Health

Before her death in 2024, María Branyas Morera agreed to donate samples of her microbiome, revealing a surprisingly youthful gut that has stunned researchers. Her diet—centered on daily yoghurts and the Mediterranean tradition—may have helped preserve a microbial balance typically lost with age. This combination of diet and microbial health is now being explored as a factor that could support …

Hot dogs might be delicious, but they aren’t exactly known to be healthy. In fact, some are full of fillers and ingredients you can’t pronounce. “The most concerning hot dog ingredients from a health perspective are sodium nitrite, excess salt, and added sugar (corn syrup). The rest of the additives aren’t necessarily dangerous on their own, but they indicate the food is highly …

Co-authors of the study from the Biological Barriers Research Group of the Institute of Biophysics N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a potent psychoactive molecule present in the brain and much of the world’s plant life, but it also may be able to save humans from damage in the event of a stroke. Scientists in Hungary used it to reduce the harmful effects …

Mosquito-borne virus surging in Missouri, killing 3 and hospitalizing 15  KSDK Missouri health officials urge precautions as West Nile virus cases rise  KOMU 8 West Nile Virus claims three lives in Missouri  Audacy Missouri officials issue caution over ‘marked increase’ in West Nile virus cases  KSHB 41 Kansas City Missouri sees increase in deaths from West Nile virus  ABC17NEWS Source link

Chinese Surgeons Perform First Pig-to-Human Liver Transplant  The New York Times A man in China lived more than 170 days after transplant with pig liver, doctors report  CNN Pig’s liver transplanted to human in world first  The Independent Genetically engineered pig livers can support key hepatic functions in humans, xenotransplant study shows  Medical Xpress Pig liver transplant into a living person edges it closer …

Institute of Biomedical Problems When humanity ventures out into the final frontier, we won’t be alone. I’m not talking about extraterrestrial life, but the Earth-based life that we’ll bring with us. Russia returned a research satellite last week that was carrying 75 mice, over 1,500 flies, microorganisms, plant seeds and cell cultures. …

Doctors in China say they transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a 71-year-old man who lived 171 days after the procedure, and 38 of those days were with the pig organ in place – a first to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scientists have had early success transplanting genetically modified pig kidneys and hearts into humans, and pig …

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Pexels/Reddit It’s easy for communication to fall apart when emotions are running high. That’s exactly what happened when one busy mother was forced to navigate her two-year old’s health crisis. But when her mother-in-law descended into hysterics over not being kept in the loop, she wondered if she could ever trust her with her daughter again. Read on for the …

Some cravings are hard to ignore, but one man had a hankering for some gummy cola bottles that just wouldn’t quit. After inhaling an entire 3kg (6.6 pounds) bag of Haribo gummies in just three days, 33-year-old Nathan Rimington found himself in the ER. What started as a harmless sweet-tooth binge quickly turned into a medical nightmare, leaving the UK …