New research confirms the role Type Ia supernovae, like G299 pictured above, play in measuring universe expansion. Courtesy of: NASA CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By: Greg Borzo How much light does a supernova shed on the history of universe? New research by cosmologists at the University of Chicago and Wayne State[Read More…]
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Sex Hormone-Sensitive Gene Complex Linked to Premenstrual Mood Disorder
Dysregulated cellular response to estrogen and progesterone suspected. Expression of this ESC/E(Z) gene network was found to be systematically disturbed in PMDD.Peter Schmidt, M.D., NIMH., David Goldman, M.D., NIAAA Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017. National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have discovered molecular mechanisms that may underlie a woman’s susceptibility to[Read More…]
Parental Obesity Linked to Delays in Child Development, NIH Study Suggests
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017. Children of obese parents may be at risk for developmental delays, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The investigators found that children of obese mothers were more likely to fail tests of fine motor skill — the ability to control[Read More…]
Paul Ryan/Tom Price/GOP *DO* Plan to Throw Grandma Off a Cliff…After Picking Her Pocket (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 30, 2016 By Brainwrap Five years ago, a political action committee called “The Agenda Project” released the TV ad above, warning of GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan’s plan to privatize Medicare, wiping out the current system and basically replacing it with a far worse version of…Obamacare, ironically. The[Read More…]
Secretaries Jewell, Vilsack Applaud President’s Designation of New National Monuments in Utah and Nevada
Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada. Source: doi.gov President’s Action Follows Decades Long Campaigns by Members of Congress, Tribes, Local Conservationists to Protect Areas of Extraordinary Cultural Importance and Natural Beauty WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack yesterday[Read More…]
The Cheetah Is Headed For Extinction
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2016 By pollwatcher In an overpopulated world that leads to Global Warming and mass extinctions, the Cheetah is trouble of being added to the long list of species that have been crowded out of the right to coexist with humanity. A sad story this morning about the trouble the Cheetah[Read More…]
As Solar Installations Hit Record High in 3rd Quarter, Senators Merkley and Markey Call for 100% Renewables by 2050
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2016 By Meteor Blades Source: Solar City As of last month, there were some 1.1 million residential rooftop solar power systems keeping the televisions, refrigerators, computers, stoves, and lights on throughout the United States. In California, the solar leader, about 600,000 homes have installed such systems. And here, as[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Drug for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
New therapy addresses unmet medical need for rare disease Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 24, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Spinraza (nusinersen), the first drug approved to treat children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare and often fatal genetic disease affecting muscle strength and movement.[Read More…]
Nurses Call on Senate to Reject Tom Price as HHS Secretary Policies Would ‘Substantially Erode Our Nation’s Health and Security’
WASHINGTON -(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2016. National Nurses United later Thursday called on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, as well as the full Senate, to reject the nomination of Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services. In a letter to HELP from NNU co-presidents Deborah[Read More…]
Keep Holiday Food Safe with These Four Safety Steps
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2016 – Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukah all fall within three days of each other this year. As friends and families gather together this season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service has four food safety tips to ensure a healthy and safe holiday. Even on Holidays, Always[Read More…]
