Athletes' Gut Microbes Are Tailored to Help Them Compete
2017年8月29日 · The bacteria in our gut — a community called the gut microbiome — have been in the spotlight a lot lately. What we're learning about how our intestinal bacteria adapt and grow with our bodies could help athletes perform better, according to researchers starting a company focused on creating probiotics that mimic athletes' microbiomes.
How Parental Choice Not to Vaccinate Kids Starts and
2017年6月27日 · CDC estimates there are about 16 million cases of pertussis worldwide and about 195,000 deaths every year. In 2012 (the year of the Oregon outbreak) authorities reported 48,277 cases of pertussis in the US, the highest number of …
I.M. SoyNut Butter E. Coli Outbreak Update—7 More Sickened, …
2017年3月21日 · There have been seven more people sickened from four states since the I.M. SoyNut Butter E. coli outbreak was announced earlier this month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Washington Department of Health have confirmed the I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter was the cause of the outbreak in an update today.
Scientists Found an Antibody That Burns Belly Fat (In Mice)
2017年6月24日 · Bone loss and belly fat may no longer be certain fates of menopause, thanks to new research from an international team of scientists. Researcher Mone Zaidi from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sina and colleagues describe the discovery of an antibody that reduced fat and increased bone mass in mice in a paper published online May 24 in the journal Nature.
Have a Dog? Be Careful of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
2017年5月26日 · Dangerous to humans and dogs, Rocky Mountain Fever, along with several other tickborne infections, is on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the incidence of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) has been increasing for decades. Overall, RMSF joins a cadre of infections carried or "vectored" by ticks that are demanding increasing attention from the ...
Anthrax Outbreak in Tanzania Brings a Dangerous Bioterror Threat …
2017年3月22日 · An outbreak of anthrax from contaminated meat in Tanzania sickened dozens of people and moves the danger of this deadly bacteria back into focus. Naturally occurring in animals and the soil, Bacillus anthracis is a rugged bacteria that has a protective outer shell, called a spore, that allows it to withstand conditions that would kill other pathogens.
Supercomputer Visualization Shows 1.2 Microseconds in the Life …
2017年7月21日 · While some researchers look for drugs to treat HIV, other scientists delve deep into the virus itself for answers on how it causes infections.