A recent study by the Translational Genomic Research Institute (TGen), published in the online journal mBio, reveals that a strain of MRSA, a bacterium which is untreatable by the use of antibiotics, is now not only found in livestock, but also in humans...
Fibrosis is a harmful build-up of excessive fibrous tissue that results in scarring, and ultimately, the loss of organ function. Although it can affect any tissue and organ system, it is most common in the heart, liver, lung, peritoneum, and kidney. The fibrotic scar tissue consists of extra-cellular matrix proteins, such as type I collagen, proteoglycans and fibronectin...
People who do not have celiac disease and believe they have "non-celiac gluten sensitivity" may be weaning themselves off gluten unnecessarily, researchers from the University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, reported in Annals of Internal Medicine...