Article Roundup

 Tooth count may predict survival after pancreatic cancer surgery

Pancreatic cancer patients with at least 21 natural teeth survived nearly two years longer after surgery than those with fewer teeth in a study of 339 people. Researchers suspect tooth loss may reflect decades of inflammation, frailty, nutrition, and other factors tied to the body’s overall resilience.

No    It's chronic infection.

Porphyromonas gingivalis‑derived lipopolysaccharide inhibits brown adipocyte differentiation 

This is the reason we do not exhibit fevers and are always cold.

Immune cells flood into the aging brain

COVID-19 awakens dormant viruses — and one is linked to long COVID

The bacteria that make cheese taste so good may also benefit your gut

Yay!

Your gut microbiome may be more contagious than scientists thought

Caffeine may flip an ancient cellular switch linked to slower aging
Caffeine may help cells age more slowly by switching on a powerful energy and stress-response system.

Herpes rewires energy metabolism in human neurons, imaging study reveals

Trauma-induced changes in the brain differ significantly between males and females

More Irony

 FDA Announces Ongoing Recall of Hand Soap in 15 States Due to Potential “Bacterial Contamination”

The GOP is Killing Us For Money

Angry Male Vet is a good man.

Everywhere. Always.

World’s oldest evidence of habitual drug use found in 25,000-year-old teeth in Indonesia

Ice age hunter-gatherers on an Indonesian island regularly sucked betel nuts to ease tooth pain, according to a new study. 

This is Insane

Clorox Recalls Pine-Sol and Clorox  Cleaners Due to Risk of Exposure to Bacteria

Clorox Recalls 6.3 Million Bottles of Mistolin and Lestoil Cleaners Over Bacteria Risk to Vulnerable Users

Big red flag

This is a symptom of bacteremia:

One more time

 GOP Senator, 73, Shows Worrying Health Condition She Covered Up

Essential Tremor is a problem.  4 men in my family have/had it.  Trust me, it gets worse.  If you get old enough it morphs into Parkinsons.  

She's getting much worse.

New Song of the Day

 The Brain Song – “Weird Al” Yankovic

But of course

Natalie is an Emercency Medical Technician in Ivanka drag.  The perfect babysitter.  I'm beginning to wonder if Melania hired her...

Oh Shit!  Literally.   I just realized he's a noncompliant celiac.   That explains the diapers.

For Hayden and Lindsay and moms everywhere

Post-Partum Depression/Psychosis is probably caused by persistent bacteremia in the birth canal.  

Pregnancy increases periodontal disease

Childbirth causes all kinds of tissue trauma.

Childbirth trauma is common and increases risk for postpartum depression

Antidepressants promote the spread of antibiotic resistance 

Correlation Games

Old Song of the Day

Jolene

Keeping up with the Saudis

He made a driveway and a helipad out of marble.

Enjoy your corn flakes, boomers.

(I accidently typed "drivelway", then fixed it.  Drivelway is better.)

Speechless

Mitch McConnell Health Crisis: Disturbing Video Shows Senator 'Frozen' Before His June Hospitalisation

Look at all the people who just don't care.

Infectious Obsession

She's a cancer survivor.  Her immune system is compromised.

He's been breathing on her for over a year.  (oops, four years)

Not to mention all the other germs close contact involves.

Anorexic mania is a common early symptom.

He thinks it's his charisma.   It's his miasma.

It's all so absurd.

Interesting Antivax Hypothesis

The Truth About Barron that Donald Trump Refuses to Admit

Bob Cesca on the Stephanie Miller Show

Cowards with Power

 ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

It's all about the deniability.

Sorry about your penises.

Interesting

This is after he won his own golf tournament.  Whatever drug that they are giving him has induced some intense sun sensitivity.   This is not a known side effect of GLP1 drugs.   It is a documented side effect of cancer chemotherapy.

Total Zombie

Apparently  Mitch McConnell went home from the hospital.  

He looks completely paralyzed.  

Edit:   Apparently they were showing old clips on TV.  Nobody has seen him at all.   Nonetheless, I am positive he is incapable of walking or speech.   The two primary traits of being human...

See the Vortex

Perez Hilton had a "naked with a knife" breakdown live on TikTok yesterday.  His viewers called the police and he is in the hospital.

I'm guessing they are giving him drugs and aren't calling in his dentist.

He had periodontal surgery a year ago.

Apparently that didn't solve the problem.  His head is septic.

Extremism is the product of the pathology

Donald Trump is fighting with Michael Moore again.

It's a mirror tunnel of drama queens.

Put those two in the octogon please.

Article Roundup

Can fasting fight gum disease? Scientists find surprising link
Cutting calories for just a few days at a time may help quiet gum disease inflammation and boost oral health.

This common amino acid helped mice survive deadly inflammation.

AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine passes first human trial

Cancer-fighting chewing gum cuts HPV levels by up to 93%

This made me look for curcumin chewing gum-  it seems like a good idea...I didn't find any.   

Potential effects of curcumin in the treatment of COVID‐19 infection

Curcumin spray shows promise in fighting SARS-CoV-2 and flu viruses

Evaluation of the effect of curcumin on pneumonia: A systematic review of preclinical studies

A good PubMed search on Curcumin and neurodegeneration

ooh, here's a new one...

Scientists discover the brain cells that keep you motivated

A group of brain cells called orexin neurons appears to help us keep working when reaching a reward becomes increasingly difficult. Blocking their activity weakened motivation in rats, pointing to a possible new target for understanding why people sometimes struggle to sustain goal-directed behavior.

Big thanks to Nagoya University!

An itch in the Matrix

There's something here.  I don't have the time to follow this thread right now, though.

Have at it, nerds...

Increased iron level in motor cortex of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: an in vivo MR study

Abnormal Serum Iron-Status Indicator Changes in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patients: A Meta-Analysis

Oral Health in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Feasibility of Oral Screening and Determinants of Poor Outcomes 

Metal uptake in host-pathogen interactions: Role of iron in Porphyromonas gingivalis interactions with host organisms

Exploring heme and iron acquisition strategies of Porphyromonas gingivalis—current facts and hypotheses

ALS is about 1 and a half times more common in men than it is in women.   Men get the disease earlier in life (average age of onset in men is about 60 and in women is about 68). 

 Men's Dementia Risk May be Doubled by Common Gene Variant
This gene encodes for a protein that helps control the levels of iron in the body.

A photographic evaluation of the long-term impact of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on the orofacial sphere, using the example of Stephen Hawking: A historical case report     See the vortex.

Just sayin'

Hope You Like Raccoon Penis, Because RFK Jr. Has a New Cooking Show

Another "Food Pyramid" Scheme...

Blaming the patients.

Same as it ever was.

Zombie Nutritionist Recommends All-Brain Diet   a classic

The Goddess Nemesis says Hello

Missed votes pile up as Rep. Neal Dunn is absent from Congress

A doctor with chronic coronary disease....go figure.

The World’s Most Famous Longevity Influencer May Be Regretting It

Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool