Detecting Brain Damage, Mercury Threats + Other Stories
Every week, we corral the best wellness stories from around the internet—just in time for your weekend bookmarking. This week: tackling obesity and metabolic disorders with probiotics, exploring the potential link between a high-fat diet and healthy aging, and new tests to detect brain injuries in athletes.
Women of Childbearing Age Around World Suffering Toxic Levels of Mercury
The Guardian
A new study highlights the scary truth about the advancing pollution threat–and who it’s affecting across the globe.
The Future of Detecting Brain Damage in Football
The Atlantic
How often do athletes suffer brain injuries? A doctor’s technique could change the way chronic traumatic encephalopathy is diagnosed–and potentially impact the future of contact sports.
The Body's Own Fat-Metabolism Protects Against the Harmful Effects of Sugar
Science Daily
As we continue to explore the potential benefits of a high-fat/low-carb diet, researchers are discovering new aspects of the “enormously complex” metabolic processes in living organisms.
Obesity Surgery May Work by Remaking Your Gut Microbiome
Wired
Could the weight-loss benefits of gastric-bypass surgery be replaced by a probiotic drink? Some scientists think so.