Intestinal diseases: bacteria with bacteria – combating Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Intestinal flora: Nissle bacteria protect against E. coli Escherichia coli bacteria are commonly perceived as pathogens. Certain tribes, which form the so-called Shiga Toxin, that can trigger dangerous diarrhea (EHEC). A research team has now shown that this may not…
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Targeted taxes and school lunch policies benefit low-income populations
Targeted taxes on sweetened beverages and policies that strengthen nutritional standards for meals and beverages at schools may be effective tools for decreasing the purchase of sweetened drinks and reducing obesity among children living in poverty, according to two studies…
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Dengue fever: Is there a cure for dengue fever?
Known as dengue or dengue fever, dengue is a type of viral infection that is spread through the bites of mosquitoes. Dengue is not found in mosquitoes in the UK, but can be found in parts of Southeast Asia, the…
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Metabolomics meets genomics to improve patient diagnosis
A patient and family walk into a doctor’s office. They hope that the latest tests will reveal what is causing the patient’s illness and end the diagnostic odyssey they have been going through for years. Having an accurate diagnosis also…
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Iran reports record one-day coronavirus death toll of 200
Iran announced on Tuesday 200 more deaths from the coronavirus, the most in a single day since the Middle East’s deadliest outbreak began in February. The previous record was Sunday’s toll of 163 deaths. “Unfortunately in the past 24 hours…
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Brazil to become testing ground for coronavirus vaccine
Brazil may be struggling in its battle against the coronavirus, but it is on the cutting edge of vaccine development with large-scale trials and the production of millions of doses on the horizon. Unlike Europe and China, COVID-19 continues to…
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Sensory neurons outside the brain drive autistic social behaviors, study suggests
A new study from Penn Medicine lends further evidence that the social behaviors tied to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) emerge from abnormal function of sensory neurons outside the brain. It’s an important finding, published today in the journal Cell Reports,…
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Retractions and controversies over coronavirus research show that the process of science is working as it should
Several high-profile papers on COVID-19 research have come under fire from people in the scientific community in recent weeks. Two articles addressing the safety of certain drugs when taken by COVID-19 patients were retracted, and researchers are calling for the…
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After the increase in the Corona cases: the First Federal state in Austria to mask introduces duty again
The Covid-19-pandemic keeps the world in breath. More than 11 million people have been infected with the novel Coronavirus, 196.304 of them in Germany. The disease Covid-19 has already claimed over half a Million deaths. The first Federal state in…
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Meet the women tackling lockdown anxiety with magic mushrooms and microdosing
‘It’s been a total godsend to me during this time, I actually don’t think I could have coped without it,’ says Marina*. Lockdown has seen many of us turn to crutches – alcohol, cigarettes or junk food – but for…
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