Unhealthy Lifestyle Factors Into Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lifestyle habits may contribute to individual risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), researchers found in the U.K. Biobank. In comparison to more “favorable” lifestyles, an “unfavorable” lifestyle was associated with a greater IPF risk (HR 2.271, 95% CI 1.852-2.785), as was an “intermediate” lifestyle (HR 1.384, 95% CI 1.218-1.574), reported Yaohua Tian, PhD, of Tongji […]
An excess of salty food seasons the body with stress, study says
A diet containing lots of salt can contribute to increased levels of stress, a new study shows. Scientists found in studies of mice that a high-salt diet increased the levels of a stress hormone by 75 per cent. Experts hope the findings will encourage a review of public health policy around salt consumption, with a […]
High-fat diets trigger inflammatory immune cell generation in bone: A study suggests that high-fat diets fuel the creation of inflammatory immune cells in the bone marrow of mice.
The results may help explain how high-fat diets trigger inflammation, which can contribute to the development of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and other complications in individuals with obesity. An invasion of inflammatory immune cells, called monocytes, into fat tissue is a hallmark of obesity, but what leads to this harmful phenomenon is unclear. Many […]
Dog feces and urine could be harming nature reserves, according to new study
New research finds that dogs being walked in nature reserves contribute a significant amount of nutrients to the environment through their faeces and urine, which researchers warn could negatively impact local biodiversity. The research is published in the British Ecological Society journal, Ecological Solutions and Evidence. Significant levels of fertilisation Researchers at Ghent University have […]
Microplastic pollution aids antibiotic resistance: Engineers at Rice lead study of how polystyrene contributes to crisis
The Styrofoam container that holds your takeout cheeseburger may contribute to the population’s growing resistance to antibiotics. According to scientists at Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering, discarded polystyrene broken down into microplastics provides a cozy home not only for microbes and chemical contaminants but also for the free-floating genetic materials that deliver […]