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New laser technology being tested to protect crops from birds, rats and pests as alternative to poison

12/2/2016 - It's not often these days that we get to view rapidly advancing technology in a favorable light, but this is one of those rare occasions where high-tech is an incredibly good thing. As reported by the BBC, researchers are bringing high-tech to agriculture, as a way to raise crops while protecting...

Study: Glyphosate damages reproductive development in rats, increasing risk for cancer and infertility

8/29/2016 - Glyphosate -- the active ingredient of Monsanto's blockbuster herbicide Roundup -- may disrupt development of the uterus, leading to fertility problems and cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers from Argentina and published in the journal Toxicology. Roundup is one of the most widely...

Failed news company Al Jazeera now peddling Monsanto propaganda

8/25/2016 - If you wanted to fail in media post-9/11 America, probably one of the best ways to achieve that would be to have your network funded by the oil-rich dictatorial sheikdom of Qatar (pronounced CUT-ter), a nation that also lavishly funds Islamic terrorist and extremist groups like Hamas and the Muslim...

Giant 'super rats' resistant to pesticides invading urban communities

7/14/2016 - Like something out of a Hollywood B movie, 2-foot long pesticide-resistant "super rats" are now terrorizing urban communities in the UK. Reports of rats the size of toddlers have been in the news in several cities throughout Britain, and experts are confirming that the stories are true. Jeff Sullivan,...

World's longest living rats have 'extraordinary' resistance to cancer

6/24/2016 - Japanese scientists may have just discovered the fountain of youth, but perhaps in the least-likely of places: rats. A collaborative team of researchers from Hokkaido and Keio Universities appears to be one step closer to understanding precisely how cancer develops, after identifying a unique anti-cancer...

American's addiction to toxic, brain-damaging GMOs and processed foods are leading to a nationwide state of apathy and compliance

6/6/2016 - Is our national apathy being caused by being physiologically and socially similar to lab rats fed nothing but a diet of junk food? That's the position being posited by Brett Redmayne-Titley at ActivistPost.com, and he may very well be onto something. That's because both junk-food addled Americans...

STUDY: Ultra-low doses of Monsanto's Roundup cause massive gene alterations in lab rats, leading to other health problems

5/31/2016 - New research shows that ultra-low dose exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup, causes massive gene alterations in lab rats, according to a study published in the journal Environmental Health. The report is the first in a series of studies observing the effects ultra-low...

Grape polyphenols help counter negative effects of high fat diet

5/18/2016 - Grape polyphenols may help protect the body from the effects of a diet high in fat, according to two studies conducted by researchers from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. "These two studies suggest that grapes and grape polyphenols...

Omega 3 fatty acid known as DHA shown to counter the adverse health effects of high fructose corn syrup, reveals new animal study

5/13/2016 - Corn, and more specifically, high-fructose corn syrup, is injected into nearly every corner of the food supply, from baked goods to sweetened beverages. Although the substance has been linked to a host of maladies, a new study has established that an important omega-3 fatty acid known as DHA can reverse...

Electroacupuncture blocks release of stress hormones in the body, study finds

4/5/2016 - Acupuncture, an ancient form of Chinese medicine involving the application of needles along important points in the body, is associated with countless health benefits. While these benefits are deeply understood by the Chinese, who have practiced acupuncture for more than 2,500 years, the West is only...

Duke Medicine News & Communications: Worms and germs lead to better immune function

7/7/2015 - DURHAM, N.C. - A growing body of evidence in the medical community holds that greater diversity of bacteria and even worms in the digestive tract offers protection against a variety of allergic and autoimmune problems. (Story by Duke Medicine News and Communications, republished from DukeMedicine.com) Germs...

Catastrophic California drought causing infestation wave of rodents looking for water

5/4/2015 - As California's climate fades to desert, rats are coming out of their hiding places in search of water. They are coming out to parks to steal water from dog bowls and attacking horse troughs in desperate need of something to drink. They are finding new ways into homes and becoming a menace like never...

