Sedentary lifestyle linked to depression Thursday, September 18, 2014 Shereen Lehman for Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new analysis of previous studies ties too much sitting at the computer or lying around watching TV to a greater risk of depression. Based on dozens of studies covering hundreds of thousands of participants, Chinese researchers found… Read More »
Daily Archives: September 19, 2014
How pneumonia bacteria can compromise heart health — ScienceDaily
How pneumonia bacteria can compromise heart health Date: September 18, 2014 Source: PLOS Summary: Bacterial pneumonia in adults carries an elevated risk for adverse cardiac events (such as heart failure, arrhythmias, and heart attacks) that contribute substantially to mortality — but how the heart is compromised has been unclear. A study now demonstrates that Streptococcus… Read More »
How epigenetic memory is passed through generations: Sperm and eggs transmit memory of gene repression to embryos — ScienceDaily
growing body of evidence suggests that environmental stresses can cause changes in gene expression that are transmitted from parents to their offspring, making “epigenetics” a hot topic. Epigenetic modifications do not affect the DNA sequence of genes, but change how the DNA is packaged and how genes are expressed. Now, a study by scientists at… Read More »
Small, fast, and crowded: Mammal traits amplify tick-borne illness — ScienceDaily
Small, fast, and crowded: Mammal traits amplify tick-borne illness — ScienceDaily.
GEN | News Highlights:Gut Feedings, Not Just Gut Feelings, Can Influence Our Minds
“[In our paper] we also review the evidence for alternative explanations for cravings and unhealthy eating behavior,” the investigators wrote. “Because microbiota are easily manipulatable by prebiotics, probiotics, antibiotics, fecal transplants, and dietary changes, altering our microbiota offers a tractable approach to otherwise intractable problems of obesity and unhealthy eating.” GEN News Highlights More »… Read More »