This study provides the first documented evidence that a vertebrate has adapted to the negative effects of roads apparently by evolving rapidly Salamanders breeding in roadside ponds are exposed to a host of contaminants from road runoff.
These animals are growing up in harsh environments where they face a cocktail of contaminants,
along with your risk for liver failure, obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Sugar and other sweeteners are, in fact,
About 80 percent of those who are obese will have diabetes or metabolic disorders and will have shortened lives,
And chronic diseases related to diet such as heart diseases diabetes and some cancers#for the first time in human history#kill more people than infectious diseases, according to the United nations. Less known,
and still debated, is sugar s role in the obesity and chronic disease pandemic. From an evolutionary perceptive, sugar in the form of fruit was available only a few months of the year, at harvest time,
the UCSF researchers said. Similarly, honey was guarded by bees and therefore was a treat, not a dietary staple. 6 Easy Ways to Eat More Fruits & Veggies Today, added sugar,
This is where the trouble can begin#taxing the liver, causing fatty liver disease, and ultimately leading to insulin resistance, the underlying causes of obesity and diabetes.
Added sugar, more so than the fructose in fiber-rich fruit hits the liver more directly and can cause more damage#in laboratory rodents, anyway.
that he finds it ironic that most people who oppose genetic engineering in plant breeding live in rich nations that he believes are responsible for global climate change that will lead to more starvation and malnutrition for the poor.
The DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) was the winner. The DASH Diet is a plan to prevent high blood pressure
and it took the top spot in the Best Diets Overall category. Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC), a diet that s high in fiber and low in fat,
such as best diabetes diet, best commercial plan, and easiest diets to follow. David Katz, MD, MPH, founding director of the Yale university Prevention Research center,
Prevent or manage diabetes? The experts rated the diets in six other ways. Easiest to follow:
Weight watchers Jenny Craig Biggest Loser For best diabetes diets: Biggest Loser and DASH tied for first place.
The Ornish plan is a very low-fat diet for weight loss and prevention and reversal of health problems such as heart disease.
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#Parasitic flies attack honeybees turning them into zombies Zombie#fly parasite causing decline of honeybee population.
This double infection suggests that the flies might even be spreading these additional hive-weakening factors.
We will not cure cancer, just yet. And we won t find a solution for war. But there is great value in the struggle.
With the national obesity and diabetes epidemics of the 2010s a distant memory, fastfood chains are a thing of the past.
#For patients who suffer from hemophilia and they need the blood-clotting enzymes in their blood,
heart disease, cancer, and other diseases and aging processes. As one of many examples, we can now fix a broken heart#not yet) from romance#but from a heart attack,
by rejuvenating the heart with reprogrammed stem cells. Health and medicine is now an information technology
Goat cheese Back in 2010, the UK saw a major outbreak of Q fever disease. As a result, over 50,000 pregnant goats and sheep were culled
Additionally Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus, or PED, is taking down piglets in 15 states. And as of now, there s no vaccine in the US just yet.
They have blind spots, leg cramps, seizures, and heart attacks. They rubberneck, hotdog, and take pity on turtles, cause fender benders, pileups,
in an unpleasant place, with people who meant you ill, and someone offered you a temporary escape,
an ancient herbal remedy found to be more than 90 percent effective at curing those infected with malaria.
expect it to use its core data-handling skills to shed new light on familiar age-related maladies.
Art and I are excited about tackling aging and illness. These issues affect us all#rom the decreased mobility
me about a venture that would take the long term view on aging and illness, I was intrigued deeply.
000 miles in the U s. Accidents that cause injuries are even rarer, occurring about once every 1. 3 million miles.
should prevent oblivious drivers from causing harm. Self-driving-car boosters talk about a virtuous circle that starts
and topography Planting evaluation and replanting requirements Pathogen introduction and tracking+Weed levels Drone Startups With military use of drones beginning to level off,
and track plant disease Identify and thwart other wildlife that may consume or damage crops Over time,
a family member of mine with high blood pressure begged me to hand over the sample I had been testing).
But Mower envisions the product appealing to a more general market in the futurekind of like how sugar replacers are used now by people who don t have diabetes or high blood sugar.
In one, David Galasof the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute, in Seattle, performed genetic sequencing of human blood samples
suggesting that it could have been the result of a contamination, Witwer says.##oewe know that pollen has mirnas in it,
maybe we have more pollen contamination, even in our best labs, than at other times.#
if you have a bacterial or viral infection. It can vary from clear to yellow to green with a variety of illnesses.