GM soy kills baby rats in just three weeks, study reveals

3/11/2015 - The best food on store shelves to buy is that food which DOES have holes and nicks where the insects ate some. That proves it's edible. Recent documentaries show entire fields of genetically modified corn that all looks plastic, with not a bug or bird in sight, not a butterfly or a gnat or a fly, but...

Aborted baby organs to be used to grow transplants for medical patients

3/3/2015 - Babies murdered while still inside their mothers' wombs, a medical procedure known in "politically correct" terminology as abortion, are being investigated as a possible source of vital organ harvesting for patients in need. Researchers from Duke University in North Carolina, who started their own biotechnology...

No longer science fiction: Aborted human fetuses harvested to grow kidney organs in rats for transplantation into human patients

1/26/2015 - Human fetal kidneys harvested from aborted babies are being surgically implanted into adult rats to grow new kidneys to be transplanted into awaiting human adults. This procedure, which is under rapid development, is being framed as a medical breakthrough by scientists who appear to be completely...

GM corn and soy cause damage to liver, kidneys, DNA, reproduction and blood according to new study

1/15/2015 - New research published in the Turkish Journal of Biology completely shatters the myth that GMOs (genetically modified organisms) have been scientifically vested as safe. Scientists from the National Research Center in Egypt, after conducting what appears to be one of the first histopathological and...

Explosion of new pathogens in NYC rats; 'public health nightmare' unfolding

11/13/2014 - It's anyone's worst nightmare -- lying in bed, startled half awake in the middle of the night, feeling something jostling around in the bed sheets. Half-shut eyes start to spread wide open as paranoia and fear set in. That's when a squeaky chirp pierces the dead silence of the room. Panic floods the...

Consciousness tests reveal rats are capable of feeling regret

6/22/2014 - A complex thought process previously believed to exist only in humans has been discovered in rats, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience. Researchers from Minnesota University observed for the first time that rats are capable of feeling regret over their decisions much...

Overrun by giant rats, NYC to try city-wide rat vaccination campaign to cull population (part satire)

5/28/2014 - According to the NY Daily News (1), NYC Mayor de Blasio has announced a $611,000 war against giant rats that are running wild across the city, frightening residents and rolling away food carts of street vendors. "Nobody wants rats in their community, and we are committed to tackling the rat problem,"...

Anyone surprised? Processed food makes people fat and lazy, study suggests

4/21/2014 - Although there is a popular perception that lazy people are more likely to eat convenient but unhealthy foods, a study conducted by researchers from the University of California-Los Angeles and published in the journal Physiology and Behavior on April 10 suggests that it may be the other way around:...

Chlorella protects against toxic effects of heavy metal cadmium

4/15/2014 - The algae-based superfood chlorella can help protect the body from toxic exposure to the heavy metal cadmium, studies have shown. Cadmium is one of the most common and widespread toxic heavy metals, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists it as number seven out of the 275 most...

Vitamins C and E and selenium protect kidneys and bones from toxic cadmium

3/27/2014 - Cadmium is a widespread and highly toxic heavy metal to which most people are exposed simply through its contamination of their food. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists cadmium as number seven on its list of the 275 most hazardous substances. Fortunately, research suggests that...

How and why GMO industry maligned Seralini's Roundup Ready corn and Roundup herbicide study

3/18/2014 - The journal Food and Chemical Toxicology (FCT) removed the Gilles Eric-Seralini team's research paper recently. This happened after two major events. First there was a groundswell of "scientific criticisms" from scientists with or formerly with GMO industry connections. Some even with GMO patents. Their...

Fathers' diets and health found to influence offspring's obesity, insulin resistance

1/21/2014 - Passing on genes to children may have little to do with fate, coincidence or destiny. Maternal care is very important for healthy fetal development, but there may be even more at play in genetic development. New research suggests that gene expression can, in fact, be "prefabricated" or "controlled"...

Studies show chlorella could improve insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes patients

11/3/2013 - There have been studies under the radar of public awareness or mainstream media disclosure demonstrating chlorella's ability to improve diabetic symptoms. It's certain that very few MDs know of these studies. It seems that the wonders of this single-cell microalgae superfood continue to surface....

