Critically ill ICU patients lose almost all of their gut microbes and the ones left aren’t good – They found that patients with stays longer than a month had only one to four types of microbes in their gut, as… Read More ›
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Critically ill ICU patients lose almost all of their gut microbes and the ones left aren’t good
Public Release: 23-Sep-2014 Researchers at the University of Chicago have shown that after a long stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) only a handful of pathogenic microbe species remain behind in patients’ intestines. The team tested these remaining pathogens… Read More ›
Gut bacteria that protect against food allergies identified
Public Release: 25-Aug-2014 Common gut bacteria prevent sensitization to allergens in a mouse model for peanut allergy, paving the way for probiotic therapies to treat food allergies The presence of Clostridia, a common class of gut bacteria, protects against food… Read More ›
Charges for blood tests vary insanely across California hospitals
Basic metabolic test ranged from $35 to $7,303 Basic lipid panel ranged from $10 to as much as $10,169 UCSF study highlights difficulty of knowing health care prices New UC San Francisco research shows significant price differences for ten common blood… Read More ›
Fungicide used on farm crops linked to insulin resistance
29 JUN 2012 A fungicide used on farm crops can induce insulin resistance, a new tissue-culture study finds, providing another piece of evidence linking environmental pollutants to diabetes. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual… Read More ›
Western diet changes gut bacteria and triggers colitis in those at risk
15 Jun 2012 Certain saturated fats that are common in the modern Western diet can initiate a chain of events leading to complex immune disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in people with a genetic predisposition, according to a… Read More ›
Sleep loss lowers testosterone in healthy young men
Public release date: 31-May-2011 Cutting back on sleep drastically reduces a healthy young man’s testosterone levels, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Eve Van Cauter, PhD, professor… Read More ›
Study adds weight to link between arsenic in drinking water and heart disease
Arsenic poses far higher health risks than any other known environmental exposure, say Professors Allan Smith and Craig Steinmaus from the University of California, Berkeley, in an accompanying editorial. Yet water contaminated with arsenic is tasteless, looks crystal clear, and… Read More ›
Fragmented sleep accelerates cancer growth
Sleepy immune system tips balance toward tumors Poor-quality sleep marked by frequent awakenings can speed cancer growth, increase tumor aggressiveness and dampen the immune system’s ability to control or eradicate early cancers, according to a new study published online January… Read More ›
The original USB stick? 5,500-year-old clay spheres containing Mesopotamian code could be the ‘first ever data storage’ devices
CT scans and 3D modelling have now shown what is inside these spheres The spheres are hollow and contain geometric shapes named ‘tokens’ The tokens are thought to be the first evidence of numerical literacy Researchers believe these clay devices… Read More ›
Oral nutritional supplements demonstrate significant health and cost benefits
Contact: Kim Modory 847-938-4696 Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. Analysis of more than 1 million adult hospital cases revealed 21 percent reduction in length of hospital stay and cost with nutritional intervention ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 30, 2013 – Abbott (NYSE: ABT) A… Read More ›
Study adds lung damage to harmful effects of arsenic / lung damage comparable to decades of smoking
Contact: John Easton john.easton@uchospitals.edu 773-795-5225 University of Chicago Medical Center A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function. Doses of about 120 parts per billion of arsenic in… Read More ›
Avril Haines, new CIA #2, ran indie bookstore remembered for ’90s ‘erotica nights’
EEV: Originally thought the report was a plant. Even though it is not a reflection on her abilities, this story now appears validated. – By The Reliable Source, Published: June 13, 2013 at 10:57 am For the baby boomers, it… Read More ›
Is this proof evil killers are born not made? Psychopaths’ brains ‘lack basic wiring that triggers empathy and compassion’
Psychopathy affects around 20 to 30% of U.S. prison population This compares with just 1% of the general U.S. population Prisoners shown video footage of people being intentionally hurt MRI scans revealed distinct differences in brains’ responses By Kerry Mcdermott… Read More ›
Harvard stripped of quiz championships for cheating
Harvard University has been stripped of a string of US quiz championship titles after a cheating scandal was uncovered by organisers. Championships awarded to the Ivy League college, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2009 and 2010, and two separate titles… Read More ›
Friend or foe: Babies choose sides early
Contact: Basil Waugh basil.waugh@ubc.ca 604-822-2048 University of British Columbia Babies have a dark side under their cute exteriors, according to University of British Columbia-led study that finds infants as young as nine months embrace those who pick on individuals who… Read More ›
Homo virtuous: The evolution of good and evil
15 November 2012 by Kate Douglas Magazine issue 2890. For similar stories, visit the The Human Brain and Human Evolution Topic Guides Might the same forces have driven the evolution of our best and worst natures? A FEW years… Read More ›
Rich people don’t need friends
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Steve Pogonowski steve.pogonowski@f1000.com Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine In a paper evaluated by f1000 Medicine, six studies tested relationships between reminders of money, social exclusion and physical pain. In The symbolic power of… Read More ›
New study shows sepsis and pneumonia caused by hospital-acquired infections kill 48,000 patients ( 2010 )
Public release date: 22-Feb-2010 Cost $8.1 billion to treat Washington D.C. – Two common conditions caused by hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) killed 48,000 people and ramped up health care costs by $8.1 billion in… Read More ›
Comfort food: Chocolate, water reduce pain response to heat
Public release date: 13-Oct-2009 People often eat food to feel better, but researchers have found that eating chocolate or drinking water can blunt pain, reducing a rat’s response to a hot stimulus. This natural form of pain relief may… Read More ›