• Warming Oceans May Raise Risk of Bacterial Infections

    Updated: 2023-09-29 18:47:15
    As oceans warm, pathogenic bacteria are turning up more frequently in northern regions, scientists say. (Source: NYT Health)MedWorm Message:

  • Labroots Announces its 9th Annual Microbiology Virtual Week Online Event, Scheduled on September 5-7, 2023

    Updated: 2023-09-29 18:47:15
    The 3-day symposium spanning topics such as Immunology, Emerging and Re-Emerging Viruses, Microbes and Their Communities, and Infectious Disease, will explore the latest developments in Microbiology and Immunology YORBA LINDA, Calif., Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Yorba Linda, CA... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

  • Researchers Dispute High-Profile Discoveries of Cancer Microbes

    Updated: 2023-09-29 18:47:15
    Three studies in elite journals found that tumors are littered with microbes. But several teams have been unable to replicate the work. (Source: NYT Health)

  • A lethal parasite’s secret weapon: infecting non-immune cells

    Updated: 2023-09-29 13:02:16
    : Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search A lethal parasite†s secret weapon : infecting non-immune cells September 29, 2023 Ohio State University The organisms that cause visceral   Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a disfiguring skin disease caused by Leishmania major parasites that affects up to 1.2 million people annually in the tropics , while L . donovani parasites cause the less common visceral leishmaniasis that attacks internal organs , affecting an estimated 100,000 people per year . Scientists have suspected L . donovani may stray beyond their immune cell hosts because they linger in the body , but those suspicions have been difficult to confirm with most conventional technologies because the number of infected

  • Walking more than five flights of stairs a day can cut risk of heart disease by 20%, study says

    Updated: 2023-09-29 00:53:21
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Walking more than five flights of stairs a day can cut risk of heart disease by 20 study says September 29, 2023 Tulane University Forget walking 10,000 steps a day . Taking at least 50 steps climbing stairs each day could significantly slash your risk of heart disease , according to a new study from Tulane . University The study , published in  Atherosclerosis found that climbing more than five flights of stairs daily could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by 20 Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease ASCVD along with coronary artery disease and stroke are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality . worldwide “Short bursts of high-intensity stair climbing are a

  • Skin behind the ears and between the toes can host a collection of unhealthy microbes

    Updated: 2023-09-29 00:51:03
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Skin behind the ears and between the toes can host a collection of unhealthy microbes September 29, 2023 George Washington University Grandmother was right : Scrubbing behind the ears and between the toes may help keep the skin in those regions healthy , or so says a new study by a team at the George Washington . University The microbiome , or the collection of microbes living on and in the human body , are known to play a role in human health and the skin is no different . A new study by a team at the George Washington University has shown that the composition of the skin microbiome varies across dry , moist and oily regions of the . skin Researchers at the GW Computational

  • Innovative new shell revolutionizes oral delivery of probiotics

    Updated: 2023-09-29 00:49:20
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Innovative new shell revolutionizes oral delivery of probiotics September 29, 2023 Engineering Journal a Design rationale of the DPH b mechanism of intestine-targeted delivery . In a groundbreaking study , a research team led by Changhu Xue and Xiangzhao Mao from the Ocean University of China has developed a remarkable double-layer polysaccharide hydrogel DPH that promises to revolutionize the field of intestine-targeted oral delivery of probiotics . The team†s findings , published in  Engineering demonstrate the potential of DPH to enhance the bioavailability , intestinal colonization , and overall effectiveness of probiotics in treating various . diseases The research teamâ€

  • Human ancestors challenged giant hyenas for carcasses in Prehistoric simulations

    Updated: 2023-09-29 00:30:12
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Human ancestors challenged giant hyenas for carcasses in Prehistoric simulations September 29, 2023 Scientific Reports Hominins — the group that includes humans and our extinct relatives — may have been capable of competing with giant hyenas for carcasses abandoned by sabre-toothed cats and jaguars during the late-early Pleistocene era approximately 1.2 to 0.8 million years ago in southern Europe . The findings of this modelling study are published in  Scientific Reports  and suggest that moderately sized groups of hominins may have been the most successful at . scavenging Previous research has theorised that the number of carcasses abandoned by sabre-toothed cats may have

  • Dietary fat as potential strategy to prevent brain aging

    Updated: 2023-09-28 14:46:12
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Dietary fat as potential strategy to prevent brain aging September 28, 2023 Engineering Journal The process of brain aging is distinguished by a gradual deterioration in the functioning of neurons , which can be attributed to an imbalance in the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing synaptic plasticity . Synapses are enriched with various lipid species including phosphatidylcholine , phosphatidylethanolamine , phosphatidylserine , sphingolipids , and some other less abundant components . Those components are altered in aging brain , could affect brain functions , including structural development , nerve-impulse transmission , neurogenesis , synaptogenesis and myelin

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