Specific gut microbes found to prevent influenza by “digesting” flavonoids found in superfoods

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(Natural News) Scientists behind the latest nutritional review on gut microbiomes and flavonoids call their results “intriguing” after observing an unusual connection between the two. The description was made after observing that a specific gut microbe directly influenced how naturally-occurring compounds called flavonoids impacted our immune system. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine… … Read more

California groups sue the FDA for information on Nestle’s sweetheart water deals

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(Natural News) Two Californian nonprofits have filed an injunctive relief against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for failing to comply to their Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request regarding the actions of global food giant, Nestle. Story of Stuff Project and Courage Campaign Institute are suing the FDA for not properly managing the… … Read more

Breakthrough in invisibility technology: Scientists have created a material that allows light waves to pass straight through

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(Natural News) Scientists developed a new idea for invisibility technology that would allow light waves to pass straight through a special material without any obstruction, as reported by Science Daily. Researchers from University of Technology (TU Wien) in Vienna, together with colleagues from Greece and the United States, discovered a new idea for cloaking technology in which… … Read more

Your gut has a circadian rhythm: Researchers uncover new clues about body fat storage

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(Natural News) The unheard conversation between your gut microbiome and the environment directly translates to how you store fat, says a team of researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center. Their new research, novel in its exactness to determine the processes of gut bacteria, provides clues to how our body’s circadian clock and digestive microflora… … Read more

Study: Mice with Alzheimer's have their memories reawakened…with lasers

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(Natural News) Alzheimer’s disease has long been thought to completely erase an individual’s memories. The clumps of tau tangles and amyloid plaques that accumulate in the brain are believed to destroy the neurons associated with memory storage. That may no longer be the case, however, as demonstrated by a team of researchers from Columbia University…. … Read more

Bonfils locations in Colorado, Boulder sending blood to Las Vegas hospitals in wake of shooting – Boulder Daily Camera

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Bonfils locations in Colorado, Boulder sending blood to Las Vegas hospitals in wake of shootingBoulder Daily CameraUnited Blood Services phlebotomist Sha-Na Hill, left, takes blood from Richard Williams at a blood drive on Monday at a University Medical Center facility in Las Vegas to help victims of a mass shooting. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images). … Read more

FDA chief says agency will take action to lower drug prices – The Hill

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The Hill FDA chief says agency will take action to lower drug pricesThe HillThe Food and Drug Administration will take action to deal with the rising cost of prescription drugs, the agency’s head said on Monday. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said high drug prices are “a public health concern that FDA should address …Reducing the … Read more

Heart study finds another reason not to skip breakfast – CBS News

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CBS News Heart study finds another reason not to skip breakfastCBS NewsMiddle-aged adults who routinely skip breakfast are more likely to have clogged heart arteries than those who enjoy a big morning meal, a new study finds. The findings are the latest to link breakfast to better heart health. They suggest that people …Skipping breakfast … Read more