Editors Top Five: 1. Substance found in fruits and vegetables reduces likelihood of the flu 2. New study will make criminals sweat 3. Common bronchodilator linked to increased deaths 4. Higher urinary levels of commonly used chemical, BPA, linked with cardiovascular disease, diabetes 5. FDA defends plastic linked with health risks In this issue: 1.…
Editors Top Five: 1. Easter Island compound extends lifespan of old mice 2. Is obesity an oral bacterial disease? 3. Are we what our mothers ate? 4. New evidence that popular dietary supplement may help prevent, treat cataracts 5. INCREASE IN THYROID CANCER NOT EXPLAINED BY SCREENING ALONE In This Issue : 1. Easter…
Contact: John Alderete, WSU professor of molecular biosciences alderete@vetmed.wsu.edu 509-335-8125 Washington State University Finding could lead to better diagnosis and treatment PULLMAN, Wash. Researchers have identified a way in which men can develop prostate cancer after contracting trichomoniasis, a curable but… Read More ›
Contact: Gina Digravio gina.digravio@bmc.org 617-638-8491 Boston University Boston, MA Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that the bacteria Oxalobacter formigenes (O. formigenes), a naturally occurring bacterium that has no known side effects, is associated with a 70 percent… Read More ›