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• Study sheds light on new Lyme disease-causing bacteria

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Public Release: 5-Jul-2017 Prompt removal of ticks can help prevent transmission of Borrelia mayonii Entomological Society of America Annapolis, MD; July 5, 2017–A new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease needs the same amount of time for transmission after… Read More ›

• Diabetes increasing at alarming rates in sub-Saharan Africa

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Public Release: 5-Jul-2017   Lancet report calls for decisive action to avoid severe consequences to health, economies Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health   Boston, MA – Sub-Saharan Africa is in the midst of a rapidly expanding diabetes epidemic… Read More ›

• Chances of surviving malaria may be higher when host consumes fewer calories

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Public Release: 5-Jul-2017   Malaria parasites sense and adapt to their host’s nutritional status Penn State Caption Malaria parasites replicate into many daughter cells inside red blood cells. The red blood cells eventually burst (cell on the left), allowing the… Read More ›

• Loss of smell speeds fat metabolism

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 5, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We review the intriguing find that by reducing the sense of smell, body fat metabolism sky rockets. Public research article ” Smelling your food makes you fat ” Citation: The Sense of Smell Impacts Metabolic Health and Obesity. Cell Metabolism,… Read More ›

• Sleeping Pill wakes some patients from vegetative state

  By Ralph Turchiano on July 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We briefly review the recent research breakthrough ” Insomnia medication may wake up some patients from vegetative state “. Citation: Zolpidem for the Treatment of Neurologic Disorders: A Systematic Review. JAMA Neurology Review, June 26, 2017 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.1133

• Research suggests association between gut bacteria and emotion

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Public Release: 29-Jun-2017   University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences   IMAGE: This is Dr. Kirsten Tillisch, associate professor, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases at UCLA. Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS Researchers have identified gut microbiota… Read More ›

• Magnesium highly effective for depression and anxiety, study review

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We review the recent clinical study ” Role of magnesium supplementation in the treatment of depression: A randomized clinical trial” in regard to the oral supplement of elemental magnesium. Citation: Role of magnesium supplementation in the treatment of depression: A… Read More ›

• 19-year-olds as sedentary as 60-year-olds

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 26, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We review the research ” 19-year-olds as sedentary as 60-year-olds, study suggests”. Citation: Re-evaluating the effect of age on physical activity over the lifespan. Preventive Medicine, 2017; 101: 102 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.05.030

• Critical gaps in our knowledge of where infectious diseases occur

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 24, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Public Release: 22-Jun-2017   Faculty of Science – University of Copenhagen IMAGE: We have more knowledge about the distribution of rare and cryptic species of birds than rare and deadly viruses. Credit: C. Rahbek, L. A. Hansen, J. Fjeldså, One-degree… Read More ›

• Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells

  By Ralph Turchiano on June 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We review the research ” Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells in mice ” in regard to the combination of resveratrol and grape seed extract being very effective at killing colon cancer cells as well as cancer stem cells… Read More ›

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