Serotonin Deficiency is Not a Major Cause of Depression According to...
New evidence puts into doubt the long-standing belief that a deficiency in serotonin – a chemical messenger in the brain – plays a central role in...
Home is Where Your Microbes Are
A person's home is their castle, and they populate it with their own subjects: millions and millions of bacteria.
A new study published in Science provides...
Gum Health Linked to Heart Disease, Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Prostate...
Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that causes gum tissues to pull away from the teeth, allowing bacteria to accumulate and trigger an inflammatory reaction that leads to the loss of bone tissues and teeth.
Common Gut Bacteria Protects Against Food Allergies
The presence of Clostridia, a common class of gut bacteria, protects against food allergies, a new study in mice finds. By inducing immune responses...
Fortifying Condiments to Overcome Widespread Micronutrient Deficiencies
Two University of Illinois scientists are contributing to World Health Organization (WHO) efforts to fortify condiments and seasonings for use in countries with widespread...
Transfusing Blood From Young, Under-30s Humans Into Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer’s patients in the US will be given transfusions of young people's blood as part of a promising new treatment that’s nowhere near as...
Natural Pomegranate Compound Stems Inflammation, Symptoms of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Disease
The onset of Alzheimer's disease can be slowed and some of its symptoms curbed by a natural compound that is found in pomegranate. Also,...
Herpes Virus, Cold Sores Blocked by Abalone ‘Blue Blood’ Protein
Abalone are edible, blue-blooded sea snails, and scientists have now found that the protein that makes their blood blue can also block the herpes...
Treating Acute Pancreatitis with Insulin Offers New Hope
Acute pancreatitis involves the pancreas digesting itself, resulting in severe abdominal pain, vomiting and systemic inflammation. About 80,000 cases occur in the United States each...
Fungal Source of Deadly Infections in AIDS Patients Found Growing on...
Researchers have pinpointed the environmental source of fungal infections that have been sickening HIV/AIDS patients in Southern California for decades. It literally grows on...
