#Genetically modified crops That Glow Green When Stressed Genetically altered Arabdopsis Thaliana plant, with green fluorescent protein (GFP) inserted near the on/off switches for anoxia and drought genes.
#when plant immune systems are under stress#as might be caused by plant pathogens, drought, insects, etc.
-or pathogen-specific the glow response could be made to be? There could be a problem with false positives, obviously,
bacteria and other pathogens known to reduce crop yields, which normally force farmers to apply costly pesticides.
and health (quite ignoring the fact that we are all eating bugs already in foods meeting prescribed contamination limits).
fostering an obesity epidemic. Read on to see how one program is working to change Chicagos landscapes
As with honeybees, a pathogen is involved partly, but the researchers also found evidence of inbreeding caused by habitat loss.
what is called widely colony collapse disorder, blamed on many factors including parasites, fungi, stress, pesticides and viruses.
These are ALSO the same foods that have created the obesity epidemic in this country. 2. Top foods keeping your ass wide.
you are 75%more likely to get skin cancer. Public awareness campaigns are considered not helpful in this instance.
so it s better but sometimes not so much. 9. Genetically modified food leads to cancer.
Make sure to see the pictures of the rat tumors. Those things are huge! They specifically tested the rats on GM corn and soy.
Mr. Sechler swears by the concoction as a way to fight off bacterial diseases that plague meat
from heightened interest in whole and natural foods to growing concerns about medical problems like diabetes,
In November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 25 national health organizations and advocacy groups issued a statement on antibiotics that
or prevent infections from spreading in the crowded conditions in which most animal production takes place today.
and the European parliament is pushing to end their use as tools to prevent disease as well. The oregano oil product Mr. Sechler uses, By-O-Reg Plus, is made by a Dutch company, Ropapharm International.
In the late 1990s, Bayer conducted trials on the product, known as Ropadiar in Europe, comparing its ability to control diarrhea in piglets caused by E coli with that of four of the company s products.
Mr. Ruth and Mr. Sechler warned that using oregano oil to control bacterial infection also requires maintaining high standards of sanitation in barns where animals are sheltered,
and therefore not useful for maintaining genetically varied populations#uch diversity is key to a population s resilience in the face of various diseases and predatory threats.
Those are the findings of a new study published in PLOS Medicine by a team of researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Brazilian National Cancer Institute.
#Levy conducted his research in collaboration with two scientists from the Brazilian National Cancer Institute including Liz Maria de Almeida, Ph d,
. and Andr Szklo, Ph d. The work in this study is supported by contracts with the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute and by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
He d survived a gunshot wound, escaped to Turkey and eventually talked his way onto the Queen Elizabeth,
After X-rays, his doctor concluded that Moraitis had lung cancer. As he recalls, nine other doctors confirmed the diagnosis. They gave him nine months to live.
Moraitis considered staying in America and seeking aggressive cancer treatment at a local hospital. That way, he could also be close to his adult children.
he says he s 102#and cancer-free. He never went through chemotherapy, took drugs or sought therapy of any sort.
But more than that, they were also living about 8 to 10 years longer before succumbing to cancers and cardiovascular disease,
Almost half of Americans 85 and older show signs of Alzheimer s. (The Alzheimer s Association estimates that dementia cost Americans some $200 billion in 2012.
On Ikaria, however, people have been managing to stay sharp to the end. Ikaria, an island of 99 square miles and home to almost 10,000 Greek nationals, lies about 30 miles off the western coast of Turkey.
They use it for everything from treating wounds to curing hangovers, or for treating influenza.
Old people here will start their day with a spoonful of honey. They take it like medicine.#
Wild mint fights gingivitis and gastrointestinal disorders; rosemary is used as a remedy for gout; artemisia is thought to improve blood circulation.
She invited me to give her samples and later tested seven of the most commonly used herbs on Ikaria.
Doctors often use diuretics to treat hypertension#perhaps by drinking tea nightly, Ikarians have lowered gently their blood pressure throughout their lives.
low intake of saturated fats from meat and dairy was associated with lower risk of heart disease;
was associated now with lower rates of diabetes, heart disease and, for some, Parkinson s. Local sourdough bread might actually reduce a meal s glycemic load.
They found that occasional napping was associated with a 12 percent reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease,
It has also been linked to reduced rates of diabetes and heart disease. Adventists diet is inspired by the Bible#Genesis 1: 29.
it was mostly positive social contagions that were in circulation. Ask the very old on Ikaria how they managed to live past 90,
There s no silver bullet to keep death and the diseases of old age at bay. If there s anything close to a secret, it s silver buckshot.
