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Gut bacterial composition affects metabolism, study finds

Mice that receive gut bacteria transplants from overweight humans are known to gain more weight than mice transplanted with gut bacteria from normal weight subjects, even when the mice are fed the same diet.

21 Nov 2016

ASN to honor Amit X. Garg with Young Investigator Award

The American Society of Nephrology will honor Amit X. Garg, MD, PhD by presenting him with the ASN-AHA Young Investigator Award during the society's annual meeting, ASN Kidney Week 2016, held November 15-20 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

21 Nov 2016

Researchers develop new mouse model to study Zika virus and find potential treatments

Researchers have developed a new mouse model that could be used in Zika research to better understand the virus and find new treatments, according to a study published in PLOS Pathogens.

18 Nov 2016

Mayo launches new High Altitude and Harsh Environments Medical Clinic

Mayo Clinic is seeing patients with concerns about traveling to high altitudes at the recently established High Altitude and Harsh Environments Medical Clinic.

18 Nov 2016

Walnuts could be key to happier state-of-mind in young healthy men

College can be a stressful time for young adults as they figure out how to manage intense daily routines that include work, study and play.

18 Nov 2016

Würzburg researchers develop novel technique to provide new insight into Salmonella infection process

Technological advances are making the analysis of single bacterial infected human cells feasible, Würzburg researchers have used this technology to provide new insight into the Salmonella infection process.

18 Nov 2016

Face preferences change depending on environment, study finds

When their environments are tough, men prefer heavier women, according to new research by the University of St Andrews.

18 Nov 2016

NPS MedicineWise urges Australians to handle antibiotics with care

This Antibiotic Awareness Week (14-20 November), Australians are being urged to handle antibiotics with care—not just because of the threat of antibiotic resistance, but because their use can also result in significant side effects.

18 Nov 2016

Drug combination therapy delays progression of advanced breast cancer without side effects, study shows

Building on earlier clinical trials, UCLA researchers have confirmed that the "breakthrough" drug palbociclib when used in combination with the traditional hormonal therapy letrozole delays progression of advanced breast cancer significantly and without the harsh side effects seen in some women prescribed letrozole alone.

18 Nov 2016

Increased prevalence of food allergy linked to early skin infection and eczema

Early exposure to a food allergen through broken skin might prompt the development of food allergy.

18 Nov 2016

ACAAI offers tips for bringing holiday flair, not allergic flares

Holiday decorations are starting to appear, reminding us that Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanza and Christmas will soon be upon us.

18 Nov 2016

New research shows impact of fiber deprivation on mouse gut

It sounds like the plot of a 1950s science fiction movie: normal, helpful bacteria that begin to eat their host from within, because they don't get what they want.

17 Nov 2016

New mouse model by FDA's scientists provides platform for improving understanding of Zika virus pathology

A new mouse model developed by scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may help in exploring the potential activity of Zika virus vaccines and therapeutics.

17 Nov 2016

Hog workers carrying livestock-related, drug-resistant bacteria may be developing skin infections

New Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research suggests that some workers at industrial hog production facilities are not only carrying livestock-associated, antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their noses, but may also be developing skin infections from these bacteria.

17 Nov 2016

UAB dietitian offers tips to avoid overeating during holiday season

Holidays like Thanksgiving are a time when overindulging in homemade dishes is encouraged, but what happens to the body after the plates have been cleaned?

17 Nov 2016

FDA approval of controversial drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy raises concern and hope

In September, the Food and Drug Administration approved Exondys, a controversial treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy based on tenuous data from just 12 patients.

17 Nov 2016

Experimental cancer imaging tool shows promise in illuminating brain tumors during surgery

An experimental cancer imaging tool that makes tumors glow brightly during surgery has shown promise again in a new Penn Medicine clinical study, this time in patients with brain cancer.

17 Nov 2016

NewYork-Presbyterian expert shares tips for healthy Thanksgiving

Georgia Giannopoulos, RD-AP, CDN, CNSC, manager of health & well-being at NewYork-Presbyterian, shares tips for a healthy Thanksgiving.

16 Nov 2016

Novel discovery could provide diabetic patients with better and safer insulin injections

Insulin injection, if you've never done it, takes two hands. One hand holds the insulin injector.

16 Nov 2016

Early identification may be key to stop type 2 diabetes

What's the best way to stop type 2 diabetes? Find it before it becomes a problem. "The phrase I use is prevention by detection," said Joseph Aloi, M.D., section chief of endocrinology and metabolism at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

16 Nov 2016

Food News and Research

Gut bacterial composition affects metabolism, study finds

ASN to honor Amit X. Garg with Young Investigator Award

Researchers develop new mouse model to study Zika virus and find potential treatments

Mayo launches new High Altitude and Harsh Environments Medical Clinic

Walnuts could be key to happier state-of-mind in young healthy men

Würzburg researchers develop novel technique to provide new insight into Salmonella infection process

Face preferences change depending on environment, study finds

NPS MedicineWise urges Australians to handle antibiotics with care

Drug combination therapy delays progression of advanced breast cancer without side effects, study shows

Increased prevalence of food allergy linked to early skin infection and eczema

ACAAI offers tips for bringing holiday flair, not allergic flares

New research shows impact of fiber deprivation on mouse gut

New mouse model by FDA's scientists provides platform for improving understanding of Zika virus pathology

Hog workers carrying livestock-related, drug-resistant bacteria may be developing skin infections

UAB dietitian offers tips to avoid overeating during holiday season

FDA approval of controversial drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy raises concern and hope

Experimental cancer imaging tool shows promise in illuminating brain tumors during surgery

NewYork-Presbyterian expert shares tips for healthy Thanksgiving

Novel discovery could provide diabetic patients with better and safer insulin injections

Early identification may be key to stop type 2 diabetes

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Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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