
Author: Mary Moore RN


How the Immune Systems of Our Ancestors Adapted to their Proximity to Livestock
When people started farming thousands of years ago, they faced an increase in infectious diseases caused by close contact with animals and their feces. This triggered a natural selection …
Swiss Researchers Show How Bacteria Move around and Spread to Nearby Tissue
An experimental study by biologists at the École Polytechnique Polytechnique de Lausanne (EPFL) shows how bacteria move across surfaces through twitching by extension and retraction of extracellular filaments (type …Multiple Sclerosis Breakthrough: Targeting Microglia in the Brain Could Help Reverse the Disease
A new method of communication between neurons and microglia in the brain has been discovered and may help to better understand multiple sclerosis. According to the Brain Research Federation, …
Global Warming: Renewable Energy Increasingly Competitive to Coal
A new report confirms the competitiveness of renewable energy sources and calls for a global shift away from coal. Renewable energy could save emerging countries around $156 billion. In …
Global Food Security: Conservation Agriculture More Resilient to Climate Change
Researchers have analyzed the likelihood of higher yields in conservation agriculture compared to conventional agriculture. This farming practice could be more resilient to global warming by 2050, especially for …
The Flatulence Caused by the Consumption of Plant Based Foods Is Not a Sign of Disease
Eating a lot of vegetables, fruit, and cereals, is thought to increase bloating and the amount of excreted feces due to a change in the intestinal microflora, which becomes …
Weight Loss Breakthrough: Researchers Develop an Anti Obesity Drug That Targets Mitochondria
A study at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has discovered a specific molecule that could treat obesity by targeting mitochondria. The findings, published in the journal EMBO Molecular …Unnecessary Food Waste: Foods That Are Still Edible after Their Expiration Dates
Millions of tonnes of food that is still edible are thrown away every year in the US. Some of this waste could be avoided if we knew how to …