How does he think he recovered from lung cancer? It just went away, #he said. I actually went back to America about 25 years after moving here to see
cold beer. 2. Pasteurization/sterilization Useful for the prevention of bacterial contamination in food, particularly milk. 3. Canning Developed in the early 19th century,
believed to help prevent cancer, than conventional produce. While the difference was statistically significant, the size of the difference varied widely from study to study,
the environmental impact of large-scale conventional farming and the potential public health threat if antibiotic-resistant bacterial genes jumped to human pathogens.
to manage one million animals gives me a headache.##The falling costs and growing sophistication of robots have touched off a renewed debate among economists
there are fewer injuries, said Rome Aloise, a Teamsters vice president in Northern California. Because a computer sets the pace,
instead show cancer-riddled mouths, blinded eyeballs and sickly children. The High court rejected a challenge by tobacco companies who argued the value of their trademarks will be destroyed
also saw improved cholesterol levels and other important markers that lower the risks of developing heart disease and diabetes.
which can raise the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes. Those on the low-glycemic-index diet burned about 150 calories a day more than those on the low-fat diet without any negative impacts on cholesterol levels
and a half weeks with severe bronchitis and was on the verge of dismissal when he e-mailed Ron Johnson, then the retail chief,
and human biology even as my own research evolved from studying plant responses to light to leukemia in fruit flies. 2. How do think people should change how they think about plants?
but within a few years, it ll tip paramedics off to probable injuries too. E. M. T s would know the likelihood of internal bleeding or traumatic head injury, for example,
before arriving on the scene, which would help them decide whether to move you to A level 1 trauma center or a standard emergency room.
Researchers at the University of Michigan International Center for Automotive Medicine have created the predictive models by cross-referencing the crash data provided by sensors on cars, like speed and location of impact, with 3-D
it s called#that would forever eliminate the next morning s headache (not to mention other problems associated with drinking.
when it detects bacteria associated with plaque buildup, cavities or infection. It could also notify your dentist,
the researchers have used already it to identify bacteria in saliva associated with stomach ulcers and cancers.
could be the key to diagnosing diseases early and assessing overall health. This tech,#says Dr. Philip Low, the founder of a medical technology firm called Neurovigil
say, schizophrenia, Parkinson s, depression or Alzheimer s in the brain, even though there may be no obvious symptoms.#
and assessing traumatic brain injury in soldiers. Currently, Low is working on a newer version of the device,
When the spray hits a surface where there are pathogens present, like your bathroom sink, it would bind to the bad stuff
or your spouse is allergic to dogs#you can t always have a pet around to improve your mental health.
It turns out that might be the best cure for insomnia. Unlike existing sleep aids, the drug (which will likely be reviewed by the F. D. A. later this year) works by turning off wakefulness rather than by inducing sleep.
There s good reason to believe this pill brings on more R. E. M. sleep and better rest,#says Dr. Emmanuel Mignot of Stanford university.
why tumors seem to gravitate toward the breast, and how toxins from the environment may be affecting hormones and breast development.
#Breast cancer While researching for her book, Williams also learned that more tumors form in the human breast than anywhere else in the body except for human skin.
The breast is not even fully developed until the last stages of pregnancy, and that s when the mammary gland forms,#she says.
which acts like the sex hormone estrogen, may be linked to cancer and reproductive problems in animals. Most plastic products, from package wrappers to water bottles, contain BPA.
their pups will grow up with altered mammary glands in ways that predispose that animal to breast cancer later on,
Those monkeys ended up developing mammary glands that were altered by the chemical in ways that made it more likely to get breast cancer.#
which was looking for effects on kids cognitive development from a variety of metabolic conditions#in mom#including high blood pressure
or diabetes#found the strongest links between obesity and autism-related disorders. Researchers also found ties between the other maternal metabolic conditions and developmental delays in kids.
517 had an autism spectrum disorder and 172 had developmental delays. For Krakowiak s study
Milder versions of autism, such as Asperger s syndrome and related conditions, form a spectrum#of autism-related disorders.
In addition, impairments in any one of the autism-related cognitive skill areas are considered developmental delays. Among the kids in the study with an autism spectrum disorder, 48 were born to mothers with Type 2 or gestational diabetes,
111 to mothers who were obese and 148 to moms with any sort of metabolic condition,
like high blood pressure. For children with a developmental delay, 20 were born to mothers with Type 2 or gestational diabetes,
41 to mothers who were obese and 60 to moms with any sort of metabolic condition.
