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Skin androgens regulate Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity via quorum sensing - Nature Microbiology Testosterone produced by skin cells enhances Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity by activating quorum sensing, and a stereoisomer of testosterone that blocks this interaction inhibits bacterial cytoto...

Testosterone increases severity of bacterial skin infections, researchers discover
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Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria MRSA
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Warum Proteine im Alter wichtig sind Mit zunehmendem Alter verändert sich der Körper – und damit auch der Nährstoffbedarf. Besonders wichtig ist es deshalb, ausreichend Proteine zu sich zu nehmen. Denn Eiweiß ist nicht nur Baustein unser...

he recommended daily intake of protein for people over 60 should increase from the current 0.8 g to 1.2 g per kg of body weight. This is due to age-related muscle los low protein diet
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The recommendations of the German Nutrition Society are highly outdated

Discovery of an evolutionarily distinct evasin with dual CC and CXC chemokine inhibitory activity Previously identified tick evasins selectively inhibit either CC or CXC chemokines. Kunwar and Devkota et al. describe the first evasin that targets both families. AlphaFold modeling, molecular dynami...

Discovery of an evolutionarily distinct evasin with dual CC and CXC chemokine inhibitory activity www.cell.com/structure/fu...
How a tick could help prevent diseases like MS and cancer
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Chemokines can also overstimulate the immune system, resulting in MS

Bifidobacterium longum and prebiotic interventions restore early-life high-fat/high-sugar diet-induced alterations in feeding behavior in adult mice - Nature Communications Here, the authors show that early-life high-fat/high-sugar diet induces sex-specific alterations in adult feeding behavior, hypothalamic transcriptome and blood metabolome, with Bifidobacterium longum...

Bifidobacterium longum APC1472 and prebiotic interventions restore early-life high-fat/high-sugar diet-induced alterations in feeding behavior in mice
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Prebiotics and gut bacteria repair the brain after an unhealthy childhood diet
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Indole-3 Acetate Limits Dysbiosis-Driven Diastolic Failure via Hcrt Neurons | Circulation Research BACKGROUND: The nervous, gastrointestinal, renal, and cardiovascular systems orchestrate ion-fluid homeostasis and impose reciprocal adaptations to hypertensive challenges. Mechanistic insight into th...

Indole-3 Acetate Limits Dysbiosis-Driven Diastolic Failure via Hcrt Neurons
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Gut microbes control our heart via the brain
A metabolic product of bacteria in our gut controls heart function via brain cells
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Unknown gut-brain-heart axis

Bryan Johnson - Wikipedia

The billionaire health guru Bryan Johnson (born 1977), who has nearly three million followers online, claims he intends to live for ever by making a series of extreme lifestyle changes. These include a regime of ~100 vitamins a day
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Mucosal vaccination in mice provides protection from diverse respiratory threats Traditional vaccines target specific pathogens, limiting their scope against diverse respiratory threats. We describe an intranasal liposomal formulation combining toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 and 7/8 l...

Mucosal vaccination in mice provides protection from diverse respiratory threats
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Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus
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The vaccine also protects against Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii

Stability of epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of adult-onset disease and parturition abnormalities | PNAS Previous research on the generational stability of epigenetic transgenerational inheritance was conducted through a ten-generation study of all tra...

A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations
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Toxic exposure creates disease risk over 20 generations, epigenetic inheritance study suggests
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New evidence reveals streptococcus anginosus drives gastric cancer development - ecancer A recent study published in the medical journal Gut has revealed a novel cancer-promoting mechanism of Streptococcus anginosus (Sa). The research s

New evidence reveals streptococcus anginosus drives gastric cancer development
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Bacteria in the mouth: Study reveals previously unknown cancer trigger
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Streptococcus anginosus-derived methionine promotes gastric cancer progression

Innate immune priming by n-dodecyl-β-D-maltoside in murine models of bacterial and viral infection DDM is a first-in-class, non-PAMP immune primer that rapidly and safely induces neutrophil-driven protection against AMR bacterial sepsis and viral infection, offering a host-directed strategy for cro...

