Processed food and weight | Phages treat infection | Rheumatoid arthritis

May 21, 2019 Edition Eating highly processed foods linked to weight gain When people ate a diet full of highly processed foods, they consumed more calories and gained more weight than when they ate a minimally processed diet. Engineered phages treat drug-resistant infection Engineered phages were used to treat a teenager’s life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infection. The approach could be used to combat otherwise untreatable infections. Understanding rheumatoid arthritis at the cellular level Researchers identified ways that immune cells and joint cells interact to produce the inflammation and tissue damage seen in rheumatoid arthritis. Popular Stories Eating red meat daily triples heart disease-related chemical Gene therapy reverses rare immune disorder Blood test may detect myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome How ketamine relieves symptoms of depression Drug helps people with rare chronic immune disorders