Chlorella protects against cadmium poisoning: NaturalNews Science

7/31/2013 - One of the most powerful cleansing and detoxifying "superfoods" known to man, chlorella is a fascinating single-celled algae variety that offers a plethora of unique benefits for human health and nutrition. And one such benefit, as illustrated in a 2008 study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food,...

Monsanto fails at attempt to explain away tumors caused by GM corn

10/5/2012 - Monsanto's efforts to dismiss new evidence linking its genetically modified (GM) corn to tumors has been thoroughly debunked in a public briefing by the food sustainability nonprofit Earth Open Source. "NK603 must be immediately withdrawn from the market and all GMOs must be subjected to long-term...

Shock findings in new GMO study: Rats fed lifetime of GM corn grow horrifying tumors, 70% of females die early

9/19/2012 - Eating genetically modified corn (GM corn) and consuming trace levels of Monsanto's Roundup chemical fertilizer caused rats to develop horrifying tumors, widespread organ damage, and premature death. That's the conclusion of a shocking new study that looked at the long-term effects of consuming Monsanto's...

Discovery of magnetic sensors in fish and rats may explain why some people can 'feel' wi-fi, smart meters, power lines and electropollution

7/11/2012 - It is well known that many people are sensitive to electromagnetic pollution. Wi-fi gives them headaches. Being near high-voltage power lines can bring on migraines. Using a cell phone unleashes similar symptoms. Until recently, there was no medically-understood mechanism by which electromagnetic waves...

Common ingredient in soft drinks causes damage to brain function

5/17/2012 - The use of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been long associated with fatty liver disease, diabetes and increases in obesity, but a new study has investigated its effects on the brain. HFCS is an inexpensive ingredient added to fast food and fizzy drinks and is 6 times sweeter than sugar obtained...

Scientists' hopes for yacon leaf as a treatment for diabetes are crushed due to long-term toxicity

4/7/2012 - Yacon leaf (Smallantus sonchifolius) is an herb that has become popular in recent years due to a few controlled medical studies showing the positive effects of yacon leaf on diabetic rats. The herb is used in South America to control blood sugar. Some commercial green superfood formula makers list yacon...

Amla berries contain twenty times the vitamin C in oranges, making them a true superfood

2/28/2012 - Amla berries, also known as Indian gooseberries, are a tart, light green to yellow fruit well known in Ayurvedic traditions to be a sacred fruit which heals both the physical and emotional heart. Scientists have confirmed the benefits of amla berries as an antioxidant, due to the fact that amla berries...

Rat study throws new light on animal consciousness - rats behave with empathy

1/21/2012 - An animal whose very name is often used as an insult may harbor more "human" traits like compassion than previously suspected. A recent study by University of Chicago researchers suggests that rats are capable of behavior which seems based on empathy for others of their kind. Compassionate rats?Arguments...

HFCS - the poison that promotes obesity and liver damage

8/7/2010 - Two new studies have added more reason for concern that high-fructose corn syrup causes significantly more harm to the body than its mere sugar content would suggest. High-fructose corn syrup contains 55 percent fructose and 45 percent glucose. In contrast, table sugar (also known as sucrose) contains...

Junk food-addicted rats chose to starve themselves rather than eat healthy food

8/5/2010 - A diet including unlimited amounts of junk food can cause rats to become so addicted to the unhealthy diet that they will starve themselves rather than go back to eating healthy food, researchers have discovered. In a series of studies conducted over the course of three years and published in the...

Rats fed junk food pass down cancer risk through multiple generations of offspring

7/14/2010 - A recent study out of Georgetown University Medical Center has concluded that what you eat can affect your children's and grandchildren's health, even if they eat healthy themselves. Sonia de Assis and her colleagues observed that rats fed fatty, unhealthy food pass on an increased cancer risk to their...

Cold Case Files - Paxil Birth Defects

3/4/2010 - Almost like an episode of the TV show, Cold Case Files, the first Paxil birth defect trial was dominated by a story about what happened to the rat pups that died around 1979 and1980, involved in a study in which Paxil was being tested on pregnant female rats. The animal studies giving Paxil to rats...

