Cleveland Clinic study links gut microbiome and aggressive prostate cancer: Researchers uncover how diet, lifestyle modifications may lower risk of lethal disease
Cleveland Clinic researchers have shown for the first time that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting dietary interventions may help reduce risk. Findings from the study were published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. While more research will be necessary, the study’s lead author Nima Sharifi, M.D., says findings […]
Trump Jabs At Kanye’s Mental Health In Interview
Donald Trump said in a recent interview that Kanye West has “loony tendencies.” The pair appeared to be pals when the rapper made a much publicized visit to the Oval Office in 2018, and Trump capitalized on it in a bid to boost his largely non-existent support from Black voters. Advertisement Trump had invited West […]
A ‘cousin’ of Viagra reduces obesity by stimulating cells to burn fat
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity and fatty liver in mice and improves their heart function — without changes in food intake or daily activity. These findings, published online Oct. 7 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, reveal […]
Climate change tipping points: back to the drawing board
We regularly hear warnings that climate change may lead to ‘tipping points’: irreversible situations where savanna can quickly change into desert, or the warm gulf stream current can simply stop flowing. These cautions often refer to spatial patterns as early-warning signals of tipping points. An international team of ecologists and mathematicians has studied these patterns […]
Texas Abortion Law Blocked; WHO Backs Wide Use of Malaria Vax; New FDA Chief Coming?
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A federal judge ordered Texas to temporarily suspend its 6-week abortion ban. (AP) The World Health Organization recommended widespread use of GlaxoSmithKline’s RTS,S malaria vaccine for kids in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions with moderate to high rates of transmission. Pfizer finished submitting its application to […]
‘Historic Moment’: W.H.O. Approves Rollout Of World’s First Malaria Vaccine
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization recommended Wednesday that the world’s first malaria vaccine should be given to children across Africa, in a move officials hope will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease. Following a meeting of the United Nations health agency’s vaccine advisory group, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom […]
COVID Ravages Alaska; Newsom Signs STD Testing Bill; Encephalitis in Connecticut
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. COVID is pushing Alaska’s healthcare system to its limit. (AP) As of Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. EDT, the unofficial U.S. COVID-19 toll reached 43,952,129 cases and 705,374 deaths, up 98,915 cases and 1,972 deaths since this time yesterday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill […]
Ketone supplement might be a novel therapeutic for boosting brain function in obesity
New research published in The Journal of Physiology has shown that ketone supplements may be a novel therapeutic strategy for protecting and improving brain health in people with obesity. People with obesity are known to be at a higher risk of developing cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative diseases. This new study found that giving a ketone […]
EU Backs Booster for All Adults; More OTC COVID Tests; A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The EU’s top drug regulator approved a booster for Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID vaccine for individuals ages 18 and up. (AP) In the U.S., the FDA authorized another over-the-counter COVID-19 antigen test, ACON Laboratories’ Flowflex COVID-19 Home Test, which is expected to double rapid at-home testing capacity. As […]
Brain-circuit discovery may help explain sex differences in binge drinking
A brain circuit that works as a “brake” on binge alcohol drinking may help explain male-female differences invulnerability to alcohol use disorders, according to a preclinical study led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine. In the study, which appeared August 23 in Nature Communications, the researchers examined a brain region in mice called the bed […]