Overall, the connection between diabetes in a mother and her child being diagnosed with autism was not significant,
Developmental delays were associated with both obesity and diabetes, along with having any other metabolic condition. There is definitely an association present
or diabetes rates and make greater efforts to change lifestyle factors,##said Krakowiak. The new findings come on the heels of a report from the U s. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention that estimated every one in 88 children in the U s. has an autism spectrum disorder.
That number represents about a 25 percent increase from the agency s last report in 2006.
one-third are obese and 16 percent have so-called metabolic syndrome#a constellation of symptoms, including high blood pressure and insulin resistance,
that raise heart disease risk. Although no one can say the nation s rising obesity rate is to blame for the prevalence of autism,
Krakowiak said the parallel increases did catch her attention. That was definitely one area that
and diabetes rates were rising, and autism rates were said too, #she. Hannah Gardener, an epidemiologist in the Department of Neurology at the University of Miami, told Reuters Health that she thinks it s natural for people to draw a connection between the two rising rates.
associate professor of environmental exposure biology in the Department of Environmental Health, write that the new research provides convincing evidence#of the link between imidacloprid and the phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), in
When other conditions cause hive collapse#such as disease or pests#many dead bees are typically found inside and outside the affected hives.
such as pests, disease, pesticides, migratory beekeeping, or some combination of these factors. In situ Replication of Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder,#Chensheng Lu, Kenneth M. Warchol, Richard A. Callahan, Bulletin of Insectology, June 2012 LINK Share Thissubscribedel
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#Bees Self-Medicate when infected with some pathogens When faced with pathogenic fungi, bees line their hives with more propolis the waxy,
yellow substance seen here. Research from North carolina State university shows that honey bees self-medicate #when their colony is infected with a harmful fungus,
bringing in increased amounts of antifungal plant resins to ward off the pathogen The colony is willing to expend the energy
and found that the extract significantly reduced the rate of infection. And apparently bees can sometimes distinguish harmful fungi from harmless ones
But recent findings are showing that Monsanto s Roundup can cause major health problems. A new study shows that even
Factory Farming, a Relatively Recent Disaster Cheapening our food supply in such a real way has caused also undue harm to the animals that fall victim to our twisted pricing.
and prevent rampant disease from striking animals that are kept in filthy, stressful environments. In fact, many common bacteria (such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),
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providing data about hereditary diseases, demographic patterns, census bureau analytics, and much more. More importantly, this will become a new organizing system for humanity a new taxonomy.
With many of our newer diseases attributed to coming from animals, understanding animal genealogy may well provide us with the critical information to find a cure. 6.)Whole Earth Ownership Project Records of property ownership are buried typically in some courthouse or government filing system,
In the report, marking the tenth anniversary of its first Tobacco Atlas, the WLF and the American Cancer Society said
Almost 80 percent of people who die from tobacco-related illnesses now come from low-and middle-income countries.
In Turkey, 38 percent of male deaths are related from smoking illnesses, though smoking also remains the biggest killer of American women too.
Smoking causes lung cancer as well as several other chronic pulmonary diseases and is a major risk factor in heart disease, the world s number one killer.
and insects that might harm crops, and churning the soil as it moves underground. Much remains to be discovered in further study
If there was a water contamination issue in Nunda, we could still operate here. We could truck in our own water here, potentially.
but are supplied by honey farms in New york. If the bee population decreases due to pollution and contaminants,
This study provides the first documented evidence that a vertebrate has adapted to the negative effects of roads apparently by evolving rapidly Salamanders breeding in roadside ponds are exposed to a host of contaminants from road runoff.
These animals are growing up in harsh environments where they face a cocktail of contaminants,
along with your risk for liver failure, obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Sugar and other sweeteners are, in fact,
About 80 percent of those who are obese will have diabetes or metabolic disorders and will have shortened lives,
according to the UCSF authors of the commentary, led by Robert Lustig. And about 75 percent of U s. health-care dollars are spent on diet-related diseases,
the authors said. Worldwide, the obese now greatly outnumber the undernourished, according to the World health organization. Obesity is a public health problem in most countries.
