Hacker News with Generative AI: Human Health

Gut microbiota functions:metabolism of nutrients and other food components(2017) (nlm.nih.gov)
The diverse microbial community that inhabits the human gut has an extensive metabolic repertoire that is distinct from, but complements the activity of mammalian enzymes in the liver and gut mucosa and includes functions essential for host digestion.

Microbiology, Human Health, Nutrition, Metabolism

6 points by BiraIgnacio 9 days ago | 1 comments

Accumulation of Microplastics in Human Brain Tissue Rising Rapidly: Study (ecowatch.com)
In a new study, health sciences researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) have found microplastics in human brain tissue in concentrations much higher than in other organs.

Environmental Science, Human Health, Pollution, Microplastics, Research

8 points by mikhael 16 days ago | 0 comments

Human brain samples contain an entire spoon's worth of nanoplastics, study says (cnn.com)

Nanoplastics, Science, Health, Environment, Human Health

24 points by lucaslazarus 18 days ago | 14 comments

Microplastics found in multiple human organ tissues correlated with lesions (phys.org)
Research led by Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University in China has performed a metadata investigation into the presence of microplastics in humans. They report a concerning relationship between micro and nanoplastic (MNP) concentrations in damaged tissues and links with multiple health conditions.

Microplastics, Human Health, Science, Environment, Research

51 points by mikhael 53 days ago | 15 comments

Fish have a brain microbiome – could humans have one too? (quantamagazine.org)
The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy, microbial brains is fueling the still controversial possibility that we might have them as well.

Microbiology, Neuroscience, Vertebrates, Human Health

334 points by rbanffy 82 days ago | 130 comments

Space may be worse for humans than thought (economist.com)
Space is not a very hospitable place.

Space Exploration, Science, Human Health

9 points by bookofjoe 112 days ago | 2 comments

'Vegetarian' salmon might lead the way to better health for humans and fish (phys.org)
Salmon are natural carnivores. In the wild, they eat insects, insect larvae, small herring, crustaceans, and animal plankton. However, in farming, salmon are also fed seafood-based feed, making production dependent on resource-intensive fishmeal and fish oil.

Sustainable Food, Aquaculture, Animal Welfare, Human Health, Nutrition

8 points by PaulHoule 119 days ago | 0 comments

Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Decedent Human Brains (nlm.nih.gov)

Microplastics, Pollution, Human Health, Science

131 points by apsec112 184 days ago | 153 comments

PFAS can be absorbed through human skin (theconversation.com)

PFAS, Human Health, Science, Environmental Health

6 points by meristohm 208 days ago | 1 comments

Five people infected as bird flu appears to go from cows to chickens to humans (arstechnica.com)

Bird Flu, Health, Disease, Animal Health, Human Health

48 points by speckx 220 days ago | 30 comments

PFAS Toxicity and Human Health Review: Current State of Knowledge (2021) (wiley.com)