Advanced Practice Midwife in Machias, ME Accepting Medicare

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Bjarni L Thomas, CNM, MS Advanced Practice Midwife Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 89 Main St Ste B, Machias, ME 04654 Phone: 207-255-0014    Fax: 207-255-0015

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New understanding of how cells defend themselves

Biologists at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) have unveiled a new twist in a metabolic pathway that cells use to defend themselves against toxins made by disease-causing bacteria.

Study sheds light on why some people hear 'hear' silent flashes or movement

A synaesthesia-like effect in which people 'hear' silent flashes or movement, such as in popular 'noisy GIFs' and memes, could be due to a reduction of inhibition of signals that travel between visual and auditory areas of the brain, according to a new study led by researchers at City, University of London.

Doctors prescribe antibiotics for sore throats and acute bronchitis, say researchers

A vast majority of people who see their doctors for sore throats or acute bronchitis receive antibiotics, yet only a small percentage should, according to analyses of two major national surveys being presented at IDWeek 2013-. Those illnesses usually are caused by viruses, and antibiotics - which only treat bacterial infections - do not help.

Obese type 2 diabetics carry mitochondrial proteins that reduce response to physical exercise

Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young. A study at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine and Trinity College in Dublin demonstrates that obese subjects between 18 and 25 years of age carry mitochondrial proteins and genes that work abnormally and that these anomalies contribute to generating insulin resistance and a reduced response to physical exercise.

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