Daily Archives: August 15, 2014

Immune System, IL-6 , Mental Illness, Coronary Heart Disease and Diabetes

Posted on August 15, 2014 by researchinitiative

Mind and body: Scientists identify immune system link to mental illness http://www.cam.ac.uk Children with high everyday levels of a protein released into the blood in response to infection are at greater risk of developing depression and psychosis in adulthood, according … Continue reading →

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Children’s Health Influenced Before Conception

Posted on August 15, 2014 by researchinitiative

Message to parents: babies don’t “start from scratch” http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news72402.htm   There’s now overwhelming evidence that a child’s future health is influenced by more than just their parents’ genetic material, and that children born of unhealthy parents will already be pre-programmed … Continue reading →

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Early Antibiotic Exposures, Critical Windows and Lifelong Effect

Posted on August 15, 2014 by researchinitiative

Early Antibiotic Exposure Leads to Lifelong Metabolic Disturbances in Mice http://www.med.nyu.edu/ New study suggests bacteria help program metabolic development A new study published today in Cell suggests that antibiotic exposure during a critical window of early development disrupts the bacterial … Continue reading →

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