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Researchers make disturbing new discovery about deadly disease that impacts pregnant women: ‘These findings offer vital insights’ – The Cool Down

pgnewser March 19, 2025 0

Researchers make disturbing new discovery about deadly disease that impacts pregnant women: ‘These findings offer vital insights’ – The Cool Down
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered that the Zika virus builds tiny tunnels called nanotubes in the cells of pregnant women, helping it to covertly cross the placental barrier, which normally protects the fetus from chemicals and microbes that could harm it.

The study, published in Nature Communications, also found that this strategy raises little alarm in the immune system.

“We discovered that the formation of these tiny tunnels is driven exclusively by a Zika protein called NS1,” first author Rafael T. Michita stated in a news release. “Exposure of placental cells to the NS1 protein of Zika virus triggers tunnel formation. As the tunnels develop and connect neighboring cells, a path opens for the virus to invade new cells.”

Missouri Orders Planned Parenthood To “Cease and Desist” Chemical Abortions– www.lifenews.com

pgnewser March 18, 2025 0

Missouri Orders Planned Parenthood To “Cease and Desist” Chemical Abortions– www.lifenews.com
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued a cease-and-desist order last week to Planned Parenthood formally prohibiting the abortion giant from performing chemical abortions in the state. The order advises the company to implement a “valid” health and safety plan to protect women and treat complications from abortion-inducing drugs, as required by state law. AG Bailey cited Planned Parenthood’s “uncontroverted track record” of disregarding Missouri health and safety laws as the reason for the temporary restraining order, which makes it a felony for the organization to dispense the high-risk drugs.

In November 2024, Missouri made abortion a constitutional “right” in the state, which nullified the state’s near-total abortion. Since then, Planned Parenthood has resumed surgical abortions at several Missouri facilities. In response to the order, Planned Parenthood officials have indicated that its Missouri facilities are not currently offering chemical abortions and won’t do so until the complication plans are approved.

However, AG Bailey stated in a press release that the order is due to Planned Parenthood’s “documented history” of “repeated and knowing” violations of state law. He noted the organization has “admitted under oath” to knowingly “refusing to file required complication reports” and that investigations had discovered other violations, such as failing to comply with informed consent laws and to sterilize surgical instruments.

 

USDA is betting $1 billion will solve Bird Flu Problem

pgnewser March 11, 2025 0

USDA Rolls Out $1 Billion Plan To Combat Bird Flu After Egg Prices Rise – Aberdeen Insider
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it plans to spend up to $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to try to reduce the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry.

The virus, also known as bird flu or H5N1, has disrupted the work of poultry farmers for years and began infecting dairy herds last year. But a recent spike in egg prices has led to renewed public attention to the disease.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the new five-point plan would implement increased biosecurity measures for poultry farms to help reduce interactions between domestic flocks and wild birds, provide funding for farmers to quickly repopulate after having to cull infected flocks, remove some regulations, import eggs from other countries and research a vaccine.

Rollins said she was “confident” that the firing of probationary federal employees and efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce wouldn’t negatively affect USDA.

“As we look to streamline and make more efficient the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will we have the resources needed to address the plan I just laid out?” she said. “We are convinced that we will, as we realign and evaluate where USDA has been spending money, where our employees are spending their time.”

Unborn Child Murder Advocates “Celebrate” Their Unborn Child Murderers

pgnewser March 11, 2025 0

Abortion Activists Celebrate People Who Kill Babies With “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day”– www.lifenews.com
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Today is the day leftists celebrate baby killers.

Today is “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day,” a day the Abortion Care Network claims Americans should celebrate “all of the courageous, compassionate people who provide abortion care.”

The pro-abortion network specifically recommends that supporters celebrate abortionists “through love notes, art, acts of kindness and support, messages of affirmation, a giant love-fest Tweetstorm, and more.”

Established in 1996 this day is framed by its supporters as a celebration of courage and compassion. They laud abortion providers as heroes who ensure “reproductive freedom” and access to what they call healthcare. But from a pro-life perspective, this commemoration is a tragic mischaracterization, one that glosses over the fundamental reality of what abortion entails: the deliberate ending of innocent human lives.