Paxil Birth Defect Litigation - First Trial A Bust for Glaxo

2/17/2010 - GlaxoSmithKline has paid out close to $1 billion to resolve lawsuits involving Paxil since the drug came on the market in1992, according to a December 14, 2009 Bloomberg report. But the billion dollars does not cover the more than 600 Paxil birth defect cases currently pending in multi-litigation in...

Sexual Functioning in Men can be Fully Restored Naturally

5/7/2009 - Men who have taken the time to get their hormone levels in balance never have to consider popping a Viagra. Even men who still produce plenty of testosterone can find themselves in need of hormone balancing when things start to go wrong in the bedroom. This is because processes are at work that prevent...

High-Fat Prenatal Diet Leads to Early Puberty and Obesity in Offspring

1/9/2009 - Children whose mothers ate a high-fat diet while pregnant with them and while breastfeeding are more likely to hit puberty early and to become obese as adults, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Liggins Institute of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and presented at the 90th...

Acetyl L-Carnitine and Alpha-Lipoic Acid may be Fountain of Youth for the Brain

12/29/2008 - Throughout human history aging people have yearned for a magic elixir to help them turn back the clock and restore youth. It could be that this dream is about to come true. In a recent landmark study, old lab rats taking a mixture of acetyl L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid regained so much of their...

Study Shows Grapefruit Pulp May Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis

11/24/2008 - Consumption of red grapefruit pulp may increase bone strength and reduce the risk of osteoporosis, according to a study conducted by researchers from Texas A&M University and published in the journal Nutrition. Researchers castrated 42 male rats as a way to induce oxidative stress and to increase...

Berries Provide a Cocktail of Cancer Preventing Compounds

9/30/2008 - Black raspberries provide a powerful mix of cancer-inhibiting compounds. New research at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center was conducted to test the effect of black raspberries on the genetic activity of rats provoked to develop cancer of the esophagus. The researchers split the...

Pesticide Dangers to Human Health Carry Through Multiple Generations

6/20/2008 - A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin has uncovered evidence that the damage done by pesticides may last for four generations or more. Reproductive neuroendocrinologist Andrea Gore and evolutionary biologist David Crews compared the sexual behavior of two...

Raw Foods vs. Cooked Foods - The Great American Rat Experiment

6/10/2008 - The following is an account of an interesting three-part experiment comparing the effects of raw foods versus cooked foods in rats. This account is taken from a book titled Goldot, by Lewis E. Cook, Jr. and Junko Yasui: "It has been found that a group of rats who were fed diets of raw vegetables,...

Fat rats reveal why short-term overeating can lead to obesity and diabetes (press release)

8/15/2006 - Obesity is due to a mismatch between the number of calories we consume and the amount of physical activity we undertake. In the brain, a region called the hypothalamus control ours eating behavior through its metabolism of fat molecules called fatty acids. Interestingly, eating too much in the short-term...

Orange, grapefruit juice for breakfast builds bones in rats (press release)

7/19/2006 - It may sound like Saturday cartoons: a strong-boned rat that can't be broken. But a couple of Texas researchers say the real hero is citrus juice. Orange and grapefruit juice regularly given to lab rats prevented osteoporosis, long considered an unavoidable...

Cod Liver Oil: The Number One Superfood

2/7/2006 - Doctor Price was right, as usual. Cod liver oil is very good for you, more than you ever knew. Research studies ranging from 1918-2001 give cod liver oil an A+ rating. This marvelous golden oil contains large amounts of elongated omega-3 fatty acids, preformed vitamin A and the sunlight vitamin D, essential...

Essential fatty acid phosphatidylserine (PS) is powerful prevention for memory loss, Alzheimer's and dementia

1/9/2006 - The link between old age and forgetfulness is cliché enough to be the subject of greeting cards, sitcoms and jokes. We take it for granted so often that very few of us take the time to question why it happens. However, experts may have found the answer in an essential fatty acid called phosphatidylserine....

The link between aspartame and brain tumors: What the FDA never told you about artificial sweeteners

9/22/2005 - On September 30, 1980, a public Board of Inquiry advised against the approval of aspartame, stating: "The Board has not been presented with proof of a reasonable certainty that aspartame (NutraSweet) is safe for use as a food additive under its intended conditions of use." In 1981, however, the FDA...

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