Poor sleep quality and peptic ulcer disease (PUD, a condition when sores known as ulcers develop on the lining of
Month: May 2019
Game theory highlights power of local reporting in vaccine decisions
Computational modeling of social networks suggests that vaccination programs are more successful in containing disease when individuals have access to
Daily self-weighing can prevent holiday weight gain
Researchers at the University of Georgia have shown that a simple intervention – daily self-weighing – can help people avoid holiday
Bacteria in fermented food signal the human immune system, explaining health benefits
Researchers have discovered that humans and great apes possess a receptor on their cells that detects metabolites from bacteria commonly
Evolution and diversity of Leptospira bacteria
Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic disease that affects more than one million people around the world each year. Researchers reporting
Home-schoolers see no added health risks over time
Years of home-schooling don’t appear to influence the general health of children, according to a Rice University study. A report
Variation of FTO gene linked to weight gain and obesity in children
Researchers have discovered that children who do not have obesity, but who are at risk for the chronic disease due
Trace metal exposure among pregnant women in British Columbia
The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology last week revealed the findings of a 2016 pilot study that measured
Temperature alters developing nervous system in frogs, study shows
Can the environment affect how the spinal cord develops specialized circuitry, or is that process hardwired, following prescribed genetic instructions
When macrophages are deprived of oxygen
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. “When macrophages are deprived of oxygen: How pathogens are controlled when tissue is deprived of adequate oxygen
