Better Treatment for Listeria?

Researchers have discovered that the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes grows on refrigerated smoked salmon via a different pathway than had been known to do in the laboratory. The research could lead to reduced incidences of food-borne illness and death, said principal investigator Teresa Bergholz, PhD., of  North Dakota State University, Fargo. The study appears July 24… Continue reading Better Treatment for Listeria?

Battling “Chemo Brain”

Scientists have identified a culprit in the condition known as “chemo brain,” a decrease in mental sharpness attributed to chemotherapy. The researchers, from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, made the discovery in a study of an animal memory model. It has been estimated that up to half of patients taking cancer… Continue reading Battling “Chemo Brain”