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I have a strong affinity for the sciences which led me to create my sites. My compulsion for the past decade has been reviewing literally every peer-reviewed research article. Which can easily be validated by following my posts. To me, science is where the real news is, as it will mold our destiny beyond that of politics or economics. ;-)

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• Zinc deficiency and high blood pressure?

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Zinc deficiency and high blood pressure? Zinc deficiency and high blood pressure? Lower-than-normal zinc levels may contribute to high blood pressure (hypertension) by altering the way the kidneys handle sodium. The study is published ahead of print in the American… Read More ›

• Emerging evidence of an impending Parkinson’s disease pandemic identified

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 29, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  For most of human history Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been a rare disorder. However, demography and the by-products of industrialization a now contributing to an impending a Parkinson’s pandemic, according to experts writing in a supplement to the Journal of… Read More ›

• Is it possible to restore memory function in Alzheimer’s?

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Is it possible to restore memory function in Alzheimer’s? Is it possible to restore memory function in Alzheimer’s? “When we gave the AD animals this enzyme inhibitor, we saw the rescue of cognitive function confirmed through evaluations of recognition memory,… Read More ›

• Human mutation rate has slowed recently

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, and Copenhagen Zoo have discovered that the human mutation rate is significantly slower than for our closest primate relatives. The new knowledge may be important for estimates of when the common ancestor for humans and… Read More ›

• Tap or bottled? Water impacts health benefits Green tea

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Tap or bottled? Water impacts health benefits Green tea Tap or bottled? Water impacts health benefits Green tea In tests conducted at Cornell’s Sensory Evaluation Center, consumers liked green tea brewed using tap water more than using bottled water, because… Read More ›

• Scientists develop universal Ebola treatment effective in single dose

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 12, 2019 • ( 0 )

  There is a new medication that in one dose successfully protected nonhuman primates against a lethal infection of all strains of the deadly Ebola virus. Source: Scientists develop universal Ebola treatment effective in single dose

• COLITIS, Intestinal Bowel Disease greatly helped by Urolithin A

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 9, 2019 • ( 0 )

  COLITIS, Intestinal Bowel Disease greatly helped by Urolithin A Administration of these agents after mice have developed full colitis has reversed the phenotype significantly by reducing shortening of colons, gut permeability, and inflammation. When animals were fed with UroA or… Read More ›

• Obesity surgery leads to emergence of new microbial strains in the human fecal community

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Using a unique bioinformatics technique developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB researchers have detected the emergence of new strains of microbes in the human fecal microbiota after obesity surgery. These new strains emerged after surgical disruption of… Read More ›

• Antidepressant foods: An evidence-based nutrient profiling system for depression

  By Ralph Turchiano on January 2, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Antidepressant foods: An evidence-based nutrient profiling system for depression The objective of this study is to determine which foods are the most nutrient dense sources of nutrients demonstrated by human studies published in the current scientific literature to play a… Read More ›

• Bone mineral density increased 4.8% in 12 months with MSDK

  By Ralph Turchiano on December 26, 2018 • ( 1 )

  Bone mineral density increased 4.8% in 12 months with MSDK Bone mineral density increased 4.8% in 12 months with MSDK This one-year double blind randomized control trial assessed the effects of nightly melatonin, strontium (citrate), vitamin D3 and vitamin K2… Read More ›