The ingestion of antibiotics often damages the intestine’s natural flora. This prevents it from keeping…
Month: July 2016
Mammals diversified only after dinosaur extinction left space
Humans’ early mammal relatives likely diversified 66 million years ago, after the extinction of dinosaurs…
The story of how a touch screen helped a paralyzed chimp walk again
The case of Reo, a male chimpanzee that learned to walk again after being paralyzed…
Higher consumption of unsaturated fats linked with lower mortality rates
Consuming higher amounts of unsaturated fats was associated with lower mortality rates, according to a…
More calories consumed from subsidized food commodities linked to cardiometabolic risks
Two related dietary studies and a commentary online examined whether an individual’s consumption of food…
Maternal vaccination against influenza associated with protection for infants
How long does the protection from a mother’s immunization against influenza during pregnancy last for…
Warming pulses in ancient climate record link volcanoes, asteroid impact and dinosaur-killing mass extinction
A new reconstruction of Antarctic ocean temperatures around the time the dinosaurs disappeared 66 million…
Effect of palliative care-led meetings for families of patients with chronic critical illness
Among families of patients with chronic critical illness, the use of palliative care-led informational and…
Drug helps control involuntary, sudden movements of Huntington disease
A new study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the drug deutetrabenazine to control a…
Despite increasing global legalization of physician-assisted suicide, use remains rare
Despite increasing legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) worldwide, the practice remains relatively rare…