Source: Medline Plus. 8.)Pure water doesn t conduct electricity well. The reason we can get shocked
but it doesn t give you arthritis. Causes of osteoarthritis include age, injury, obesity, and genetics.
Source: Journal of American Board of Family Medicine. 15.)) Organic food isn t free of pesticides. However, pesticide levels on both organic and non organic foods are so low that they aren t of concern, according to the USDA.
) Stress doesn t play a large role in chronic high blood pressure. Acute stress can temporarily increase blood pressure,
but overall it s not a main cause of hypertension. Things like genetics, smoking, and a bad diet are much bigger factors.
HIV probably didn t jump to humans through human-monkey sex, but through hunting of monkeys for food that led to blood-to-blood contact.
) Only a small percentage of people with Tourette syndrome randomly yell out swear words. Tourettes actually encompasses a lot more than that,
) Sharks can and do get cancer. The myth that they don t was created by I. William Lane to sell shark cartilage as a cancer treatment.
SOURCE: Journal Of Cancer Research. 29.)) The Northern hemisphere of the Earth is not closer to the sun
when it is summer. It is warmer in the US during summer because we are tilted toward the sun,
) Microwave radiation won t cause cancer, it just heats food up. In fact only a few types of radiation cause cancer,
and these depend on the dose#just like radiation from the sun can cause skin cancer but just enough helps your body make Vitamin d.
(SOURCE: Cancer Research UK). ) 33. It s a myth that Mcdonald s burgers don t rot. Actually they will rot given the right conditions#water and warmth for the microbes that break the food down.
SOURCE: Business Insider. 34.)) Shaving your hair doesn t make it thicker, it just makes it feel coarser for a time.
and half the risk of cognitive impairment for these older adults. 2. Take Deep Breaths.
These types of memory aids can help you to learn large quantities of information in a short period of time.
a real-time, immersive social space for people with physical or mental disabilities that impair their first lives,
Indeed, some academics believe using Second life might even help improve motor ability for people with Parkinson s.)
529,614 Special costs recorded were asthma victims, special health cases, and losses to wilderness values.
and fruits grown without pesticides, herbicides and other harmful chemical contaminants. At that point, vertical farming in tall buildings will replace less productive single-story greenhouses as the source of all city-grown produce.
a form of malnutrition caused by protein deficiency in the diet, grasshoppers offered a welcome source of protein.
which may help reduce environmental contamination. And to cap it all the risk that insects may transmit zoonotic infections may well be less significant than the very real risk posed by cattle, pig and poultry, from
which deadly influenza strains have emerged. Importantly, consumption of insects can bring along direct and relatively rapid societal benefits.
Rearing and processing of insects can be performed at a relatively artisanal stage without sophisticated machinery.
because the Bairds had lost two sons to AIDS#ons who had helped previously to support their parents and sister.
Antibiotics are used extensively in neonatal intensive care units and in childhood respiratory tract infections, and such suppression of the normal microbiota may have longterm consequences on brain development.
or other brain related diseases, including, potentially, Parkinson s disease, Alzheimer s disease and autism. Answers will be easier to come by in the near future as the declining cost of profiling a person s microbiota renders such tests more routine
They include everything from making vaccines that don t have to be refrigerated to preventing mosquitos from transmitting malaria.
if a lot of pigs all die at the same time from an illness. The Chinese government actually compensates large-scale farmers for their dead pigs,
The dead pig problem is then, like teenage acne, just another awkward byproduct of China s rapid growth spurt.
(and presumably more germs) were less likely to have allergies and eczema. Since then the theory has been cited as a possible explanation for everything from multiple sclerosis to hay fever and autism.
But its particulars aren t so clean and clear. Here s what researchers do know:
this process can lead to conditions such as asthma and allergies, says Kathleen Barnes, an immunogeneticist at Johns hopkins university who specializes in the genetics of asthma.
Barnes s work has revealed that although genes play a key role in the development of asthma,
changing a population s exposure to microbes#by protecting them from parasitic diseases, for example#can make asthma rates rise.
That suggests that hygiene may also play a role in asthma.##oeit can t all be due to genes,
because if we look at the prevalence of asthma or diseases of inflammation over the past 50 years,
we see it s definitely on the rise, #Barnes says.##oeit s some interaction between the genes and the environment that s causing these rates to skyrocket.#
#But researchers can t say which particular interactions with the environment help prevent disease later on.
