Glutamine could help people with obesity reduce fat mass and inflammation Glutamine could help people with obesity reduce fat mass and inflammation Lower glutamine-levels were also associated with larger fat cell size and higher body fat percentage independently of body-mass… Read More ›
Macrophage
From friend to foe: How benign bacteria evolve to virulent pathogens
Contact: Isabel Gordo igordo@igc.gulbenkian.pt 351-214-407-915 Public Library of Science Bacteria can evolve rapidly to adapt to environmental change. When the “environment” is the immune response of an infected host, this evolution can turn harmless bacteria into life-threatening pathogens. A study… Read More ›
Chlamydia pneumoniae Responsible for Atherosclerosis
Rogue bacteria involved in both heart disease and infertility Researcher uncovers how chlamydia sabotages human immunity Chlamydia pneumoniae is a microbe that normally causes pneumonia and bronchitis, but it has long been associated with atherosclerosis, a cardiovascular disease also called… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 