A New Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s A new breakthrough has been announced in Alzheimer’s research. Two groups, one at Columbia, the other at Harvard, have reported in mouse models that Alzheimer’s spreads from nerve cell to nerve cell via the projection of a misfolded tau proteins. Will this new information save us from the huge costs […]
What kind of fat is that? (2/3/12)
Versatile Fat Fat. The word sounds simple. Once upon a time, fat biologically was simple. Fat cells supplied living storage energy. Their round, white globular forms sat by silently ready to power cellular function – especially when hard to store glucose was not available. Fats were also employed for innumerable non-power uses – including the […]
Climate change, flu and you (1/27/11)
Changing Weather, Changing Bugs La Nina oscillates year by year with El Nino throughout the Pacific, changing wind, humidity, and hurricane conditions around the world. Yet the results may affect more than weather – it may also be part of major flu pandemics. The last 4 major flu outbreaks took place during La Nina. Why […]
Noisy, sleepless hospitals (and how to rest in them – 1/25/12)
When You’re Ill You Really Need Rest Rest is as necessary to life as food. Without it the body does not restore and regenerate. Hospitals don’t seem to fully understand that connection. A new study of noise in hospital rooms, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, was not good news. The average hospital room […]
Changing the color of your fat (1/20/12)
Making Fat Beautiful Want to control weight? Avoid diabetes? Appear more youthful? You might want to change your white fat to brown. Fortunately the color shift – and function of fat – is under your control. Greek Gods, Bears, and Your Waistline New research from Harvard, led by cell biologist Bruce Spiegelman and published in […]