Trump blasts Dems for never applauding him even if he cures ‘devastating’ disease, roasts Biden on failed prosecutions – New York Post

pgnewser March 7, 2025 0

Trump blasts Dems for never applauding him even if he cures ‘devastating’ disease, roasts Biden on failed prosecutions – New York Post
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“I can find a cure to the most devastating disease, a disease that would wipe out entire nations, or announce the answers to the greatest economy in history,” he continued, “or the stoppage of crime to the lowest levels ever recorded and these people sitting right here will not clap, will not stand, and certainly will not cheer for these astronomical achievements.”

Trump, dating back to his first term in office, has appeared in front of Congress five times – and each time has been met with a frosty reception from Dems.

“It’s very sad,” the commander in chief said.

Study of 9 Million Confirms Covid ‘Vaccines’ Cause AIDS– slaynews.com

pgnewser March 4, 2025 0

Study of 9 Million Confirms Covid ‘Vaccines’ Cause AIDS– slaynews.com
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An alarming study of nine million people has confirmed that Covid mRNA injections cause vaccine-induced AIDS, also known as VAIDS.

The bombshell study has sent shockwaves through the medical and scientific communities after researchers concluded that Covid mRNA shots have caused a global surge in cases of vaccine-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (VAIDS).

The study has debunked claims from the corporate media and so-called “fact-checkers” that previously dismissed reports of VAIDS as “conspiracy theories.”

During their study, the researchers analyzed the data of a staggering nine million people who had received at least one dose of a Covid mRNA “vaccine.”

The explosive peer-reviewed study was conducted by a team of world-renowned South Korean researchers.

No Medicaid Cuts In Budget Deal but Work Requirements a Possibility › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser March 4, 2025 0

No Medicaid Cuts In Budget Deal but Work Requirements a Possibility › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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With a March 14 government funding deadline fast approaching, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is promising that Republicans will not be cutting entitlements like Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.

However, Johnson told CNN that the budget plan narrowly passed by the House on Wednesday will seek to implement President Trump’s agenda to root out waste and inefficiencies.

Johnson explained that finding efficiencies in entitlement programs would require something other than simply cutting benefits to those who are truly in need.

He pointed to strong public support for work requirements as a way to ensure taxpayer money isn’t going to “29-year-old males sitting on their couches playing video games.”

3D adipose tissue bioprinting method could enhance skin regeneration – Medical Xpress

pgnewser March 4, 2025 0

3D adipose tissue bioprinting method could enhance skin regeneration – Medical Xpress
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To overcome this limitation, a research team led by Assistant Professor Byoung Soo Kim from the Pusan National University, Korea, has developed a novel  biofabrication approach. This paper was made available online on February 2, 2025 in Advanced Functional Materials. The highlight of this study was the development of a hybrid bioink, which is a combination of 1% adipose-derived decellularized extracellular matrix and 0.5% alginate. This hybrid bioink limited the migration of preadipocytes, the fat cell precursors, while promoting their differentiation.

Dr. Kim states, “Under standard culture conditions, preadipocytes tend to proliferate and migrate, preventing the formation of lipid droplets that are essential for adipose tissue functions. The hybrid bioink developed in this study maintains the physiological properties of the adipose tissue.”

Additionally, a diameter of ≤ 600 µm was deemed to ensure sufficient nutrient and oxygen delivery for the fabricated adipose tissue. Furthermore, bioprinted adipose tissues arranged with a spacing of ≤ 1000 µm promoted adipogenesis via paracrine signaling. The optimized 3D bioprinted adipose tissues rapidly promoted the migration of skin cells in vitro by modulating the expression levels of cell migration-related proteins (MMP2, COL1A1, KRT5, and ITGB1).

The Ethics of Long-Term Psychiatric Drug Use and Why We Need a Better Way– www.madinamerica.com

pgnewser March 4, 2025 0

The Ethics of Long-Term Psychiatric Drug Use and Why We Need a Better Way– www.madinamerica.com
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Toxicity That Psychiatry Refuses to Acknowledge

Mainstream psychiatry acknowledges that antipsychotics can cause neurotoxicity—tardive dyskinesia is a well-documented condition. But the field refuses to extend that acknowledgment to other psychiatric drugs.

