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Extreme Heat May Cause More Mental Health Disorders

6 days ago | labroots.com | Carmen Leitch

It's estimated that 3.6 billion people are now living in places that are "highly susceptible to climate change," according to the World Health Organization. Climate change is expected to exacerbate a variety of problems like malaria, malnutrition, and heat stress, which are predicted to lead to the deaths of about a quarter million (more) people every year from 2030 to 2050. A new study has shown that rising temperatures will probably also cause more behavioral and mental disorders.
A New Type of Drug to Fight Salmonella - The Pathoblocker

6 days ago | labroots.com | Carmen Leitch

Pathogenic bacteria are getting deadlier because they are increasingly gaining resistance to crucial antibiotics. Whole scientists are trying to create new antibiotics, doing so can take a lot of effort and time before they have been sufficiently validated and tested. Researchers have now learned more about the mechanisms used by a type of infectious Salmonella that can cause inflammatory diarrhea.
Telehealth Programs Could Benefit Cancer Patients Seeking Treatment Across State Lines

1 week ago | labroots.com | Katie Kokolus

Cancer care can vary significantly from hospital to hospital, especially for patients considering clinical trials. The quest for the best care for a specific cancer diagnosis could even involve traveling across state lines. While the frequency of these practices has never been evaluated, understanding it could have a profound impact on telehealth guidelines, making it an urgent issue to address.
In Countries Where More Plant-Based Protein is Eaten, Lives are Longer

1 week ago | labroots.com | Carmen Leitch

New research has examined longevity rates and diet in various countries, and has shown that in countries where people eat more plant-based protein such as chickpeas, lentils, or tofu, adult life expectancies are longer. The health of young children, however, seems to benefit from easier access to meat. The findings have been reported in Nature Communications. In this work, the researchers analyzed demographic and food supply data from 101 countries between the years of 1961 and 2018.
Revealing the Simple Rules That Govern Genome Folding

1 week ago | labroots.com | Carmen Leitch

Every time a cell divides to produce two new daughter cells., the genome must be replicated and evenly divided between those new cells. During this process, DNA undergoes many changes in form. Scientists have now learned more about how cells fold DNA molecules into chromosomes during mitosis so that genetic information is accuratey passed on from one cell to another during division.
Scientists Find a Biomarker for Better Scleroderma Detection

1 week ago | labroots.com | Carmen Leitch

Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis refers to a disorder in which the skin and connective tissues of the body start to thicken and harden because of the overproduction of a protein called collagen. Sometimes other organs including heart and lungs may eventually be affected, and it can be fatal. There is a subset of scleroderma patients who have a condition called diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis, which often has a worse prognosis.
Novel Parkinson's Linked Genes Revealed by CRISPR

1 week ago | labroots.com | Carmen Leitch

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world, and an estimated 90,000 new patients are diagnosed every year in the US alone. Scientists have tried to learn more about the complex genetic causes of this disorder, since genetic changes that are linked to Parkinson's cause the disease to develop in some individuals, while other carriers of these same mutations do not. It's been proposed that this happens because of other, separate genetic influences.
"Sugar Signatures" Could Help Diagnose Pancreatic Cancer Earlier

1 week ago | labroots.com | Katie Kokolus

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most deadly malignancies, with nearly 52,000 deaths expected this year. With limited therapeutic advances made in recent years, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer doesn’t even reach 15%, and only about 3% of patients diagnosed with distant disease survive five years. Because pancreatic cancer typically causes no significant symptoms, the majority of patients have locally advanced or metastatic disease when diagnosed.
Inland Waters are Losing Oxygen

1 week ago | labroots.com | Carmen Leitch

Inland waters, which include streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, are crucial to the health of our planet and different biochemical and nutrient cycles. Life is also sustained by oxygen, and this vital chemical has an influence on many things including a variety of biological processes and water quality. Inland waters can also take up oxygen; it can dissolve it water and then be released back into the atmosphere.
Small Human Study Reveals Probiotics Boost Mood

1 week ago | labroots.com | Carmen Leitch

The microbes in the human gut perform many important roles, and there are many beneficial, helpful microorganisms in the human gut microbiome. That microbiome is also directly connected to the brain by the so-called gut-brain axis, and microbes in the human gut can generate molecules that impact the human body, such as some neurotransmitters. Now scientists have performed a small study in human volunteers that has shown that consuming certain types of bacteria can reduce negative feelings.