Thursday, May 02, 2024
Thursday, May 02, 2024

At an auction in England in 2011, one of John Lennon’s teeth sold for just over US$31,000[1].

How much are your teeth worth?

Teeth are amazing little miracles. They light up our smiles[2], we use them to speak[3] and we chew with them more than 600 times at every meal[4].

Yet, in a society where 1 out of 5 Americans ages 75 and up live without their teeth[5], many people may not realize that teeth are designed to...

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A study has identified a therapy that can penetrate the slime that such infections use to protect themselves from antibiotics. Scientists showed that an antimicrobial peptide from cows has potential for treating incurable infections from the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae. The bacteria, commonly found in the intestines, is usually harmless. It becomes a health hazard when it enters other parts of the body and can cause pneumonia, urinary tract and wound infections. Those at highest risk include seniors and patients with other health problems such as diabetes, cancer, kidney failure and liver disease.
Read more …Therapy to kill hypervirulent bacteria developed

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  2. Scientists identify new brain circuit in mice that controls body's inflammatory reactions
  3. Social-media break has huge impact on young women's body image, study finds
  4. Understanding youth nicotine use to prevent initiation and escalation
  5. Losing keys and everyday items 'not always sign of poor memory'
  6. Brain cancer in children is notoriously hard to treat – a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within
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