“a new study published online December 7 in the journal Scientific Reports by researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) associates the consumption of canola […]
Year: 2017
Dengue Vaccine Program Halted Over Safety Issues
“Two studies have suggested that for children who haven’t been exposed to dengue before vaccination, Dengvaxia, the drug made by France-based pharmaceutical company Sanofi, can actually increase the likelihood of […]
Exercise changes gut microbial composition independent of diet, team reports
“Two studies – one in mice and the other in human subjects – offer the first definitive evidence that exercise alone can change the composition of microbes in the gut.”
Breast milk found to protect against food allergy
“Eating allergenic foods during pregnancy can protect your child from food allergies, especially if you breastfeed, suggests new research from Boston Children’s Hospital.”
Antibiotics may reduce the ability of immune cells to kill bacteria
“A new study led by researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, MIT, and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has shown that antibiotics can also reduce […]
Garlic Can Fight Chronic Infections
An active sulphurous compound found in garlic can be used to fight robust bacteria in patients w chronic infections, a new study indicates.
Sugar industry sponsorship of germ-free rodent studies linking sucrose to hyperlipidemia and cancer
“The sugar industry did not disclose evidence of harm from animal studies that would have (1) strengthened the case that the CHD risk of sucrose is greater than starch and […]
Diet-Microbiota Interactions Mediate Global Epigenetic Programming in Multiple Host Tissue
“Gut microbiota alter host histone acetylation and methylation in multiple tissues• Western diet suppresses microbiota-driven SCFA production and chromatin effects• SCFAs recapitulate microbiota-driven chromatin and transcriptional effects”
Engineering the gut microbiome with ‘good’ bacteria may help treat Crohn’s disease
“Researchers have singled out a bacterial enzyme behind an imbalance in the gut microbiome linked to Crohn’s disease. The new study suggests that wiping out a significant portion of the […]
Study finds consuming nuts strengthens brainwave function
“A new study by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has found that eating nuts on a regular basis strengthens brainwave frequencies associated with cognition, healing, learning, memory and other […]