This meta analysis looked at 14 papers out of 572 publications for analysis. They looked at characteristics of patients including ” age, gender, body mass index, severe comorbidities, respiratory support and the critical illness related mortality in COVID.” They found all the characteristics are associated with COVID-19 except for gender.
TL;DR Obese people have a higher risk of death with COVID-19
Link to the article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302353/ MicroRNA can have suppressive effects on certain biochemical pathways involved in cancer specifically osteosarcoma in regards to this paper. Using bioinformatics techniques, they were able to hone into specific miRNA that can suppress osteosarcoma. TL;DR Increases in certain molecular mechanisms can help suppress bone cancer (osteosarcoma)
Conserved γδ T cell selection by BTNL proteins limits progression of human inflammatory bowel disease In our bodies, we have special immune cells called γδ T cells that protect our tissues. Scientists have discovered that these cells are influenced by certain molecules called BTNL. They found that when a particular subset of these cells, known…
Paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5959807 This was a 2018 review of the literature out there for intermittent fasting. They reviewed clinical trials and performed a literature search looking for anything related to intermittent fasting starting from 1970 to 2018. Similar to the paper previously summarized the previous day, they concluded a variety of benefits for intermittent fasting. These…
Article In a mouse model, this study demonstrated that receptor positive breast cancer are affected by a fasting diet. This is effected by decreasing certain hormones (insulin, leptin, etc.). They found combined with a specific treatment (oestrogen therapy) a fasting like diet further decreased these hormones that are negatively associated in these cancers. TL;DR A…
Neutralization, effector function and immune imprinting of Omicron variants Recent variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, such as BQ.1.1 and XBB.1.5, have developed specific mutations in their spike proteins, which affect how the virus interacts with human cells and the effectiveness of vaccines and treatments. This study found that these variants bind more tightly to human…
Link to the article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31791430/ The UK study looked at 96 visually impaired people above the age of 50 (control was 50 people who could see) and had them recall their diet for 3 days. The visually impaired reported eating less nutritious foods and overall lower calories. TL;DR People with visual impairment tend to be undernourished
