01/August/22

 

In a new study, scientists at Arizona State University explored the effects of glyphosate exposure on the brains of mice. Their research demonstrates for the first time that glyphosate successfully crosses the blood-brain barrier and infiltrates the brain. Once there, it acts to enhance levels of a critical factor known as TNF-α.TNF-α is a molecule with two faces. This pro-inflammatory cytokine performs vital functions in the neuroimmune system, acting to enhance the immune response and protect the brain. When levels of TNF-α are dysregulated, however, a host of diseases linked with neuroinflammation can result. Among these is Alzheimer’s disease. GMWatch

 

 

Feeding the world? Less than 2% of the corn grown in American fields (most of which is GM) is directly consumed in cereal and other food products, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture. Over the past decade, another 7% of US corn has been turned into corn starch, high fructose corn syrup, glucose and dextrose, common ingredients in a variety of food products. The vast majority is used as animal feed or in ethanol, the USDA data shows. Investigate Midwest

 

 

Remember Patrick Moore, the man who said you can drink a whole quart of glyphosate and it won't hurt you, then ran away when he was offered some? His new book, Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom, claims to be science-based, but the researchers Moore cites in it say he got their work wrong. [Read GMWatch's Twitter commentary on Moore.] The Tyee

 

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