the egg?  How about T.rex!  Scientists are now saying chickens have descended from the colossal meat-eating dinosaur."Scientists are fleshing out the proof that...

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