Medicine

Study: Sleep Deprivation May Damage Your DNA

A new observational study by researchers from Hong Kong demonstrates that disrupted sleep is associated with DNA damage. The findings appear in the journal Anaesthesia. Sleep deprivation was associated with DNA damage in the new study. Image credit: Arek Socha / Sci-News.com. University of Hong Kong’s Dr. Siu-Wai Choi and …

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Oral Pathogenic Bacterium May Drive Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology

An international team of researchers from the United States, Australia, Poland, Norway, and New Zealand, has found higher levels of Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium associated with chronic gum disease (periodontitis), and toxic enzymes from the bacterium called gingipains in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The team has also …

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Fever Helps Fight Off Infection by Altering Immune Cells

According to a study published in the journal Immunity, fever alters surface proteins on immune cells to make them better able to travel via blood vessels to reach the site of infection. Fever is an evolutionarily conserved response in both endothermic and ectothermic species and confers survival benefits during infection …

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‘Exercise Hormone’ Could Slow Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

An international team of researchers led by Queen’s University, Columbia University and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro has found that irisin, a hormone released by muscles during exercise, could slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Irisin is produced by muscles during exercise. Image credit: Free-Photos. “In the past …

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Microbial Metabolite from Berry- and Pomegranate-Rich Diet Protects against Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Urolithin A, a major microbial metabolite derived from polyphenolic compounds of berries and pomegranate fruits, and its synthetic structural analog, can reduce and protect against inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease), according to new research from the University of Louisville and the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and …

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