Image Credit: Baylor College of Medicine. “The flu can kill tens of millions of people…” was the news headline I started my day with. Experts believe the Spanish flu outbreak […]
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Common food additive promotes colon cancer in mice
“Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter intestinal bacteria in a manner that promotes intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer, according […]
Blast of thin air can reset circadian clocks
“In the paper, the researchers show that changing the concentration of oxygen in cells by just 3%, twice a day, will synchronize mouse cells to a circadian rhythm.”
Epigenetic inheritance of obesity
Using in vitro fertilization to ensure exclusive inheritance via the gametes, we show that a parental high-fat diet renders offspring more susceptible to developing obesity and diabetes in a sex- […]