Friday, November 18, 2016

A Few for You

My sleep schedule is all messed up.   I crash for a few hours, get up to pee, and then remember the world has gone batshit insane...
I'm trying to do research, but it's almost all about insanity and doesn't seem to be calming me.
Here's some new articles.

Last-line antibiotics are failing
On the occasion of the 9th European Antibiotic Awareness Day, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is releasing its latest EU-wide data on antibiotic resistance and antibiotic consumption. In 2015, antibiotic resistance continued to increase for most bacteria and antibiotics under surveillance

Fish oil supplements may improve muscle function in older women

High-fiber diet keeps gut microbes from eating colon's lining, protects against infection

Pessimism associated with risk of death from coronary heart disease
Crankiness is a symptom of systemic infection.  Sheesh.

Sleep apnea may make lung cancer more deadly
This is interesting data, but I believe that low level infections in hypoxic conditions is actually what
triggers tumor growth in the first place.

Sleep apnea immediately compromises blood pressure 

High blood pressure affects 1.13 billion people around the world

Congenital virus in children with cerebral palsy more common than thought
That makes sense.

Early evidence of dairying discovered
The study uncovered evidence that humans have been utilizing milk and dairy products across the northern Mediterranean region from the onset of agriculture - some 9,000 years ago.
Autism and human evolutionary success
Very interesting hypothesis about the benefit of extraordinary memory abilities.