Alcohol shows up in the breath because it gets absorbed from the mouth, throat, stomach and intestines into the bloodstream. Alcohol is not digested upon absorption, nor chemically changed in…
The country with the most vegetarians per capita is India, with 39% of the country identifying as vegetarian and/or vegan, a value which equates to 276,000,000 (276 million) people. This…
In radiology and the clinical setting, the Modified Barium Swallow Exam (MBSE) is commonly used to help diagnose aspiration in patients when food or liquid enter into the lungs and…
Alzheimer’s Disease – A New Hypothesis Alzheimer’s disease is primarily an affliction of the elderly. Its incidence doubles for every half decade after age 65. Beginning with mild cognitive impairment,…
Epigenetics and Aging New acquaintances would often ask what I did for a living before I retired. I would have to confess that in my former life I was a…
The subject of my last posting was the epigenetic clock. This one is about another biological mechanism for keeping time.Way back in November 2018, I posted a short note (#43)…
Coronaviruses In light of the current outbreak, I thought that I would share some of what I’ve learned about the molecular biology of the coronarviruses in general and the Covid-19 virus…
It’s instructive to see how countries around the globe are handling the current pandemic – and to compare how we’re doing in the United States to how other nations are…
It’s been two months since my last confession — posting. Since that time the number of deaths in the United States from the virus has risen from about 18,000 to…
I’m afraid. Not about the present political situation (although that’s pretty scary too). I’m frightened because of a graph that is updated daily on this site from the Covid Tracking…