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Dietary fish intake increased the concentration of soluble ACE2 in rats. Can fish consumption reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection through interception of SARS-CoV-2 by soluble ACE2?
Br J Nutr. 2023 Mar 22:1-20. doi: 10.1017/S0007114523000776. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) enters the cells after binding to the membrane-bound receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), but this may be prevented through interception by soluble ACE2 (sACE2) or by inhibition of the ACE2 receptor, thus obstructing cell entry and replication. The main objective of this study was to investigate if fish intake affected the concentration of sACE2 in rats. The secondary aim was to evaluate the in vitro ACE2 inhibiting activity of fish proteins. Rats were fed c...
Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - March 22, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Maria O'Keeffe Åge Oterhals Linn Anja Vik øren Aslaug Drotningsvik Gunnar Mellgren Alfred Halstensen Oddrun Anita Gudbrandsen Source Type: research

News at a glance: Omicron vaccine, colonial-era exploitation, and mapping health equity
IN FOCUS Scientists rallied outside Canada’s Parliament on 11 August, carrying a 70-meter-long letter with more than 7000 signatures. The letter to lawmakers calls for increases in the stipends paid by graduate student scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. “We can’t do science if we can’t pay rent,” one rallygoer’s sign read. COVID-19 U.K. OKs anti-Omicron vaccine The United Kingdom this week became the first country to approve an updated COVID-19 booster directed at two different strains of the coronavi...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 18, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news

News at a glance: Webb telescope dinged, U.S.-Russia research paused, and NASA ’s UFO study
Table of contents A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 376, Issue 6599. Download PDF ASTRONOMY Star mapper provides Milky Way portrait he European Space Agency’s Gaia satellite has now mapped almost 2 billion of the Milky Way’s stars, logging their positions, speeds, temperatures, and other parameters—and allowing astronomers to chart the Galaxy’s structure and evolution. Last week, operators released the third major trove of data, including lists of 800,000 binary stars, 10 million variable stars, and, within the Solar System, 156,000...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - June 16, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Antimicrobial Resistance Calls for Brainpower of a Space Agency and Campaigning Zeal of an NGO
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 17, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Global Headlines Health Source Type: news

USFWS Recommends Suspending Bat Research
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued an advisory to bat researchers, recommending that scientists suspend some fieldwork involving capturing or handling bats in North America as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the Washington Post. The advisory was a result of concerns that researchers could transfer the novel coronavirus to bat populations in North America, thus creating a new reservoir for the disease. The COVID-19 causing virus, SARS-CoV-2, is thought to have originated in horseshoe bats in China. It may have then been passed to humans through an intermediate species. There h...
Source: Public Policy Reports - April 14, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news

COVID: Supplements, the Immune System, and Preventative Care
In the midst of a viral pandemic, with orders to “shelter at home” in effect, parents may be wondering what else can be done to protect the health of their families. Unprecedented circumstances often lead to feelings of a loss of control, which can sometimes generate a sense of fear, and even sadness. Minimizing unnecessary travel and condensing trips to the grocery store or pharmacy is a vital part of slowing the spread of illness, however, there are also ways to take care of yourself and your children that can improve the function of the innate immune system, lessen stress, and increase the chances of staying safe an...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - April 13, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Air Quality COVID COVID-19 Immunity Vitamins & Supplements Zinc Source Type: blogs

Eating during COVID-19: Improve your mood and lower stress
My patients these days are expressing more angst and fear, and looking to find ways to cope with the pandemic and the “new normal.” With children and entire families home together all day, and work and school schedules disrupted, loss of a daily routine can increase anxiety and disrupt healthy eating. One of the drivers for this increase in anxiety seems to be uncertainty, which can throw plans for healthy eating out the window. Meal planning for a family, a challenge on its own, can be more so now with seclusion at home, more people to feed with different tastes, and more food stores with limited groceries and shoppin...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Uma Naidoo, MD Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Food as medicine Healthy Eating Prevention Probiotics Source Type: blogs