“A new study has investigated the anti-obesity effects of a specific strain of gut bacteria. From preclinical animal studies to a placebo-controlled human trial, the research suggests a novel bacterial strain may confer several metabolic benefits.” | learn more
If you had forced me to guess before reading, I would have certainly been wrong. Maybe you’re in the same boat? | learn more
This isn’t about step counting and heart rate monitoring – it’s much more. I want to use the word incredible to describe these breakthroughs, but they are in fact quite credible. That’s what makes this so awesome! | learn more
“He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.” – Joseph Heller, Catch 22 What if we treated aging as a disease? Already you can imagine the controversy. It would feel wrong to call granny sick just because […]
Tom Tunguz analyzed the venture market to understand where in the cycle we are. “We are 12 years into the longest bull market in US history and this bullishness has powered the venture market. Investors deployed $117 billion in 2019 […]
If I say “think of your body,” what do you picture? Your eyes? Your heart? Your toes? Do you think about your bacteria? Perhaps you should; current science suggests our microbes are as much “us” as our brain or fingertips. […]
“Some patient advocates say your doctor’s notes offer insights you might never hear from your physician, putting patient and provider on the same page.” | learn more
“Ordering more tests or treatments is not always best for patients’ health or wallet. A group of medical educators is trying to address the problem where they think it starts: medical training.” | learn more
This is a long read. It helped me understand the ‘how we got here’ story behind todays’ EHR challenges. And it was a helpful reminder of what can happen (both good and bad) when the government leans to an industry. […]
This is an early and non-controlled, but quite exciting, study from Arizona State University that points to the relationship between health and gut microbiome. FMT stands for Fecal Matter Transplant. “Prior to the study, 83 percent of participants had ‘severe’ […]