Yet, in my experience, long-term antidepressant use can cause its own form of neurotoxicity, leading to:

  • Apathy
  • Dissociation
  • Chronic low energy
  • Agitation

This condition is recognized in the medical literature as tardive dysphoria. But despite its existence in research, I was never taught about it in my psychiatric training. I’ve never heard it mentioned at a conference.

What happens to these patients? Instead of recognizing their condition as antidepressant-induced neurotoxicity, they get diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression. This leads to:

  • Higher doses of medication

  • More drug combinations

  • Escalation to ketamine, TMS, or ECT

  • In some cases, being placed on heavy antipsychotics like clozapine

Doctor targeted by Biden DOJ for exposing trans medicine for minors invited to Trump congressional address – AOL

pgnewser March 4, 2025 0

Doctor targeted by Biden DOJ for exposing trans medicine for minors invited to Trump congressional address – AOL
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A Texas surgeon indicted by the Biden Justice Department for blowing the whistle on transgender medicine has been invited to attend President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night.

Dr. Eithan Haim called the feeling “indescribable” after staring down the threat of a decade-long prison sentence.

“It’s a hard thing to try to wrap into words,” Haim told “Fox & Friends First” Monday.

Liberal University Rolls Out Plan B Vending Machines– www.lifenews.com

pgnewser February 20, 2025 0

Liberal University Rolls Out Plan B Vending Machines– www.lifenews.com
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The University of Connecticut (UConn) has placed a vending machine full of the emergency contraceptive Plan B on campus as part of a larger effort to increase access to birth control for students.

Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a series of laws in 2023 that required universities within the state to create a plan to address “students’ need for reproductive healthcare” and allow pharmacists to begin prescribing hormonal birth control without a doctor’s visit. With the governor’s approval, UConn’s School of Pharmacy created a training program for that very purpose in late January and announced that the legislation also allowed for the placement of the vending machines, according to UConn Today.

“Allowing pharmacists to both prescribe and dispense hormonal birth control could help mitigate barriers and expand access to contraception for the citizens of our state,” Philip Hritcko, UConn School of Pharmacy dean, said of the announcement, according to UConn Today.

Planned Parenthood Left Baby Inside Mom After Botched Abortion, Put IUD in Pregnant Woman– www.lifenews.com

pgnewser February 20, 2025 0

Planned Parenthood Left Baby Inside Mom After Botched Abortion, Put IUD in Pregnant Woman– www.lifenews.com
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Those who have followed Planned Parenthood for years know it as a formidable foe, a $2 billion plus corporate empire responsible for more than a third of all abortions performed in America each year. The organization has clinics all over the country, is a worldwide exporter of abortion ideology, and remains a powerful political machine, responsible for keeping pro-abortion politicians in office at all levels of government.

Also, PPFA is a media darling about whom reporters can never say a disparaging word.

Until now.

In its February 15, 2025, edition, the New York Times ran a long feature story, written by Katie Benner, revealing some of the organization’s seamier side :“Botched Care and Tired Staff: Planned Parenthood in Crisis.”

From farmland to construction: Bacteria strains offer sustainable biocement solution – Phys.org

pgnewser February 20, 2025 0

From farmland to construction: Bacteria strains offer sustainable biocement solution – Phys.org
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A recent study examines the effectiveness of environmental strains for the production of biocement. The study’s lead author, Dimitrios Terzis, is an EPFL senior scientist and a co-founder of Medusoil, a company that produces organic binders and that opened a production plant in Vaud in 2024.

West Texas measles outbreak climbs to 58, with four saying they were vaccinated – The Texas Tribune

pgnewser February 20, 2025 0

West Texas measles outbreak climbs to 58, with four saying they were vaccinated – The Texas Tribune
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An outbreak of measles in West Texas has grown to 58 cases, including four patients who said they were vaccinated against the disease.

Ten more cases were added to the Department of State Health Services’ count Tuesday, including for the first time the four who self-reported they were vaccinated against the disease, according to the agency’s latest update. A spokesperson with DSHS said health investigators are in the process of confirming whether the four were, in fact, vaccinated against measles and how many doses they may have received.