Several studies have suggested that growing up on a farm can protect children from allergies and other immune-system-related conditions,
A 2012 study of Amish and Swiss farm and non-farm children found that the farm-dwelling kids had significantly lower rates of asthma
hay fever and eczema. But the farm dwellers differed from their non-farm peers in several ways:
Because each of these factors has been associated with reduced risk of allergies and related diseases, researchers can t pinpoint
H. pylori bacteria and other microbes associated with poor hygiene practices#were far less likely to have allergies.
The findings made it clear that microbial infections and environmental differences were conferring an advantage,
which infections conferred the greatest advantage. So what does all this mean? Should we ditch spring cleaning
#or a parasite#to keep allergies at bay? Probably not, says Barnes: Modern hygiene saves lives
They found that the original cell from which the clones were derived ultimately often had epigenetic abnormalities.
Any random cell could reasonably be expected to have some epigenetic abnormalities, but when all of the organism s cells are derived from the same cell,
whatever abnormalities that cell has will be magnified. For example, a series of cloned mice were shown to express an RNA molecule that inactivated one of the female s X chromosomes.
Given the body of evidence in adults linking high cholesterol to increased risk of heart disease,
#oei don t think there is harm in rethinking a recommendation, particularly if there weren t rigorous data behind it,
Horvath recognized that this knowledge could be used to create bacteria that were more resistant to infection,
Meanwhile, the meat industry has been merrily gorging away on antibiotics#nd churning out meat rife with antibiotic-resistant pathogens#f the latest data from the FDA itself is any indication.
and compared them to data on human use of antibiotics to treat illness, and mashed it all into an infographic,
and subjects them to testing for bacterial pathogens. Again the results are sobering. Here a a few highlights pointed to by Pew in an email:#¢
memory kits for those with Alzheimers; and activity kits and games for Activity Directors, including a Karaoke Machine.
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the ash trees die#over 100 million since the plague began. In some cases, their death has an immediate impact,
Specifically, more people were dying of cardiovascular and lower respiratory tract illness#the first and third most common causes of death in the U s as the infestation took over in each of these places
when treating older patients with diseases like cancer, heart disease, kidney disorders, and other various rehabilitations is that many find it challenging
The vet told him she was allergic to something in the environment, her food or their home.
nervous because it may increase human exposure to salmonella and other foodborne illnesses. More on that tomorrow.
Iowa 126,921 119 Peoria, Ill. 114,754 119 Pompano Beach, Fla. 100,819 119 Richardson, Texas 100,057 119 Westminster, Colo. 106,750 119
. 136,891 116 Salem, Ore. 154,835 116 Shreveport, La. 200,099 116 Springfield, Ill. 115,982 116 Topeka 127,312 116 Bridgeport, Conn. 144,446 115
, Ill. 152,948 100 Columbia, Md. 100,735 99 Miami Gardens, Fla. 107,884 99 Garden Grove, Calif. 171,377 98 Salinas, Calif. 150,634
Calif. 215,188 95 Round Rock, Texas 100,764 95 Warren, Mich. 134,550 95 Bakersfield, Calif. 347,091 94 Elgin, Ill. 109,513 94
. 292,262 90 Antioch, Calif. 102,575 89 Aurora, Ill. 196,569 89 Carlsbad, Calif. 105,097 89 El paso 650,778 89 Olathe
Chula Vista, Calif. 242,499 85 Joliet, Ill. 147,098 85 Mcallen, Texas 130,297 85 Detroit 721,459 84 Lancaster, Calif. 155,496 84
. 101,339 68 Thousand Oaks, Calif. 126,570 68 Elk Grove, Calif. 151,639 67 Frisco, Texas 116,944 61 Naperville, Ill. 142,143 56
In the short span of one or two generations, the majority of the nine billion people On earth will be living under the handicap of severe pressure on fresh water.
This obviously unsustainable course is causing the contamination of our fresh water supply. UN-Water, a non-governmental organization (NGO), controlled by UNESCO,
including Parkinson s, mild cognitive impairment, ADHD, Tourette s, and schizophrenia. Dan Hurley, author of Smarter:
including Parkinson s, mild cognitive impairment, ADHD, Tourette s, and schizophrenia. Plus it has long been associated with weight loss.