Innate immune priming by n-dodecyl-β-D-maltoside (DDM) in murine models of bacterial and viral infection
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Blocking both drug-resistant bacteria and influenza with a broad-spectrum infection prevention approach
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Temperature-sensitive incubation, transmissibility and risk of Aedes albopictus-borne chikungunya virus in Europe Abstract. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has been reported in over 10 European countries. Despite the temperature sensitivity of mosquito-borne viruses, there a

Temperature-sensitive incubation, transmissibility and risk of Aedes albopictus-borne chikungunya in EUROPE
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Virus Chikungunya threatens EU more than previously thought
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Agonizing tropical disease can now be transmitted across EU❗️

Domain-general object recognition predicts human ability to tell real from AI-generated faces
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Can you spot an AI face? A new test shows why some people do better
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A smart self-oxygenating system for localized and sustained oxygen delivery in bioengineered tissue constructs - Communications Materials Hypoxia of bioengineered tissue limits cell viability and is a key consideration in tissue engineering. Here, a smart self-oxygenating tissue based on a bio-ionic liquid functionalized hydrogel electr...

A smart self-oxygenating system for localized and sustained oxygen delivery in bioengineered tissue constructs
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A gel for wounds that won't heal: Oxygen-delivering technology can prevent amputations
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Oxygen deprivation stalls healing

Innate immune priming by n-dodecyl-β-D-maltoside in murine models of bacterial and viral infection DDM is a first-in-class, non-PAMP immune primer that rapidly and safely induces neutrophil-driven protection against AMR bacterial sepsis and viral infection, offering a host-directed strategy for cro...

Innate immune priming by n-dodecyl-β-D-maltoside (DDM) in murine models of bacterial and viral infection
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Blocking both drug-resistant bacteria and influenza with a broad-spectrum infection prevention approach
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Omega-3 supplementation reduces aggressive behavior: A meta-analytic review of randomized controlled trials There is increasing interest in the use of omega-3 supplements to reduce aggressive behavior. This meta-analysis summarizes findings from 29 RCTs (ran…

The case for omega-3 supplementation to lower aggression
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fish oil supplement
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Ω3 as dietary supplement can reduce aggression by 30%
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Omega-3 can reduce aggressive behavior across age and gender

Healthy dietary patterns, longevity genes, and life expectancy: A prospective cohort study Healthy dietary patterns are linked to longer life expectancy and can be adapted to personal preferences and cultural traditions.

Healthy dietary patterns, longevity genes and life expectancy
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Men lived longest on a diabetes risk reduction diet – with the help of lots of coffee.
Meanwhile women survived to an older age by a Mediterranean diet that boosts protein intake with extra fish

Colorectal 15-Lipoxygenase-1 as a Host Factor Determining the Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid on Colorectal Tumorigenesis in Mice Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), the major omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFAs), derived from fish oil are widely used as dietary supplements and are United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved for ...

Omega-3 fatty acids EPA & DHA only inhibit colon cancer if the key enzyme ALOX15 is present. If this enzyme is absent, fish oil sometimes even promoted tumor growth in mice – especially DHA
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Ω3 oil could backfire without ALOX15
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Metabolomic profiling reveals the potential of fatty acids as regulators of exhausted CD8 T cells during chronic viral infection | PNAS Chronic infections induce CD8 T cell exhaustion, marked by impaired effector function. While intrinsic drivers are well studied, the role of the su...

Metabolomic profiling reveals the potential of fatty acids as regulators of exhausted CD8 T cells during chronic viral infection
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Fatty acids influence immune defense during chronic infections
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Viral infections alter nutrient supply

Intercalated bacterial biofilms are intrinsic internal components of calcium-based kidney stones | PNAS Calcium oxalate stones comprise greater than 70% of all kidney stones. In the current conceptual framework, the initial stone nidus is thought to i...

Intercalated bacterial biofilms are intrinsic internal components of calcium-based kidney stones
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Are the most common kidney stones contagious? Contrary to previous assumptions, they are colonized by bacterial communities
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Loss of the Y chromosome discovered as a new risk factor for heart disease Men who lose their Y chromosome in part of their blood cells have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease - in particular a fatal heart attack. This is shown by a new study involving the German Ce...

