Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Research Roundup: Glutathione; Climate Change; Fecal Transplant
Scientists have discovered how mitochondria sense and control their glutathione levels, an antioxidant produced throughout the body.聽The first nutrient-sensing mechanism identified for an organelle, the finding has great translational potential. (Rockefeller University, 11/8)
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)
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)