And chronic diseases related to diet such as heart diseases diabetes and some cancers#for the first time in human history#kill more people than infectious diseases, according to the United nations. Less known,
and still debated, is sugar s role in the obesity and chronic disease pandemic. From an evolutionary perceptive, sugar in the form of fruit was available only a few months of the year, at harvest time,
the UCSF researchers said. Similarly, honey was guarded by bees and therefore was a treat, not a dietary staple. 6 Easy Ways to Eat More Fruits & Veggies Today, added sugar,
This is where the trouble can begin#taxing the liver, causing fatty liver disease, and ultimately leading to insulin resistance, the underlying causes of obesity and diabetes.
Added sugar, more so than the fructose in fiber-rich fruit hits the liver more directly and can cause more damage#in laboratory rodents, anyway.
not sugar, is the root cause of obesity and chronic disease. Others argue that it is processed highly foods with simple carbohydrates.
that he finds it ironic that most people who oppose genetic engineering in plant breeding live in rich nations that he believes are responsible for global climate change that will lead to more starvation and malnutrition for the poor.
hunger, disease is no doubt genuine. But, like his absurd statements on climate change and renewable energy,
and electronics to monitor disease and dispense drugs. Such devices may eventually be able to measure the level of cholesterol or alcohol in your blood and flash up an appropriate warning.
Gene therapy-Gene therapy is the use of DNA as a pharmaceutical agent to treat disease, with the most common form involving DNA that has been encoded with a functional fix to replace a mutated one.
On the first day of CES, the X-Prize Foundation announced the Qualcomm Tricorder challenge to build a tool capable of capturing key health metrics and diagnosing a set of 15 different diseases.
The DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) was the winner. The DASH Diet is a plan to prevent high blood pressure
and it took the top spot in the Best Diets Overall category. Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC), a diet that s high in fiber and low in fat,
such as best diabetes diet, best commercial plan, and easiest diets to follow. David Katz, MD, MPH, founding director of the Yale university Prevention Research center,
Prevent or manage diabetes? The experts rated the diets in six other ways. Easiest to follow:
Weight watchers Jenny Craig Biggest Loser For best diabetes diets: Biggest Loser and DASH tied for first place.
The Ornish plan is a very low-fat diet for weight loss and prevention and reversal of health problems such as heart disease.
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#Parasitic flies attack honeybees turning them into zombies Zombie#fly parasite causing decline of honeybee population.
Instead, the pile of bees ended up revealing a previously unrecognized suspect in colony collapse disorder a mysterious condition that for several years has been causing declines in U s. honeybee populations,
Read more about colony collapse disorder in our feature Solving the Mystery of the Vanishing Bees.#
it might join the list of possible forces behind colony collapse disorder. Parasitic fly larva emerging from a dead bee s neck.
as well as a virus that leads to deformed wings which had already been implicated in colony collapse disorder.
This double infection suggests that the flies might even be spreading these additional hive-weakening factors.
Pinpointing the extent of this strange bee behavior could be key to stemming colony collapse disorder by possibly allowing keepers to isolate affected populations.
We will not cure cancer, just yet. And we won t find a solution for war. But there is great value in the struggle.
With the national obesity and diabetes epidemics of the 2010s a distant memory, fastfood chains are a thing of the past.
#For patients who suffer from hemophilia and they need the blood-clotting enzymes in their blood,
we will have the means to program our biology away from disease and aging, by the early 2020#s. Health and medicine have been a hit or miss up until recently.
RNA interference, for example, can turn genes off that promote disease and aging. New forms of gene therapy, especially in vitro models that do not trigger the immune system,
heart disease, cancer, and other diseases and aging processes. As one of many examples, we can now fix a broken heart#not yet) from romance#but from a heart attack,
by rejuvenating the heart with reprogrammed stem cells. Health and medicine is now an information technology
and is therefore subject to what I call the#oelaw of accelerating returns, #which is a doubling of capability (for the same cost) about each year that applies to any information technology.
Twenty percent of the crop was crippled by disease, a sign that, the Chicago tribune noted, proved that farmers were turning their backs on their crops for the same reason cocoa farmers are fading fast:
Goat cheese Back in 2010, the UK saw a major outbreak of Q fever disease. As a result, over 50,000 pregnant goats and sheep were culled
Additionally Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus, or PED, is taking down piglets in 15 states. And as of now, there s no vaccine in the US just yet.
