http://evmedreview.com/?p=103 ... bridging the gap Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:06:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://evmedreview.com/?p=103&cpage=1#comment-8112 D Beales Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:41:44 +0000 http://evmedreview.com/?p=103#comment-8112 It seems, sadly, that research focus has been about extracting and patenting chemicals related to these "old friends" instead of reintroducing the "old friends" into the human experience. It seems, sadly, that research focus has been about extracting and patenting chemicals related to these “old friends” instead of reintroducing the “old friends” into the human experience.

]]> http://evmedreview.com/?p=103&cpage=1#comment-7185 Can you worm your way out of depression? | Gut Buddies Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:49:29 +0000 http://evmedreview.com/?p=103#comment-7185 [...] This research has therefore revealed both a new target for drug manufacturers to aim for, and also pointed to the possibility that depression – and perhaps other stress-related psychiatric disorders – may, like allergies and autoimmune diseases, be the result of a lack of the organisms now referred to as our ‘old friends’. [...] [...] This research has therefore revealed both a new target for drug manufacturers to aim for, and also pointed to the possibility that depression – and perhaps other stress-related psychiatric disorders – may, like allergies and autoimmune diseases, be the result of a lack of the organisms now referred to as our ‘old friends’. [...]

]]> http://evmedreview.com/?p=103&cpage=1#comment-6819 Rhinitis can ruin your sex life, but a few worms may restore it! | Gut Buddies Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:56:35 +0000 http://evmedreview.com/?p=103#comment-6819 [...] carefully selected beneficial organisms, neither of us will ever willingly be parted from our new ‘old friends’. [...] [...] carefully selected beneficial organisms, neither of us will ever willingly be parted from our new ‘old friends’. [...]

]]> http://evmedreview.com/?p=103&cpage=1#comment-6723 The hygiene hypothesis is declared dead by the media | Gut Buddies Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:37:30 +0000 http://evmedreview.com/?p=103#comment-6723 [...] to have realised is that the hygiene hypothesis was already dead, having been superseded by a new ‘old friends hypothesis’ which emphasizes the need for exposure not just to infectious bacteria, but to a particular range [...] [...] to have realised is that the hygiene hypothesis was already dead, having been superseded by a new ‘old friends hypothesis’ which emphasizes the need for exposure not just to infectious bacteria, but to a particular range [...]

]]> http://evmedreview.com/?p=103&cpage=1#comment-63 Cor Zonneveld Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:06:36 +0000 http://evmedreview.com/?p=103#comment-63 A very intriguing story indeed! However, at the same time it is an example of a more general aspect of development. We have entrusted various functions to the genes of others. For instance, we are (no longer) able to synthesize vitamin c (as we are not able to synthesize other vitamins). We rely on plants to do this job for us, so ultimately we rely on plant genes. What makes the example special, of course, is that we may also rely on organisms we harbor ourselves, and its relation to a well-known but less well-supported hypothesis. Nevertheless, I think it is good to see the generalities of this example, too. A very intriguing story indeed! However, at the same time it is an example of a more general aspect of development. We have entrusted various functions to the genes of others. For instance, we are (no longer) able to synthesize vitamin c (as we are not able to synthesize other vitamins). We rely on plants to do this job for us, so ultimately we rely on plant genes. What makes the example special, of course, is that we may also rely on organisms we harbor ourselves, and its relation to a well-known but less well-supported hypothesis. Nevertheless, I think it is good to see the generalities of this example, too.

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