Drinking high-fructose corn syrup really does make you stupid

If you think eating and drinking foods that contain high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) every now and again will not do you that much harm, think again. A new study out of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has found that consuming HFCS can actually destroy…

Big pharma ‘research’ suggests all people over 50 should take statins every day for life

Big pharma propaganda has reached a new height in the UK this week, with the release of a new study that appears to show the benefits of taking statins. The report goes on to claim that everyone over 50 years of age should be taking the drug on a daily basis, for the…

Obesity trims organ donor rolls

Thanks to America’s rapidly expanding waistlines, it seems the approximately 92,000 patients currently waiting for a kidney donor will have to wait even longer. According to a new study conducted by researchers at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and Feinstein…

Common ingredient in soft drinks causes damage to brain function

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…

Breast-feeding could contribute to baby gut-health, new study finds

In yet another scientific reason for mothers to strongly consider breast-feeding their newborns, a new study in the journal Genome Biology finds that babies who are fed breast-milk had a wider range of gut bacteria than formula-fed babies. A link was also found between…

Eating fish, chicken, nuts may lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease

A new study suggests that eating foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, chicken, salad dressing and nuts, may be associated with lower blood levels of a protein related to Alzheimer’s disease and memory problems.

Many U.S. police use cell phones to track suspects instead of getting legal warrants

Privacy continues to come at a premium in the Information Age, as a new study found that police all over the country routinely ignore the Fourth Amendment by tracking cell phones. In fact, departments are ignoring the Fifth Amendment as well, because much of the tracking…

Vitamin D supplements can reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension

A new study shows that vitamin D supplementation in winter can help lower blood pressure in patients with hypertension.

Birth defects are one-third more likely in babies conceived with IVF, according to studies

Technology is a wonderful thing in most cases, but sometimes doing things the old-fashioned way is not only better, it’s safer too. To wit, a new study found that babies conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) – when a mother’s egg is fertilized outside her…

Spike in US autism rates linked to high-fructose corn syrup consumption

A new study published in the journal Clinical Epigenetics reveals that both the Standard American Diet (SAD) and various toxic environmental factors play a definitive and synergistic role in the development of autism. According to the study, high-fructose corn syrup…

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