They have blind spots, leg cramps, seizures, and heart attacks. They rubberneck, hotdog, and take pity on turtles, cause fender benders, pileups,
in an unpleasant place, with people who meant you ill, and someone offered you a temporary escape,
Proponents characterize bio-factories as examples of#oegreen technology#that are sustainable and immune to fickle weather and disease.
an ancient herbal remedy found to be more than 90 percent effective at curing those infected with malaria.
expect it to use its core data-handling skills to shed new light on familiar age-related maladies.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA September 18, 2013 Google today announced Calico, a new company that will focus on health and well-being, in particular the challenge of aging and associated diseases.
a new company that will focus on health and well-being, in particular the challenge of aging and associated diseases.
Art and I are excited about tackling aging and illness. These issues affect us all#rom the decreased mobility
to life-threatening diseases that exact a terrible physical and emotional toll on individuals and families.
me about a venture that would take the long term view on aging and illness, I was intrigued deeply.
Might there be a direct link between certain diseases and the aging process? We agreed that with great people, a strong culture and vision and a healthy disregard for the impossible,
000 miles in the U s. Accidents that cause injuries are even rarer, occurring about once every 1. 3 million miles.
should prevent oblivious drivers from causing harm. Self-driving-car boosters talk about a virtuous circle that starts
According to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of middle and high school students in the United states who have used e-cigarettes more than doubled from 2011 to 2012.#
and establish a comprehensive and appropriate regulatory framework to reduce disease and death from tobacco use.#
A University of Utah study in November 2012 confirmed that this could be done in a lab. Perfection of this technology could result in the potential end of tooth decay, gum disease, fillings,
This means there are fewer eyes inspecting crops, with less chance of catching problems like disease
and topography Planting evaluation and replanting requirements Pathogen introduction and tracking+Weed levels Drone Startups With military use of drones beginning to level off,
and damage from pests or disease. Cost is $9, 300.3.)) The Octane from Volt Aerial Robotics (voltaerialrobotics. com) The Octane multirotor drone weighs 4 lbs
Phase 2#Protection Drones Some companies are already working on Phase 2 drones capable of proactively protecting the crops from bugs, birds, disease,
and track plant disease Identify and thwart other wildlife that may consume or damage crops Over time,
a family member of mine with high blood pressure begged me to hand over the sample I had been testing).
But Mower envisions the product appealing to a more general market in the futurekind of like how sugar replacers are used now by people who don t have diabetes or high blood sugar.
For instance, it suggested that researchers might be able to design oral RNA drugs for a host of diseases,#oeone of the holy grails#of the field,
In one, David Galasof the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute, in Seattle, performed genetic sequencing of human blood samples
suggesting that it could have been the result of a contamination, Witwer says.##oewe know that pollen has mirnas in it,
maybe we have more pollen contamination, even in our best labs, than at other times.#
if you have a bacterial or viral infection. It can vary from clear to yellow to green with a variety of illnesses.
Source: Medline Plus. 8.)Pure water doesn t conduct electricity well. The reason we can get shocked
but it doesn t give you arthritis. Causes of osteoarthritis include age, injury, obesity, and genetics.
Source: Journal of American Board of Family Medicine. 15.)) Organic food isn t free of pesticides. However, pesticide levels on both organic and non organic foods are so low that they aren t of concern, according to the USDA.
) Stress doesn t play a large role in chronic high blood pressure. Acute stress can temporarily increase blood pressure,
but overall it s not a main cause of hypertension. Things like genetics, smoking, and a bad diet are much bigger factors.
HIV probably didn t jump to humans through human-monkey sex, but through hunting of monkeys for food that led to blood-to-blood contact.
) Only a small percentage of people with Tourette syndrome randomly yell out swear words. Tourettes actually encompasses a lot more than that,
) Sharks can and do get cancer. The myth that they don t was created by I. William Lane to sell shark cartilage as a cancer treatment.
SOURCE: Journal Of Cancer Research. 29.)) The Northern hemisphere of the Earth is not closer to the sun
when it is summer. It is warmer in the US during summer because we are tilted toward the sun,
) Microwave radiation won t cause cancer, it just heats food up. In fact only a few types of radiation cause cancer,
and these depend on the dose#just like radiation from the sun can cause skin cancer but just enough helps your body make Vitamin d.
(SOURCE: Cancer Research UK). ) 33. It s a myth that Mcdonald s burgers don t rot. Actually they will rot given the right conditions#water and warmth for the microbes that break the food down.
SOURCE: Business Insider. 34.)) Shaving your hair doesn t make it thicker, it just makes it feel coarser for a time.
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