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You catch (and kill) more flies with this sweetener

August 25, 2024 by Captain Organic Planet

In a study that began as a sixth-grade science fair project, researchers at Drexel University have found that a popular non-nutritive sweetener, erythritol, may be an effective and human-safe insecticide. Erythritol, the main component of the sweetener Truvia®, was toxic to Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies in a dose-dependent manner in the Drexel team’s study, published in PLOS ONE. […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: artificial sweetener, erythritol, sweetener

Study finds novel treatment targets for gout

April 30, 2024 by Captain Organic Planet

Gout is indeed one of the earliest known diseases, first identified by the ancient Egyptians around 2640 BC. But the disease is more prevalent now than ever, affecting more than 10 million people in the United States or approximately 5 percent of the adult population. Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, in […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: gout

Study links micro- and nanoplastics to Parkinson’s and dementia

February 11, 2024 by Captain Organic Planet

Nanoplastics interact with a particular protein that is naturally found in the brain, creating changes linked to Parkinson’s disease and some types of dementia. In a Duke-led study appearing Nov. 17 in Science Advances, the researchers report that the findings create a foundation for a new area of investigation, fueled by the timely impact of environmental […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: dementia, microplastics, nanoplastics, Parkinson's disease

Honey as an antibiotic: Scientists identify a secret ingredient in honey that kills bacteria

February 10, 2024 by Captain Organic Planet

Sweet news for those looking for new antibiotics: A new research published in the July 2010 print edition of the FASEB Journal explains for the first time how honey kills bacteria. Specifically, the research shows that bees make a protein that they add to the honey, called defensin-1, which could one day be used to treat burns […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: antibiotic, bacteria, honey

Preterm births linked to ‘hormone disruptor’ chemicals may cost United States billions

February 10, 2024 by Captain Organic Planet

Daily exposure to chemicals used in the manufacture of plastic food containers and many cosmetics may be tied to nearly 56,600 preterm births in the U.S. in 2018, a new study shows. The resulting medical costs, the authors of the report say, were estimated to reach a minimum of $1.6 billion and as much as […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: baby, hormone disruptors, phthalates, toxins

Fix Your Toxic Home and Live Longer

December 31, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet

The essential handbook for those who want to cultivate a healthier living environment. Introducing “Fix Your Toxic Home and Live Longer” by Marko Vovk. Boasting over 40 years of expertise from 18,000 home and building inspections, Marko Vovk, a distinguished inspector, civil engineer, environmentalist, consultant, and Expert Witness, emerges as a trusted authority. This all-encompassing […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: contaminants, dust, dust mite, home, home environment, house, indoor pollutants, lead, mold, toxic, toxins, VOC

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in menstrual products

December 16, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet

The average menstruator will use over 11,000 tampons or sanitary pads in their lifetime. Vaginal and vulvar tissue that touch pads and tampons is highly permeable. Through this permeable tissue chemicals are absorbed without being metabolized, which makes endocrine-disrupting chemicals potentially dangerous when found in menstrual products. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals can interfere with human hormones and […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: chemicals, endocrine, endocrine disruptors, health, parabens, phthalates, sanitary pads, tampons, women

Manuka honey could help clear deadly drug-resistant lung infection

December 3, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet

A potential new treatment combining natural manuka honey with a widely used drug has been developed by scientists at Aston University to treat a potentially lethal lung infection and greatly reduce side effects of one of the current drugs used for its treatment. The findings, which are published in the journal Microbiology, show that the scientists in […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: bacteria, drug resistance, honey, lung infection, lungs, Manuka honey, Mycobacterium

Burning candles and fumes from cooking is harmful for people with mild asthma

September 10, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet

A cosy set table, a nice steak in the pan, and romantic candlelight may sound like the start of a lovely evening. However, a new study from the Department of Public Health at Aarhus University suggests that you should be cautious about inhaling too much of the cosy atmosphere. Karin Rosenkilde Laursen, a postdoc at […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: asthma, candles, cooking, heap filter

Paper drinking straws may be harmful and may not be better for the environment than plastic versions

August 27, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet

“Eco-friendly” paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded. In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, and only the second in the world, Belgian researchers tested 39 brands of straws for the group of synthetic chemicals known as poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS were found in […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: forever chemical, paper straw, PFAS, plastic, plastic straw, toxic chemicals

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