DSHS initially warned of two cases of measles in underage children in Gaines County in late January. The disease has since spread to four other counties and 58 people — most of whom are children — but 45 of the cases are still in Gaines County. Lubbock County, which reported a single case, is the largest county in which a case was reported.

Thirteen patients have been hospitalized, according to DSHS, and spokesperson Lara Anton said officials are still unsure what the initial source of exposure was. The outbreak is Texas’ largest in more than 30 years, and comes at a time where vaccination rates among children have dropped. Almost 97% of Texas kindergarteners were vaccinated against measles in 2019, compared to 94.3% in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

RFK Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary; Widespread Firings Coming to FDA, CDC – Food Safety Magazine

pgnewser February 20, 2025 0

RFK Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary; Widespread Firings Coming to FDA, CDC – Food Safety Magazine
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Changes are coming to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Trump Administration with the recent confirmation of presidential nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., J.D. (RFK Jr.) as Secretary, amid talks of major workforce reductions at HHS agencies including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

On Thursday, February 13, 2025, RFK Jr., known for his “Make America Healthy Again” (“MAHA”) agenda, was confirmed as HHS Secretary in a 52-48 Senate vote. Shortly after confirmation, he signed President Trump’s executive order, titled, Establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission, which orders “executive departments and agencies that address health or healthcare,” including agencies responsible for food safety, to “focus on reversing chronic disease.”

No, Pro-Life Laws Have Not Increased Infant Mortality– www.lifenews.com

pgnewser February 20, 2025 0

No, Pro-Life Laws Have Not Increased Infant Mortality– www.lifenews.com
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Last week, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released a study that purportedly shows that recently enacted pro-life laws were causing higher infant mortality rates.

The study analyzed the impact of 14 state-level pro-life laws that either effectively banned abortion or protected preborn children after six weeks’ gestation. It considered state-level infant mortality data from 2012 to 2023. This study has received a great deal of uncritical coverage from many mainstream media outlets including the New York Times, CNN, BBC, The Hill, Time, and USA Today.

Not surprisingly, there is less here than meets the eye. The data indicate that overall infant mortality rates increased in 2022 but declined in 2023. Additionally, 2023 saw infant mortality rate declines in both the group of states with strong pro-life laws and the group of states with permissive abortion policies. There is no consistent upward trajectory in infant mortality. Furthermore, infant mortality rate trends appear fairly similar in both groups of states.

A proposed law could force California health insurers to explain claim denials – Los Angeles Times

pgnewser February 20, 2025 0

A proposed law could force California health insurers to explain claim denials – Los Angeles Times
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When Colleen Henderson’s 3-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract infection or constipation, common maladies in the potty-training years.

Henderson, however, suspected it could be something worse, and asked for an ultrasound. The doctor and ultrasound technician told her that her insurance provider, UnitedHealthcare, would not cover it, but Henderson decided to do it anyway, charging the $6,000 procedure to her credit card. Then came the news: There was a grapefruit-sized tumor in her toddler’s bladder.

Breakthrough Discovery: Scientists Restore Key Alzheimer’s Pathway – SciTechDaily

pgnewser February 17, 2025 0

Breakthrough Discovery: Scientists Restore Key Alzheimer’s Pathway – SciTechDaily
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A research team from the Keck School of Medicine at USC has identified the mechanisms of a cellular pathway that drives inflammation and aging, particularly in individuals with the APOE4 genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Their study also reveals a method for restoring cells to a healthy state, offering a potential new avenue for treatment. This discovery, the result of a decade-long investigation into the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) protein, was recently published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration.

Previous research has shown that low levels of HDL cholesterol—often called “good” cholesterol—in the brain increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. This risk is linked to dysfunction in ABCA1, a protein responsible for producing HDL when functioning correctly.

But fixing those problems requires understanding the exact biological mechanisms at play—and those details have long eluded researchers, who faced an apparent paradox. In brains affected by Alzheimer’s disease, ABCA1 molecules increased, but their activity decreased.