The world has finally woken up to the grave fact that we face the imminent collapse of our first-line medical protection against pathogenic microorganisms – antibiotics. The pharmaceutical industry churns out over 100,000 tons of antibiotics every year, and much...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) perennially tops the league for killer diseases. It’s estimated that over 600,000 Americans die from a heart attack every year and CAD is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Furthermore, arterial plaque formation can be...
This post is the third of a recent trilogy on links between the microbiome and health. Researchers from the University of Calgary have carried out a trial on 7 to 12 year old children who were classified as overweight or obese for their age. Although the total number...
In a current paper in Scientific Reports, Bonfilli et al describe research on a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease that provides strong and detailed evidence for multiple changes in the diseased brain that appear to lead to an amelioration of neurodegeneration....
Here’s an interesting little story from the annual American Society for Microbiology meeting that was held in New Orleans this past week. Scientists from Broderick Eribo’s lab at Howard University have isolated a species of Lactobacillus from yoghurt that...
