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Gut bacteria and longevity
Scientists recently looked at the microbiomes of Japanese and Sardinian centenarians and found they had a greater diversity of bacteria and viruses. The study included 195 centenarians, 133 elderly and 61 adolescents. Of the 4,422 viruses discovered, 1,746 were newly discovered.
People with focal epilepsy often have seizures while driving before being diagnosed
Before being diagnosed with focal epilepsy, 5% of patients had a seizure while driving. Focal epilepsy accounts for half of all epilepsy diagnoses. It affects half the brain. “There are approximately 126,180 driving-age people diagnosed with epilepsy in the country each year,” study author Jacob Perinen, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Colorado at Aurora and a member of the American Academy of Neurology, said in the article. . In the United States alone, many people can experience a prediagnostic seizure while driving each year, which can result in nearly 4,000 motor vehicle crashes and more than 2,200 hospitalizations. ”
chemical shortage
More than 90% of US cancer centers report shortages of chemotherapy drugs, particularly cisplatin and carboplatin. In response, the Food and Drug Administration announced a partnership with Chinese company Qilu Pharmaceutical to increase supplies. The Canadian company Apotex also plans to market the drug.
