Category: Biological

Top Stories – Mislabeled U.S. Meat Found to Contain Different Animal Species, Including Horse – AllGov – News

Researchers at Chapman University’s Food Science Program gathered 48 meat samples from local supermarkets and online specialty meat distributors and tested the DNA contained in >>>

Posted: September 10, 2015 in Biological

Erin Brockovich claims EPA lied about how much toxic water spilled

Erin Brockovich, made famous by the Oscar-winning movie which bears her name, sensationally claimed the EPA lied about the amount of toxic water that spilled >>>

Posted: September 10, 2015 in Biological, Chemistry, Editorial, Environmental

Scientists discover cause of and potential treatment for muscle weakness and loss due to aging

As we grow older, we lose strength and muscle mass. However, the cause of age-related muscle weakness and atrophy has remained a mystery. Source: Scientists >>>

Posted: September 9, 2015 in Biological

Study: Fukushima radiation plume contacted North America at California ‘with greatest exposure in central and southern California’

Source: Study: Fukushima radiation plume contacted North America at California ‘with greatest exposure in central and southern California’

Posted: September 8, 2015 in Biological, Editorial, Environmental

New prion disease raises questions about whether Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s could be infectious

Source: New prion disease raises questions about whether Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s could be infectious

Posted: September 8, 2015 in Biological

Possible cancer cure being tested in human medical trials in Sydney, Melbourne

SYDNEY biochemist Philip Hogg, the man behind a revolutionary new drug turning the battle against cancer on its head, says he never set out to >>>

Posted: September 7, 2015 in Biological, Chemistry

Drug successfully reverses effects of Alzheimer’s in rats – Medical News Today

While approved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease only mask the symptoms, researchers have successfully reversed the effects of the condition in rats using a drug called >>>

Posted: September 5, 2015 in Biological

In new study, HIV prevention pill Truvada is startlingly 100 percent effective

Many practical questions about how to get people to adhere to a daily pill and cost still remain. Source: In new study, HIV prevention pill >>>

Posted: September 4, 2015 in Biological

Diabetes Research Institute Successfully Transplants First Patient In Pilot BioHub Trial

leading medical news, Source: Diabetes Research Institute Successfully Transplants First Patient In Pilot BioHub Trial

Posted: September 3, 2015 in Biological

HIV Prevention Drug Appears to Work in First Real-World Test | TIME

Researchers evaluated more than 650 people who used the drug PrEP Source: HIV Prevention Drug Appears to Work in First Real-World Test | TIME

Posted: September 2, 2015 in Biological