Lou Gehrig’s disease: Mercury in fish, seafood could be risk factor

The risk factors for Lou Gehrig’s disease are poorly understood. Breaking research shows that mercury consumed through seafood and fish might play a part.

How Dietary Fat Regulates Cholesterol Absorption

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Overall Health Affected By Viruses In The Human Gut And Their Dynamic Response To Diet

The digestive system is home to a myriad of viruses, but how they are involved in health and disease is poorly understood. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers have investigated the dynamics of virus populations in the human gut, shedding new light on the gut “virome” and how it differs between people and responds to changes in diet…

Link Found Between Environment And Genetics In Triggering MS: Discovery Points To New, Personalized Treatments

Environmental and inherited risk factors associated with multiple sclerosis – previously poorly understood and not known to be connected – converge to alter a critical cellular function linked to the chronic neurologic disease, researchers with the UC Irvine Multiple Sclerosis Research Center have discovered…