It’s
known, for instance, that BPA mimics the hormone estrogen, which can
impact the development of fetuses and infants. The chemical has been
linked not only to developmental and brain effects in infants, but also
to other chronic health problems in adults. ...<< MORE >>

his award lecture, which was delivered in the auditorium
of AAAS headquarters), describes how control of protein synthesis
influences memory formation. ...<< MORE >>

MindFreedom

International has been speaking out about Dr. Fred Goodwin's

misbehavior since 1992 in Washington, D.C. during one of our many

national peaceful protests of the American Psychiatric Association. ...<< MORE >>

the Executive Director of the Institute for
Responsible Technology says, “GM foods are likely responsible for
several negative health trends in the US. The government must impose an
immediate ban on these dangerous crops.” He says, “Consumers don’t need
to wait for governmental action. They can download a free Non-GMO
Shopping Guide at www.HealthierEating.org ...<< MORE >>

According to the Washington Times, pharma could see a
$30 billion reduction in revenues if the government starts to negotiate
drug prices as many other countries do. ...<< MORE >>

"Our study findings indicate that these increased levels of chronic medication
use are symptoms of broader underlying issues affecting children today," ...<< MORE >>

Jane Axelrad, FDA's associate director of CDER at the time, wrote that, "we
usually find ourselves dealing with situations where sponsors want to minimize
the risk information." According to Axelrad, preemption wouldn't be "consistent
with the agency's role in protecting the public health." ...<< MORE >>

The "work reveals a molecular mechanism of how [memory deletion] can be done
quickly and without doing damage to brain cells," ...<< MORE >>

Though dissenting opinions on the appropriateness of a person’s complete, public
genome are widespread in response to PGP’s approach, the 10 volunteers’ full
genomes are far from being completely sequenced: the privately-funded project is
focusing on only a handful of genes that seem to have the most influence over
disease, behavior, and physical traits. ...<< MORE >>

Using valproic acid, a chemical often used as a medication to treat seizure
disorders, the scientists loosened the chromatin—the packaging of the cellular
chromosome—making it easier to alter the cell’s DNA to transform ordinary human
skin cells into more powerful induced pluripotent cells, or iPS cells. ...<< MORE >>