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How to rejuvenate ageing immune cells

By Guest PostSeptember 22, 2014Healthautophagy, bbsrc, cancer, fleischfressende wasserschlaeuchen, immunity, infections, lung cancer patients, metabolism, microfluidic chips, molecule, nutrition, recycling, rhonda jack, rishindra reddy, t cells, t lymphocytes, tumor removal surgery, vasudha murlidhar

Researchers from UCL have demonstrated how an interplay between nutrition, metabolism and immunity is involved in the process of ageing.

The two new studies, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), could help to enhance our immunity to disease through dietary intervention and help make existing immune system therapies more effective. As we age our immune systems decline. Older people suffer from increased incidence and severity of both infections and cancer. In addition, vaccination becomes less efficient with age. (more…)

Kofi Annan to students: ‘It’s your world now’

By Guest PostFebruary 13, 2013General, Politicsabsolutely essential, afghanistan, africa, arab league, city college, civil war, cuny, east timor, economic prospects, egypt, geneva, global food security, India, international monetary fund, jackson institute, Japan, jean krasno, john negroponte, kofi annan, kosovo, latin america, macalestar college, minnesota, native ghana, new york, nigeria, nutrition, Pakistan, political, radical change, russia, security council, sub-saharan africa, switzerland, syria, town hall meeting, un secretary general, united states, violent world conflicts, world economy

Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan predicted during a campus visit that the civil war in Syria will become even more tragic before the international community takes action to help resolve the conflict, but said he is optimistic about the political and economic prospects for Africa in the years ahead. (more…)

Biosensor Illuminates Compounds to Aid Fight Against TB

By Guest PostMay 16, 2012Scienceagbioresearc, antibiotics, biosensor, chris wilson, chronic infection, chronic tb, drug resistant, drug therapy, environmental oxygen, global health, glows green, grand challenges explorations, immunization, infection, nutrition, oxygen sensing system, robert abramovitch, synthetic biosensor, tb, tb bacterium, treatment, tuberculosis, tuberculosis epidemic

EAST LANSING, Mich. — For his work on developing new treatments for tuberculosis, a Michigan State University researcher has been named a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Robert Abramovitch of MSU’s Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is using a synthetic biosensor that glows green in response to conditions that mimic human tuberculosis infection. He will screen for compounds that target chronic TB infection and may help shorten therapy or treat multidrug-resistant TB, which does not respond well to existing antibiotics. (more…)

Insulin, Nutrition Prevent Blood Stem Cell Differentiation in The Fruit Fly

By Guest PostMarch 14, 2012Scienceamino acids, blood stem cells, brain, chemical markers, chronic inflammation, confocal microscope, diabetes, drosophila, fruit fly, human pancreas, insulin, ji won shim, mammalian blood, metabolic dysfunction, metabolic stresses, myeloid cell accumulation, nutrition, stem cell, stemness, utpal banerjee

UCLA stem cell researchers have shown that insulin and nutrition prevent blood stem cells from differentiating into mature blood cells in Drosophila, the common fruit fly, a finding that has implications for studying inflammatory response and blood development in response to dietary changes in humans.

Keeping blood stem cells, or progenitor cells, from differentiating into blood cells is important as blood stem cells are needed to create the blood supply for the adult fruit fly. (more…)

Mapping Food Deserts

By Guest PostMarch 5, 2011Sciencecat scan, food environment, geographic information systems, geographical obstacles, geospatial inputs, gis, high resolution image, interactive maps, kirk goldsberry, maps, nutrition, phil howard, Technology, urban food deserts

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Maps are great for showing where things are. They’re also good for showing where things aren’t.

Two Michigan State University professors have developed interactive maps that offer a visual perspective of urban food deserts. By using GIS (geographic information systems) technology, they are showing, rather than simply telling, how urban residents are losing access to fresh produce and balanced nutrition. (more…)

One in Four Missouri Families Worries about Food for their Children

By Guest PostAugust 18, 2010Economycenter for food security, colleen heflin, food insecure, food insecurity, foreclose, home loans, matt foulkes, missouri families, missouri hunger atlas, missouri population, missourians, nikki raedeke, nutrition, recession, sandy rikoon, sociology, university of missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. — As the recession continues, economic casualties continue to mount. Daily, the media report that banks continue to foreclose on home loans and people are still losing their jobs.

Missing from the headlines, however, is the growing number of people that are having more difficulty feeding themselves and their children. According to the 2010 Missouri Hunger Atlas, which was released by a University of Missouri research team, one in four Missouri families with children living at home worries about putting enough food on the table.

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