Spoiler: surgical infections mostly come from patients' own microbiomes (and article is not about covid).

This makes me wonder about people with eczema, which is related to higher-than-usual staph bacteria levels on the skin. Do eczema patients have commensurately higher rates of surgical infections?

I'm curious if any medical or science people here have insight on that.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-where-most-hospital-infections-actually-come-from

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Scientists Reveal Where Most 'Hospital' Infections Actually Come From : ScienceAlert

Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in the hospital are caused by superbugs they're exposed to while they're in a medical facility.

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#Kortison dämpft das Immunsystem sehr effektiv – aber wie schafft es das?
Ein Team der #CharitéBerlin & der @FAU zeigt jetzt @Nature, dass Kortison den Stoffwechsel von Immunzellen umprogrammiert und so eine körpereigene Entzündungsbremse betätigt. Auf Basis der Erkenntnisse wollen die Forschenden nun nebenwirkungsärmere Entzündungshemmer entwickeln.

👉 https://www.charite.de/service/pressemitteilung/artikel/detail/wie_der_kampfmodus_im_koerper_beendet_wird/

#CharitéPaper #CharitéImmunologie #Forschung #MedMastodon #ScienceMastodon #Medizin #Rheuma #Itaconat

Glycerol, a key component of fat, doesn’t get as much attention as fatty acids. But research is accumulating that glycerol plays a key role in disrupting the function of cells and organs and accelerates #aging. So, could reducing glycerol levels slow down the signs of aging?

A research team has found some very promising findings about ADH-1, an enzyme that breaks down glycerol.

https://theconversation.com/breaking-down-fat-byproducts-could-lead-to-healthier-aging-researchers-identify-a-key-enzyme-that-does-just-that-201927 #Health #MedMastodon

Breaking down fat byproducts could lead to healthier aging − researchers identify a key enzyme that does just that

Although you get your fatty acid levels routinely checked at the doctor’s, rarely do clinicians and researchers consider the effects of their potentially harmful byproducts.

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