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Eating yogurt without more does not produce lasting changes in the mix of bacteria in the GI tract
Posted on 13 Feb 2012 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Prior posts have noted the impact of GI bacteria on human health, from their potential to prevent a variety of diseases to perhaps being the cause of other afflictions. In what has been referred to as an elegant study, researchers undertook human and... Read More

DNA Predicts Only a Few Disorders
Posted on 13 May 2012 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Prior posts have noted that gene functioning can be modified by a number of processes, such as methylation. Recently animal tests have found that some of these modifications are passed on to off-spring even though no change is made to the gene itself... Read More

Unexpectedly, Prions Can Move Between Species and Target Organs Other Than the Brain
Posted on 28 May 2012 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

A recent post noted that viruses from bush meat can jump from one species to the next, and that as such bush meat poses a major health threat. The mobility of prions has also been underestimated. (For a general description of prions, see Prion .) Researchers... Read More

Unexpectedly, Prions Can Move Between Species and Target Organs Other Than the Brain
Posted on 28 May 2012 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

A recent post noted that viruses from bush meat can jump from one species to the next, and that as such bush meat poses a major health threat. The mobility of prions has also been underestimated. (For a general description of prions, see Prion .) Researchers... Read More

DNA Predicts Only a Few Disorders
Posted on 13 May 2012 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Prior posts have noted that gene functioning can be modified by a number of processes, such as methylation. Recently animal tests have found that some of these modifications are passed on to off-spring even though no change is made to the gene itself... Read More

East Asia-Pacific Children Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change Impacts
Posted on 16 Nov 2011 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

The UNICEF report, Children's Vulnerabilities of Climate Change and Disaster Impacts in East Asia and the Pacific , supported by Reed Elsevier, highlights that children are likely to be among those most affected by climate change. Millions of... Read More

Eating yogurt without more does not produce lasting changes in the mix of bacteria in the GI tract
Posted on 13 Feb 2012 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Prior posts have noted the impact of GI bacteria on human health, from their potential to prevent a variety of diseases to perhaps being the cause of other afflictions. In what has been referred to as an elegant study, researchers undertook human and... Read More