The Atlantic talked to Lora Hooper, chair of the immunology department at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, one of the researchers investigating gut microbes, inflammation, and what may be a very important connection. They note that the rise of antibiotic usage among humans “coincides with the obesity epidemic.” This could be a spurious correlation, of course — lots of…
Tag: Immune System
Immune system defects seem to contribute to obesity in mice
Subtle defects affecting T cells altered the animals’ microbiome and fat absorption, providing hints of what might also be going on in people. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/immune-system-defects-seem-contribute-obesity-mice4…
Bladder Cancer ‘Attacked and Killed By Common Cold Virus’
A new study from the University of Surrey suggests that a strain of the common cold virus can infect and kill bladder cancer cells. “All signs of the disease disappeared in one patient, and in 14 others there was evidence that cancer cells had died,” reports the BBC. From the report: In this study, 15 patients with the disease were given…
First Flu Vaccine Created By AI To Be Trialed In the US
A “turbocharged” flu vaccine created by a computer with artificial intelligence in South Australia is set to be trialed in the United States. ABC reports: Flinders University Professor Nikolai Petrovsky has told the ABC the computer running a program called Sam invented the new drug on its own, in what he claimed was a world first. “We essentially showed all of…
Measles erases the immune system’s memory
The measles virus can usher in other infections for months, or even years. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/measles-immune-system-memory-infection4…
Sleep is your superpower | Matt Walker
Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature’s best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of slumber, Walker shares the wonderfully good things that happen when you get sleep — and the alarmingly bad things that happen when you don’t, for both your brain and body. Learn more about sleep’s…
How to Get the Best Sleep of Your Life
Sofia Adamson – If you want to decrease your risk of disease, improving the quality of your sleep should be a top priority. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/05/10/how-to-get-the-best-sleep-of-your-life/…
First-Ever Video Shows Immune System Blowing Holes in Bacteria
A microscopic video of the human immune system in action reveals how our bodies blow tiny holes in foreign bacteria, while leaving our own cells intact Source: https://www.livescience.com/65423-bacteria-immune-system-holes-video.html
2 Popular Foods May Turn Immune System Against Brain
Sayer Ji – Two of the Western world’s most popular foods have been implicated in immune mediated brain damage. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/05/06/2-popular-foods-may-turn-immune-system-against-brain/…
Will The Future Of America’s Biodefense Stockpile Include DNA-Based Vaccines?
Dan Drollette calls our attention to America’s Strategic National Stockpile for Biodefense, “a little-publicized $7 billion federal agency…key to defending the country from a biological attack.” “Its operators have to prepare for the unthinkable, such as what to do if 100,000 cases of some new disease with pandemic potential appears — what global health officials have sometimes dubbed ‘Disease X.'” From…