Viruses, Bacteria, and Parasites in the Digestive Tract What are viruses, bacteria, and parasites? Viruses, bacteria, and parasites are living organisms that are found all around us. They are in water and soil. They are on the surfaces of foods that we eat. They are also on surfaces that we touch, such as countertops inContinue reading “Viruses, Bacteria, and Parasites in the Digestive Tract”
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When parasites catch viruses
When parasites catch viruses Researchers have found that the pathogenicity of the sexually transmitted protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis — the cause of trichomoniasis — is fueled by a viral invader. Pictured is the Trichomonas vaginalis trophozoite. Image courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Antibiotics not the solution for STD that affects 250 millionContinue reading “When parasites catch viruses”
Fat and protein foods protect bacteria from stomach acid
Foods: protein, fats and carbs Food provided a protective effect to acid sensitive bacteria, i.e. solid food source can help in the survival of bacteria in an acidic environment The bacteria survived when inoculated into beef or egg white, but not in the case of rice. The fat and protein content in the food isContinue reading “Fat and protein foods protect bacteria from stomach acid”
Healthy fat hidden in dirt may fend off anxiety disorders
Healthy fat hidden in dirt may fend off anxiety disorders Summary: 10(Z)-hexadecenoic acid, a fatty acid found in the soil based bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae, interacts with immune cells to inhibit pathways that drive inflammation and increases resilience to stress. Researchers say the findings could bring us one step closer to developing a microbe-based “stress vaccine”. Source: UniversityContinue reading “Healthy fat hidden in dirt may fend off anxiety disorders”
Looking to the body to better understand the brain
Looking to the body to better understand the brain Summary: From researching the microbiome and immune system to nociception, scientists are looking beyond the nervous system to gain a better understanding of neurological and mental health disorders. Source: MIT It turns out that understanding the brain, with its hundreds of billions of cells and trillions of circuitContinue reading “Looking to the body to better understand the brain”
Researchers Identify Virus and Two Types of Bacteria as Major Causes of Alzheimer’s
Researchers Identify Virus and Two Types of Bacteria as Major Causes of Alzheimer’s A worldwide team of senior scientists and clinicians have come together to produce an editorial which indicates that certain microbes – a specific virus and two specific types of bacteria – are major causes of Alzheimer’s Disease. Their paper, which has beenContinue reading “Researchers Identify Virus and Two Types of Bacteria as Major Causes of Alzheimer’s”
Worms may does mice with cannabinoids to kill the pain
FAR OUT! WORMS MAY DOSE MICE WITH CANNABINOIDS TO KILL THE PAIN ELENA LACEY THE NEXT TIME you’ve got something to complain about, consider the plight of the intestinal worm. It not only has to figure out how to eat and breed in the confines of another creature, it has to prevent that creature’s body fromContinue reading “Worms may does mice with cannabinoids to kill the pain”
Study examines cannabis’ effects on brain neurochemistry
Study examines cannabis’ effects on brain neurochemistry Summary: Study evaluates the effects of regular cannabis use on cortical dopamine function in youth at high risk of psychosis. Source: Wiley A new Addiction Biology study provides the first evidence of a blunted response to stress-induced dopamine signaling in the brain’s prefrontal cortex in individuals at high risk for psychosis whoContinue reading “Study examines cannabis’ effects on brain neurochemistry”
De-worming and Psoriasis
Worms: A remarkably reasonable treatment option for psoriasis … https://www.psoriasis.org/files/…/FORUM-FALL-2013-worms-reasonable-treatment.p… by J Greb – Related articles Epidemiological, experimental, and clinical evidence suggest that Trichuris Suis therapy may be both applicable and advantageous in the treatment of psoriasis. Epidemiologically, the de-worming of developed nations has been correlated with the increased prevalence of immune-mediated disease such as psoriasis. ParasiticContinue reading “De-worming and Psoriasis”
Caregivers providing non medical home care wants to be paid more
The home care industry is bracing itself for a host of new or amended federal, state and/or local obligations. At the same time, agencies are struggling to recruit and retain care workers. Agencies are at a bind with caregivers wanting to be paid more and clients wanted to pay less. Motherhealth bay area caregivers careContinue reading “Caregivers providing non medical home care wants to be paid more”
Stress in pregnant moms and offspring affected 20 genes with decreased in Lactobacillus and new neurons
Pregnant women may pass on the effects of stress to their fetus by way of bacterial changes in their vagina, suggests a study in mice. It may affect how well their baby’s brain is equipped to deal with stress in adulthood. The bacteria in our body outnumber our own cells by about 10 to 1,Continue reading “Stress in pregnant moms and offspring affected 20 genes with decreased in Lactobacillus and new neurons”
Neurodegenerative disease links gastrointestinal tract – Parkinson’s
The earliest evidence that the gut might be involved in Parkinson’s emerged more than 200 years ago. In 1817, the English surgeon James Parkinson reported that some patients with a condition he termed “shaking palsy” experienced constipation. In one of the six cases he described, treating the gastrointestinal complaints appeared to alleviate the movement-related problems associated withContinue reading “Neurodegenerative disease links gastrointestinal tract – Parkinson’s”
Gut-Dwelling Bacterium Consumes Parkinson’s Drug
Gut-Dwelling Bacterium Consumes Parkinson’s Drug Posted on June 25th, 2019 by Dr. Francis Collins Gut bacteria eating a pill Scientists continue to uncover the many fascinating ways in which the trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body influence our health. Now comes yet another surprising discovery: a medicine-eating bacterium residing in the human gutContinue reading “Gut-Dwelling Bacterium Consumes Parkinson’s Drug”
Top health hacks 8-6-2019
Eggplant and apple cider vinegar for skin cancer MEDICATIONS TO AVOID that worse PD (Parkinson’s disease) High altitude and low oxygen change the intestinal microbiome Non pasteurized beers have more health benefits Sex hormones control the immune response via circadian rhythm Stress adjusts gut bacteria in mice What to eat during the 8-hour feeding windowContinue reading “Top health hacks 8-6-2019”