University of Minnesota researchers discover Mediterranean diet ingredient may extend life

MINNEAPOLIS, MN- February 21, 2020 – Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School discover a potential new way in which diet influences aging-related diseases. Doug Mashek, PhD, a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, leads a team of researchers who discovered that olive oil in the Mediterranean diet…

Coronavirus Live Updates: Clusters in Japan May Hint at How Virus Spreads

Here’s what you need to know: ImageA bus carrying passengers  from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama on Thursday.Credit…Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images ‘Clusters’ in Japan may offer clues on the how coronavirus spreads. Public health officials are studying clusters of coronavirus cases that have emerged in Japan, searching for clues about how far the epidemic…

Whisky Knows Her Toys

There’s something about a really smart dog that makes it seem as if there might be hope for the world. China is in the midst of a frightening disease outbreak and nobody knows how far it will spread. The warming of the planet shows no signs of stopping; it reached a record 70 degrees in…