A gut bacterium appears essential to the intestinal repair benefits linked to fasting before radiation. During radiation treatment for abdominal cancer, the therapy aimed at a tumor can also injure the delicate lining of the small intestine. That damage can lead to severe digestive problems and may restrict how much radiation a patient can safely […]
A 24-Hour Fast Activates a Microbial Pathway That Helps Heal the Gut
A gut bacterium appears essential to the intestinal repair benefits linked to fasting before radiation. During radiation treatment for abdominal cancer, the therapy aimed at a tumor can also injure the delicate lining of the small intestine. That damage can lead to severe digestive problems and may restrict how much radiation a patient can safely […]
A 24-Hour Fast Activates a Microbial Pathway That Helps Heal the Gut
A gut bacterium appears essential to the intestinal repair benefits linked to fasting before radiation. During radiation treatment for abdominal cancer, the therapy aimed at a tumor can also injure the delicate lining of the small intestine. That damage can lead to severe digestive problems and may restrict how much radiation a patient can safely […]
The Hidden Tradeoff Behind Today’s Most Powerful Weight-Loss Drugs
Researchers say treatment decisions should be individualized by weighing expected benefits, potential harms, treatment burden, cost, availability, and patient preferences. A person taking an obesity drug may see a substantial drop on the scale after a year, yet experience little meaningful improvement in daily quality of life. The same treatment may also bring stomach and […]
Morning Glories May Be Losing the Race Against Climate Change
A study suggests that severe pollinator losses may have sharply slowed plant adaptation. A morning glory facing a warmer climate may benefit from blooming earlier. But if pollinators are becoming harder to attract, producing larger flowers may matter more. New research suggests that these competing pressures have become linked in a way that sharply limits […]
Morning Glories May Be Losing the Race Against Climate Change
A study suggests that severe pollinator losses may have sharply slowed plant adaptation. A morning glory facing a warmer climate may benefit from blooming earlier. But if pollinators are becoming harder to attract, producing larger flowers may matter more. New research suggests that these competing pressures have become linked in a way that sharply limits […]
Scientists Solve the Mystery of Why Antarctica Froze Before the Arctic
Antarctica’s first ice sheet may have begun with a geological head start hidden deep beneath the continent. Millions of years before thick ice spread across the Northern Hemisphere, forces inside Earth lifted East Antarctica into a vast region of mountains and plateaus. The higher terrain became cold enough to preserve snow even when the planet […]
Natural Compound Found in Cheese and Mushrooms May Help Boost Vaccine Responses
Researchers have found that the natural compound spermidine can help improve vaccine responses in older adults by reducing molecular markers of immune system aging. A vaccine shot can look the same from one arm to the next, but the immune system beneath the skin may not respond with the same force. In older adults, that […]
Natural Compound Found in Cheese and Mushrooms May Help Boost Vaccine Responses
Researchers have found that the natural compound spermidine can help improve vaccine responses in older adults by reducing molecular markers of immune system aging. A vaccine shot can look the same from one arm to the next, but the immune system beneath the skin may not respond with the same force. In older adults, that […]
Natural Compound Found in Cheese and Mushrooms May Help Boost Vaccine Responses
Researchers have found that the natural compound spermidine can help improve vaccine responses in older adults by reducing molecular markers of immune system aging. A vaccine shot can look the same from one arm to the next, but the immune system beneath the skin may not respond with the same force. In older adults, that […]