My father died of lung cancer. I totally get it. Yet for years Quik has endured the skepticism
Nicotine Reduces L-dopa-Induced Dyskinesias by Acting at ï¢2 Nicotinic Receptors. A huge literature says that smoking protects against Parkinson s,
she said. It started as a chance observation, which is frequently the most interesting kind.
cigarette smokers were eleven times more likely to have died of lung cancer as were nonsmokers and twelve times more likely to have died of emphysema.
Cancers of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, larynxblah, blah, blah. But amid the lineup of usual sus pects, one oddball jumped out:
Parkinson s disease. Strangely enough, death due to the neurodegenerative disorder, marked by loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the midbrain,
occurred at least three times more often in nonsmokers than in smokers. What was it about tobacco that ravages the heart, lungs, teeth,
And therein lies the answer to the mystery of why nicotine could prevent a movement disorder like Parkinson s disease, due to its effects on dopamine.
To put the drug to the test, Quik treated rhesus monkeys with Parkinson s with nicotine. After eight weeks, she reported in a landmark 2007 paper in the Annals of Neurology
Even more remarkably, in monkeys already receiving L-dopa, the standard drug for Parkinson s, nicotine reduced their dyskinesias by an additional one-third.
Studies of nicotine in humans with Parkinson s are supported now under way by the Michael j fox Foundation. Other research suggests the drug may protect against the early stages of Alzheimer s disease.
A study involving sixty-seven people with mild cognitive impairment, in which memory is impaired slightly
but decision-making and other cognitive abilities remain within normal levels, foundsignificant nicotine-associated improvements in attention,
memory, and psychomotor speed, with excellent safety and tolerability. What we saw was consistent with prior studies showing that nicotinic stimulation in the short run can improve memory, attention,
But what about nicotine as a cognitive enhancer for people without Alzheimer s, Parkinson s or any other brain disease?
which in turn sets up the immune system to have fewer chronic illnesses later in life, says Allan Walker from Massachusetts General Hospital.
The most abundant species was Ochrobactrum anthropian opportunistic bacterium that s been linked to a growing number of infections in hospital patients.
and environmental factors like food-borne illnesses that can trigger inflammation. These mice had altered two sides of this triangle,
The extent of the obesity epidemic worldwide has been thrown into stark reality as a report from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) puts the number of overweight and obese adults in developing countries at more than 900 million.
we will see a huge increase in the number of people suffering certain types of cancer, diabetes,
strokes and heart attacks, putting an enormous burden on public healthcare systems. The report warns that governments are not doing enough to tackle the growing crisis,
including some cancers, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, says the report. What has changed is that the majority of people who are overweight
or obese today can be found in the developing rather than the developed world. The report highlights a paradox in the developing world.
Chronic exposure to dioxins has been linked to immune system problems and cancer. But while the chemical is known to be toxic at high levels "
In animal studies it has been linked to tumors delayed puberty and prostate inflammation and is known to turn<a href=http://www. livescience. com/10957-pesticide-turns-male-frogs-females. html>male frogs into females</a>EWG says.
In 2000 the Environmental protection agency determined that atrazine is not likely to cause cancer in people.
To lower<a href=http://www. livescience. com/21608-phthalates-diabetes-women-risk. html>phthalate exposure</a people can avoid plastic food containers
and has been linked to brain damage lower IQ hearing loss and nervous system problems EWG says. But lead has also been found to affect hormones.
and chronic exposure to low levels of it has been linked to increased risks of bladder lung and skin cancers.
Exposure to these chemicals has also been linked to asthma and allergies in children. Avoiding products with the ingredients 2-butoxyethanol (EGBE)
These insects cause no harm to humans or to property although occasionally a car parked under a cicada-infested tree could get covered in small droppings.
#200,000 Yearly Deaths from Heart disease, Stroke Are Preventable About a quarter of the deaths from heart disease
The deaths of more than 200000 people ages 75 and younger from heart disease and stroke in 2010 could have been prevented through more effective public health measures treatment
About 800000 Americans die from cardiovascular disease each year. The rate of preventable deaths was higher for men (83.7 preventable deaths per 100000 people) than women (39.6 preventable deaths per 100000 people.
Although the rate of preventable deaths from heart disease and stroke has declined over the last decade among people ages 65 to 74 the rate among those younger than 65 has remained unchanged the report said.
Many of the heart attacks and strokes that will kill people in the coming year could be prevented by reducing blood pressure and cholesterol and stopping smoking.
In terms of heart attack and stroke deaths Its unfortunate but your longevity may be more likely to be influenced by your zip code than your genetic code Frieden said.
