Researchers have discovered a new mode of vertical mother-to-infant microbiome transmission, where microbes in the maternal gut shared genes with microbes in the infant gut during the perinatal period starting immediately before birth and extending thought the first few weeks…

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Another benefit of a diverse microbiome could be more workout motivation – here’s why.  By now, most of us know that the benefits of a well-functioning gut aren’t just limited to improved digestion. The gut microbiome also impacts our mood,…

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Nerve cells need a lot of energy and oxygen. They receive both through the blood. This is why nerve tissue is usually crisscrossed by a large number of blood vessels. But what prevents neurons and vascular cells from getting in…

Mothers in the samples from the UK and Uganda have different attitudes toward parenting, but while on a group level the experience and development of their infants sometimes aligns with parenting attitudes, surprisingly, it did not always show such variation,…

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss biotech company Idorsia has submitted a new application for approval of the drug aprocitentan to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Aprocitentan is intended to be used in the treatment of patients with difficult-to-control hypertension. Idorsia…

There are a few things that are synonymous with the holidays – mainly friends, family, food, and drink. ‘Drink’ typically implies alcohol – glasses of wine being served at Christmas dinner, martinis at cocktail hour at your holiday work party,…

(Reuters) – Kroger Co said on Tuesday it had put in place limits on purchases of children’s pain relievers and cold medicine products, as retailers in the United States grapple with supply constraints amid surging demand. The U.S. grocer has…

Physical exercise has been linked to delayed progression and improved survival in prostate cancer patients. Previous research has shown that blood taken from patients with advanced prostate cancer who followed a high-intensity exercise program for a few months could suppress…