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...
I’d just like to draw everyone’s attention to a very nicely written essay on evolution and cancer by Joshua Schiffman, in Mel Greaves’ Darwin Cancer Blog. It is titled “Lessons from cancer risk in animals” and results from collaborative...
