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How Intensive Farming Could Increase the Risk of Epidemics

How Intensive Farming Could Increase the Risk of Epidemics

Professor Sam Sheppard speaks to AZoLifeSciences about his research on intensive farming and how it could increase the risk of epidemics.

From University of Bath 12 May 2020

More Berries, Apples And Tea May Have Protective Benefits Against Alzheimer's

More Berries, Apples And Tea May Have Protective Benefits Against Alzheimer's

Older adults who consumed small amounts of flavonoid-rich foods were two to four times more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

7 May 2020

Children Born With A Cleft Lip Unlikely To Be Genetically Inclined To Do Poorly At School

Children Born With A Cleft Lip Unlikely To Be Genetically Inclined To Do Poorly At School

New research has found that children born with a cleft lip are not likely to be genetically predisposed to do less well at school than their peers.

6 May 2020

Excess alcohol consumption can increase risk of stroke, peripheral artery disease

Excess alcohol consumption can increase risk of stroke, peripheral artery disease

Higher alcohol consumption was shown to be associated with an increased risk of having a stroke or developing peripheral artery disease, according to new research published today in Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, an American Heart Association journal.

5 May 2020

Tracking Salmonella Poisoning

Tracking Salmonella Poisoning

Professor Ruiting Lan speaks to AZoLifeSciences about his research into tracking salmonella poisoning and outbreaks.

From The University of New South Wales (UNSW) 28 Apr 2020

Brain insulin sensitivity associated with body weight and fat distribution

Brain insulin sensitivity associated with body weight and fat distribution

Just where fat is deposited in the body and to what degree a person may benefit from a lifestyle intervention depends, among other things, on how sensitive the brain is to insulin.

27 Apr 2020

Study offers insight into exchange of drug resistance genes among bacteria

Study offers insight into exchange of drug resistance genes among bacteria

Researchers have been able to identify and track the exchange of genes among bacteria that allow them to become resistant to drugs, according to a new study published today in eLife.

15 Apr 2020

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