Health

Environmental contaminants alter gut microbiome, health

The microbes that inhabit our bodies are influenced by what we eat, drink, breathe and absorb through our skin, and most of us are chronically exposed to natural and human-made environmental contaminants. In a new paper, ...

Health

Essential components of dietary restriction revealed

Studies by Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI), have provided a new understanding into the roles two essential amino acids play in metabolic health, which may help scientists in the fight against obesity.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Long flu' has emerged as a consequence similar to long COVID

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, extensive research has emerged detailing the virus's ability to attack multiple organ systems, potentially resulting in a set of enduring and often disabling health problems known as long ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Metformin used during pregnancy may lead to obesity in children

Metformin,a common drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, is often used during pregnancy where the mother suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). A new study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) ...

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