Loss of the Y chromosome discovered as a new risk factor for heart disease 21.02.2025
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Men lose their Y chromosome as they age
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The increase with age is clear: 40% of 60-year-old men show loss of Y, but 57% of 90-year-olds

The anti-inflammatory effects of three different dietary supplement interventions - Journal of Translational Medicine Background Understanding how diet influences inflammation requires identifying specific dietary components responsible for anti-inflammatory effects. This study examined the impact of six-week supplem...

A combination of kefir and fiber lowers several inflammation markers in the blood more effectively than omega-3 alone
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Kefir + Ballaststoffe senken Entzündungswerte im Blut stärker als Omega-3 allein
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Why this overlooked vegetable reduces inflammation and improves heart health Beetroot is not a common inclusion in most weekly shops – but a nutrition expert suggests it would be a healthy addition, here’s why, writes Harry Bullmore

The overlooked vegetable packed with nutrients for reducing inflammation and improving heart health
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But beetroot contains a high amount of oxalic acid, which can impair the absorption of calcium and iron and promote kidney stones in sensitive individuals

Coffee and Tea Intake, Dementia Risk, and Cognitive Function This prospective cohort study investigates whether coffee and tea intake are associated with dementia risk and cognitive function in female participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and male particip...

Greater consumption of caffeinated coffee and tea was associated with lower risk of dementia and modestly better cognitive function, with the most pronounced association at moderate intake levels
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Koffein schützt offenbar vor Demenz
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Intercalated bacterial biofilms are intrinsic internal components of calcium-based kidney stones | PNAS Calcium oxalate stones comprise greater than 70% of all kidney stones. In the current conceptual framework, the initial stone nidus is thought to i...

Intercalated bacterial biofilms are intrinsic internal components of calcium-based kidney stones
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Are the most common kidney stones contagious? Contrary to previous assumptions, they are colonized by bacterial communities
www.spektrum.de/news/organe-...

Chinese researchers develop capsule-sized self-powered micro pacemaker A Chinese research team has successfully developed a miniature self-powered cardiac pacemaker, paving a new way for the advancement of implantable electronic devices.

China developed a capsule-sized, energy-autonomous micro-pacemaker
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China has developed a self-powered pacemaker that derives electrical energy from the heartbeat. This could pave the way for heart implants that can be used for life
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YouTube video by Prof. Dr. Christian Rieck Wie wir durch Streiks arm werden

How strikes are making Germany poor 🇩🇪
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Rationale Spieler könnten doch das Ergebnis des Streiks vorwegnehmen und gleich dorthin springen. Was passiert während eines Streiks aus Sicht der Rationaltheorie?

Intake of food additive preservatives and incidence of cancer: results from the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort Objective To investigate the association between intake of food additive preservatives and cancer incidence in a large prospective cohort. Design Prospective cohort. Setting French NutriNet-Santé co...

Intake of food additive preservatives and incidence of cancer: Study ⟿ 105 260 participants
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Sorbates, especially potassium sorbate, are associated with a 14% increased risk of all cancers and a 26% increased risk of breast cancer
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Metabolomic profiling reveals the potential of fatty acids as regulators of exhausted CD8 T cells during chronic viral infection | PNAS Chronic infections induce CD8 T cell exhaustion, marked by impaired effector function. While intrinsic drivers are well studied, the role of the su...

Metabolomic profiling reveals the potential of fatty acids as regulators of exhausted CD8 T cells during chronic viral infection
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Fatty acids influence immune defense during chronic infections
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
Viral infections alter nutrient supply

Intake of food additive preservatives and incidence of cancer: results from the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort Objective To investigate the association between intake of food additive preservatives and cancer incidence in a large prospective cohort. Design Prospective cohort. Setting French NutriNet-Santé co...

Intake of food additive preservatives and incidence of cancer: Study ⟿ 105 260 participants
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Sorbates, especially potassium sorbate, are associated with a 14% increased risk of all cancers and a 26% increased risk of breast cancer
www.aponet.de/artikel/kons...