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Researchers Find Way to Kill Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
“Nagoya University via News-Medical –Â When the pigment is exposed to near-infrared light, harmful reactive oxygen species are generated inside the bacterial cells.” Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a dangerous bacterium that…
Predicting Risk of Heart Failure for Diabetes Patients With Help From Machine Learning
Brigham and Women’s Hospital via EurekAlert – Investigators used artificial intelligence to identify top 10 variables that can predict, with a high degree of accuracy, future heart failure among patients…
Essential Amino Acids Benefits for Weight Loss, Muscle Gain and Even Mood
Rachael Link, MS, RD via Dr. Axe – Your body needs all amino acids to function and thrive, but some can be produced in the body while others need to…
Why the Self-Help Industry is Contributing to the Loneliness Epidemic & What We Can Do About It
Dr. Caroline Leaf – We need to understand that it’s not just about us; it is about us in the world. If we truly want to help ourselves, we have to…
Prolonged Antibiotic Treatment May Alter Preterm Infants’ Microbiome
National Institutes of Health News Release – The researchers do not know the long-term effects of these genome changes, which they term “microbiota scars.” They note that previous studies linked…
Memory T Cells Shelter in Bone Marrow, Boosting Immunity in Mice with Restricted Diets
National Institutes of Health News Release – Though this phenomenon has yet to be studied in humans, the findings suggest how the immune system may have evolved to help mammals…
5 Facts to Know About Testosterone and Aging in Modern Times
Dr. Don Colbert – Low testosterone affects many men, both under and over 60 years old, and is becoming an increasingly diagnosed condition. There are many factors that affect testosterone…
Graphene Shield Shows Promise in Blocking Mosquito Bites
National Institutes of Health News Release – Results show that graphene, a tight, honeycomb lattice of carbon, could be an alternative to chemicals now used in mosquito repellants and protective…
Breakthrough in Understanding of Immune System Dysfunction
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Israeli and international scientists pinpoint protein that regulates exhaustion in T cells in discovery that may help fight disease. An international team of scientists has…
Developing Therapeutic Strategies for Pregnant Women with Lupus
Virginia Tech via EurekAlert – “For patients with autoimmune lupus, diet and probiotics are the two relatively easy and acceptable approaches that can potentially improve disease management through modulating the…
Cancer-Causing Caramel Color
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via NutritionFacts – Caramel coloring may be the most widely consumed food coloring in the world. Unfortunately, its manufacture can sometimes lead to the formation of…
How to Prevent Gut Inflammation
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – It’s important to note that we’re not referring to fiber supplements here, but whole plant foods. Fiber supplementation with something like Metamucil…
How the Eyes Might Be Windows to the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
University of California San Diego Health via News Wise – Researchers say how quickly a person’s pupil dilates while taking cognitive tests. Newswise — Alzheimer’s disease (AD) begins to alter…
Top 11 Omega-3 Benefits and How to Get More Omega-3 in Your Diet
Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DMN, CNS – Getting plenty omega-3 fats in your diet is associated with a ton of great omega-3 health benefits. Some of the most notable omega-3…
‘Tiny Fat Bubbles’ Can Boost Immunity, Calm Disease
University of Queensland via EurekAlert – People living with inflammatory autoimmune disease could benefit from an ‘immune system reboot’, and researchers have isolated specific cells to target. People living with…