under the microscope

Hookworms successfully prevent type 2 diabetes in human trial.

In another, more recent, experiment with human hookworm species Necator americanus, researchers found that “lowered HOMA-IR values indicated that people were experiencing considerable improvements in insulin sensitivity – results that were both clinically and statistically significant.” ~ learn more

to your health

How to die young at a very old age.

This is a 2014 TEDx talk by aging researcher Nir Barzilai. Almost a decade later, I think the fight against aging is still not generally well-understood and accepted. “Aging is a common risk factor for many diseases, including cancer, diabetes, […]