New study found that people who lived to 100 tend to have lower (but not extremely lower) measurements of creatinine, glucose & uric acid.

The metabolic profiles of centenarians are already established decades before their 100th year.

The placenta does not develop properly in mice that lack the usual gut microbes. Placenta development needs the mother's microbiome

Calorie restriction in humans builds strong muscle & stimulates healthy aging genes.

Calorie restriction is known to delay progression of age-related diseases in animal models. A new study suggests the same biological mechanisms may apply to humans.

Le maté est riche en antioxydants, minéraux et vitamines.

Some people may experience "long colds," or long-term symptoms following common colds, flu, pneumonia or other respiratory illnesses, similar to the pattern seen in Long Covid, according to a new study

Sense of humor at the Radish Bar (Le Bar Radis), Grenoble, France

Pregnancy leads to permanent rewiring of neurons, according to new study in mice.

Parenting instincts were triggered by changes in the brain that occur in response to estrogen & progesterone late in pregnancy. Similar changes are likely to occur in human brains.

2nd malaria vaccine to win global approval is cheaper & easier to make. The vaccine, R21, has an efficacy of ~75%, similar to the 1st approved malaria vaccine, RTS,S. But R21 is easier to manufacture on a large scale & will cost less than 1/2 the price.

Scientists have long understood that organelles evolved to have certain shapes & sizes because their forms are closely related to how they function.

Now, researchers developed a bacteria-based tool to test whether form follows function.

Jorvik: a membrane-containing phage that will likely found a new family within Vinavirales. Study identifies a new type of membrane-containing bacteriophage, Jorvik, that infects the freshwater mixotrophic model bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus.

A new World Health Organization analysis suggests cholera is surging worldwide, with number of cases doubling from 2021 to 2022.

The largest outbreaks took place in Afghanistan, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia & Syria.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/09/30/cholera-cases-doubled-in-2022/

How your necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new life.

Studies show that not only do our microbes continue to live on after we die, they play a role in recycling our body so that new life can flourish.

Privés de leur nourriture habituelle en raison des inondations provoquées par la tempête Daniel en Grèce, les moutons sont allés se nourrir dans une serre de cannabis médical.

A trial of a preventive HIV vaccine candidate has begun enrollment in the US & South Africa.

The Phase 1 trial will evaluate the novel VIR-1388 vaccine for its safety & ability to induce an HIV-specific immune response in people.

Eating greater amounts of ultraprocessed food & drinks, especially if those items are artificially sweetened, may be linked to the development of depression, according to a new study.