One reason for the slow decline in preventable deaths among younger age groups could be that these groups are less likely to receive screenings and early treatment for conditions such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol
which are risk factors for heart disease and stroke. The increase in availability of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is expected to reduce the number of preventable heart attacks
and strokes in younger people Frieden said. To prevent more deaths from heart disease and stroke health care systems can use electronic health records to identify patients who smoke
or have high blood pressure and cholesterol so that doctors can follow their progress toward heart-healthy behaviors the CDC said.
Communities can promote tobacco-free areas and help ensure access to healthy foods the CDC said.
Its high-protein low-sugar gluten-free profile makes it an ideal diet food for nearly anyone but particularly for diabetics and those with celiac disease or similar gluten sensitivities.
The 7 Perfect Survival Foods A 2010 review in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture described quinoa as an excellent example of'functional food'that aims at lowering the risk of various diseases including heart disease
cancer and the aforementioned diabetes. You can add antioxidant to the list of accolades as well.
Ironically the Bolivian government has reported a possible rise in malnutrition in quinoa-growing regions as a result.
Developmental problems or injuries to the fusiform gyrus can leave people clueless about the looks of even loved ones.</
Insomnia is one of the symptoms of magnesium deficiency and in fact a 2006 analysis in the journal Medical Hypothesis suggests that such a deficiency may even be the cause of most major depression and mental health problems.
but not everyone can get the necessary sun exposure due to climate or skin cancer concerns. There are a few food sources of Vitamin d such as swordfish salmon tuna
1. Warding off urinary tract infections (UTIS) You may have heard that cranberries could prevent UTIS and perhaps thought it was an old wives'tale.
UTIS are the second most common types of bodily infections according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Images of Things That Make Us Sick 2. Promoting oral and gastrointestinal health The same anti-adhesion ability that works against E coli to help prevent urinary tract infections may also be effective against H. pylori a type of bacteria
implicated in peptic ulcers both in the stomach and the small intestine according to a 2000 study in the journal Medical Microbiology and Immunology.
These types of ulcers can cause dull burning pain that lasts for minutes to hours
#4 Immune Boosting Tips for Back-to-School Season Strep throat double ear infections and yet another nasty stomach bug.
Here are four immune-boosting tips that may give your family a better shot at sidestepping the sickness.
and reduce hypertension. Brussels sprouts: Not every one loves Brussels sprouts but if you do now's the time to enjoy them.
and Brussels sprouts may also help reduce cancer risk. A 1996 study in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention found that a high consumption of these veggies was associated with a decreased risk of cancer.
Healthy Bites appears weekly on Livescience. Deborah Herlax Enos is certified a nutritionist and a health coach
So if you have a gluten allergy or intolerance steer clear of those. Sprouted buckwheat and millet should be gluten free
Eating one or two ounces of nuts daily is associated with reductions in heart disease and lower cancer risk.
which may be harmful especially for people with medical conditions like high blood pressure. Instead: Drink water ideally from the tap (Eau du Potomac as it's known locally here in D c.).Water is the best drink for hydrating your body;
because people who eat whole grains have a lower incidence of diabetes heart disease and cancers and are less likely to be compared overweight with those who eat refined grains.
Note that when enriched wheat flour is listed in the ingredients that means refined flour. Instead: Be sure a whole grain such as whole wheat whole rye whole oats
and starches increases the risk for heart disease cancers diabetes and weight gain. Instead: Try Wasa or Finn Crisp Original Rye crackers.
including environmental stressors bacterial infections and viruses — work together to build up and steadily threaten a population before rearing back smacking down and taking an actual toll in
</p><p>White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease that has devastated bat colonies across North america within the past decade or so killing up to 90 percent of some populations of little brown bats.</
and has since been found across Europe as well though European bats have not responded as severely to the pathogen as North american bats have.
they suspect the seeming pathogen resistance could be due to the fact that European bats have adapted to the pathogen
and potentially stressed the shrimp making them more susceptible to dying from the infection.</</p><p>Starfish wasting syndrome is understood a poorly disease that starts out as a small lesion on the animal's body
and ends with the animal disintegrating into a pile of goo. The disease has been detected on several occasions on both the East and West Coasts of the U s. over the past several decades;
Recently in 2013 the syndrome has taken off in the most severe case yet on both coasts killing hundreds of individuals from British columbia down through California and from Maine to New jersey.</
if a bacterial infection virus or some combination of infections are to blame and are currently working to figure this out.</
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