Research Roundup: Glutathione; Climate Change; Fecal Transplant
Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.
ScienceDaily:
How The Antioxidant Glutathione Keeps Mitochondria Healthy
Scientists have discovered how mitochondria sense and control their glutathione levels, an antioxidant produced throughout the body. The first nutrient-sensing mechanism identified for an organelle, the finding has great translational potential. (Rockefeller University, 11/8)
CIDRAP:
Study Shows Link Between Global Warming, Deaths From Respiratory Illness
A mathematical modeling study today from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) suggests that the risk of hospital death from respiratory illness is higher in warmer, summer months, which may have implications for how hospitals will need to adjust to climate change. The study is published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe and is based on data on ambient temperature and in-hospital mortality from respiratory diseases in Madrid and Barcelona from 2006 through 2019. (Soucheray, 11/7)
CIDRAP:
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Promotes Reduction Of Resistant Bacteria, Trial Finds
Data from a small randomized clinical trial indicate that fecal microbiota transplantation can reduce multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) colonization in kidney transplant recipients, researchers reported this week in Science Translational Medicine. (Dall, 11/3)
