Do your stomach bacteria protect you from obesity?…
Do your stomach bacteria protect you from obesity? — ScienceDaily sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/… #BIO370
Testosterone- is it possible to have too much of a good thing?
Some people think the answer is yes: https://www.endocrine.org/news-room/current-press-releases/endocrine-society-calls-for-large-scale-studies-to-evaluate-testosterone-therapy-risks
Obesity Society Examines Whether Obesity is a Diesase
This was a really interesting perspective because of the way it it took a scientific, historical, and sociological approach to addressing the fundamental question. Obesity as a Disease: A White Paper on Evidence and Arguments Commissioned by the Council of The Obesity Society.
Adrenal Masses May Carry Heart Risk
Adrenal Masses May Carry Heart Risk. Most of these are adrenal incidentalomas- tumors they find by accident. Some don’t even secrete appreciable amounts of cortisol. Those that do are leading to increased cardiovascular events.
Scientists ID New Genes Linked to Belly Fat – Diabetes – MSN Healthy Living
Scientists ID New Genes Linked to Belly Fat – Diabetes – MSN Healthy Living. It’s not just the amount of fat that will kill you. Like real estate the key is location. This could be a big breakthrough in our
A Shot against Breast Cancer – Scientific American
A Shot against Breast Cancer – Scientific American.
Cue REM- “It’s the end of the world as we know it……”
This doesn’t seem like it could end badly, right? Why robot sex could be the future of life on Earth.
BioTechniques – Imaging a Single Bacteriophage Ext…
BioTechniques – Imaging a Single Bacteriophage Extruding From Living Bacteria This was an extremely cool example of application of nanotechnology based imaging techniques to biological samples.
Dietary supplements linked to liver failure
Dietary supplements- what you don’t know can hurt you. Something to think about when you are looking into nutraceuticals.
Neuroscience’s Block Party- Applying Electron Microscopy to Neuroscience
How cool is it that we can reconstruct 3D images of neurons at this level of resolution? Do you have a spare 100TB for storage?Check out the full article here: Biotechniques 10/30/13