I’m recovering from some sort of virus. As I lay down to take a nap on Monday I felt perfectly fine, when I got up from the nap I felt poorly. I worked a half day on Tuesday, then went …
Category: Healthcare
Whazupwitdat?
Three months! Wow! Quite a few things have happened, this will be another long and rambling post…
First, some good news: My patent was officially granted on Dec. 29, 2015. You can see it in all its glory here:
http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=9222130…
Burning to live longer
Study: Can Spicy Food Actually Increase Life Span?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/08/05/study-can-spicy-food-actually-increase-life-span/
Would you eat chili peppers 2-4 times a week to live 10-14% longer?
I love the taste going in, but can’t stand the burn going out. Even with bidets, all I …
Designer Virus’
Ancient Viruses as Gene Therapy Vectors
Researchers deploy ancestors of today’s adeno-associated viruses to deliver gene therapies without immune system interference.
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/43646/title/Ancient-Viruses-as-Gene-Therapy-Vectors/
The interesting thing to me is that the _exact same_ techniques can be used to produce a variant …
Life companions: you and your microbiome
The Sum of Our Parts
Putting the microbiome front and center in health care, in preventive strategies, and in health-risk assessments could stem the epidemic of noncommunicable diseases.
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/43379/title/The-Sum-of-Our-Parts/
This is a really interesting article that sums up the evolving …
Take THAT, Creationists: proof of human evolution
Adapting to Arsenic
Andean communities may have evolved the ability to metabolize arsenic, a trait that could be the first documented example of a toxic substance acting as an agent of natural selection in humans.
http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/43019/title/Adapting-to-Arsenic/
Really interesting article showing …
It is all the bacteria’s fault!
Bacteria may give you Type 2 diabetes
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/bacteria-may-give-you-type-2-diabetes/articleshow/47514655.cms
I talk about the microbiome off and on here, this is another that shows that the impact of our ‘friends’ we carry around with us can have significant life altering impacts. Now …
Glow-in-the-dark pee
Next Generation: Souped-up Probiotics Pinpoint Cancer
Genetically engineered commensal bacteria help researchers detect cancer metastases in mouse livers.
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/43100/title/Next-Generation–Souped-up-Probiotics-Pinpoint-Cancer/
This is a cool kind of biotechnology where you can actually see changes with your own eyes. Most of the experiments …
Binge eating = fat belly
Skipping meals could lead to fat gain, research suggests
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/skipping-meals-could-lead-to-fat-gain-research-suggests-1.2383746
I didn’t get ‘skipping meals leads to fat gain’ from the article, instead I saw ‘binge eating leading to a bloated belly’. I am certainly guilty of binge eating. When …
Firm handshake = longer life
A handshake can reveal how long you will live
How likely you are to die in the next few years could be judged from your handshake, new research shows.
http://www.afr.com/lifestyle/health/mens-health/a-handshake-can-reveal-how-long-you-will-live-20150515-gh273d.html
I doubt this is causative, almost certainly correlative (meaning a …