Herpesvirus outbreaks are common in natural animal populations, but little is known about factors that favour herpesvirus infection and its consequences for the frigatebird nestlings. We found that the plasma concentration of haptoglobin was strongly associated with the infection status and could predict probabilities of survival. We also found that nestlings with clinical signs had lowerContinue reading “Plasma concentration of haptoglobin in frigatebird nestlings was strongly associated with herpesvirus infection”
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Disrupted Immunity in the Fetal Brain Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Summary: A new mouse study could help explain how mothers who contract CMV during pregnancy have an increased risk of their offspring developing autism and schizophrenia. Source: Weizmann Institute of Science. Weizmann Institute findings in mice may help explain how viral infection during pregnancy raises the risk of autism and schizophrenia in the offspring. DisruptedContinue reading “Disrupted Immunity in the Fetal Brain Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders”
Pandemic deaths and cytokine storms
Cause of Cytokine Storms When the immune system is fighting pathogens, cytokines signal immune cells such as T-cells and macrophages to travel to the site of infection. In addition, cytokines activate those cells, stimulating them to produce more cytokines.[2] Normally, the body keeps this feedback loop in check. However, in some instances, the reaction becomesContinue reading “Pandemic deaths and cytokine storms”
How the flu virus infects our bodies, sugar’s role
The flu virus is a highly shifting virus that changes very fast. Influenza virus has high ability to move from one organism to another. Bird flu can make humans very sick but non-transmissable. The swine flu, H1N1 influenza, can go from pigs to humans and from humans to humans. A pandemic case. Sugar During early stageContinue reading “How the flu virus infects our bodies, sugar’s role”
Shape of microbes matter in phagocytosis
Phagocytosis is an actin-polymerization-dependent process for the uptake of particles larger than 0.5 μm into cells. Macrophages are cells forming a part of the innate immune system, and phagocytosis is central to their immune function . Phagocytosis is an extraordinarily complex process involving both structural rearrangement (cytoskeletal and membrane) and a complex network of signalingContinue reading “Shape of microbes matter in phagocytosis”
NfKB protein as first responder to harmful toxins – infection – cancer
Nutrigenomics is the idea that studying diet-gene interactions can help identify the positive or detrimental effects of dietary compounds. For example, nutrigenomics can explain why eating rancid or oxidized omega-fats and refined sugar encourages inflammation and cancer growth. It is important to understand that a diet rich in omega-3 fats can reduce inflammation in cancer.Continue reading “NfKB protein as first responder to harmful toxins – infection – cancer”
The Fungus, Yeast, Mold Connection to Cancer
by Webster Kehr The fungus, yeast, mold connection to cancer I have studied more than 300 different alternative cancer treatments. I have studied dozens of different theories about why various alternative treatments work. But what is the thread that ties all of these treatments together? Solving the cancer issue is like a puzzle. You hearContinue reading “The Fungus, Yeast, Mold Connection to Cancer”
What is hepatitis C?
What is hepatitis C? by Connie b. Dellobuono Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono: Out of some 2,750 drugs covered by Medicare’s Part D benefit, two pills for hepatitis C infection – Harvoni and Sovaldi – accounted for nearly $7.5 billion in catastrophic drug costs in 2015. The most common problem due to hepatitis C butContinue reading “What is hepatitis C?”
GI and intestinal infections per country
Viral Hepatitis
Introduction · Viral hepatitis is caused by viruses that cause inflammation to the liver Spectrum of clinical manifestations · Asymptomatic/ subclinical infection = serologic evidence · Acute hepatitis: symptoms are common to all viruses · Carrier state = asymptomatic individual but harbouring replicating virus · Chronic hepatitis → liver cirrhosis Systemic viral infections · InfectiousContinue reading “Viral Hepatitis”
Alzheimer's Disease, a Type 3 Diabetes
Metabolic correction This approach is based on the prominent aspect of Alzheimer’s disease, which is common for many other neurodegenerative diseases: energy deficit. It has first been noted for the case of insulin insufficiency in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients. Because of that Alzheimer’s disease has been called “Type 3 diabetes” [14] and the insulinContinue reading “Alzheimer's Disease, a Type 3 Diabetes”
Gut bacteria linked to chronic disease
Cleveland Clinic researchers have, for the first time, linked trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) — a gut metabolite formed during the digestion of egg-, red meat- or dairy-derived nutrients choline and carnitine — to chronic kidney disease. TMAO has been linked to heart disease already, with blood levels shown to be a powerful tool for predicting futureContinue reading “Gut bacteria linked to chronic disease”
Boost your immune system
Email me at motherhealth@gmail.com for the link for these 3 products to help boost your immune system: Eastern Medicine believes that the immune system should be at a balanced state to be optimally efficient. Most people live in either a suppressed immune or auto immune state which is why there is so many diseases outContinue reading “Boost your immune system”
Gloves, hospital, homebirth, infection
I delivered my children at home with midwives because I want to be in home birth setting, be attended by midwives, not be in hospital setting where more microbes and bacteria exist that can cause infection and for many reasons. Many years ago, before the introduction of gloves, many laboring women died in the hospital.Continue reading “Gloves, hospital, homebirth, infection”