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Is there a way to reverse the brain damage done by concussion and TBI within hours after the occurrence? The science on this protein peptide sure looks like there is. So should NFL players be using this? And could this save the NFL from millions of dollars of liability? While we can all pontificate about the plight of young football players in middle school and high school and the willingness of parents to allow their children to suffer a potential concussion and TBI, when it comes to consenting adults the issues are quite different. Pro football players must weigh the risk versus reward differently. When the potential to secure a multimillion dollar contract plays into the scenario consenting adults will always choose a high-risk potential to achieve greater progress and fame in their chosen sport. With the potential for the first blood test that will be able to quickly identify if...

Climate change has been part of our evolutionary journey. Past climate change has been outside of our control and drove our search for better living conditions and thus our populating the entire planet. The most devastating of all of these periods was the Ice Age. While most consider the 11,700 year period during the Pleistocene Epoch as the Ice Age, there is evidence that there may have been more than one period spanning some 40,000 combined years where ice and cold engulfed our areas of population that drove many of our ancestors to search for more livable climates. I’m not debating whether or not humans are effecting climate change. For the purpose of this article I’d like you to assume that we are. So what are the purported real life and death impacts of climate change? The Global Humanitarian Forum estimates that we have already experienced 300,000 global deaths a year...

Every time I read someone stating that acidic foods cause acid reflux it makes me cringe. Let’s get something straight here. Acid reflux is a result of the mechanical failure of the esophageal sphincter and not the content of acidic foods you’re eating. None of the foods you’re eating are higher in acidity than the normal content of hydrochloric acid in your stomach when you are in-between meals. The PH of your stomach, assuming its working properly, is between 1.5 and 3.5. That’s because hydrochloric acid by itself has a PH of 2.0. Some would have you believe that acidic food consumption is what creates the burning sensation in your stomach area. I say area for a reason. You’re NOT feeling the burning sensation in your stomach. Your stomach is designed to handle hydrochloric acid without any sensations. Your esophagus on the other hand is not and this is where the...

Monsanto and Chemical Engineers are rejoicing right now. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just concluded their own assessment of the cancer causing effect of glyphosate (Roundup.) They have concluded that it’s unlikely to cause DNA damage or to be genotoxic1. This is in direct opposition to the World Health Organization's (WHO) recent conclusion. Much of the discrepancy between the two organizations is due to the different ways they have assessed the popular herbicide made by Monsanto. The WHO has looked at the available data and research on various formulation that include glyphosate.  The EFSA has looked solely at the available research on glyphosate alone. Don’t Run Out and Buy Monsanto Stock Just Yet While the WHO's calling for glyphosate to carry the “probable carcinogen” warning was a blow to Monsanto, this is not the thrust of the problem with the popular herbicide as seen by scientist who are doing...

BY KATE KELLAND (Reuters) - A baby whom doctors thought almost certain to die has been cleared of a previously incurable leukemia in the first human use of an "off-the-shelf" cell therapy from Cellectis that creates designer immune cells. One-year-old Layla had run out of all other treatment options when doctors at Britain's Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) gave her the highly experimental, genetically edited cells in a tiny 1-milliliter intravenous infusion. Two months later, she was cancer-free and she is now home from hospital, the doctors said at a briefing about her case in London on Wednesday. "Her leukemia was so aggressive that such a response is almost a miracle," said Paul Veys, a professor and director of bone marrow transplant at GOSH who led the team treating Layla. "As this was the first time that the treatment had been used, we didn't know if or when it would work, so we...