Leaky Gut and Microbial Dysbiosis Could Contribute to Cytokine Storm in Severely Ill COVID-19 Cases
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD via News-Medical – As the world approaches the grim milestone of three million deaths from COVID-19 disease, a new preprint research paper posted to the bioRxiv*…
Childhood Brain Tumors Linked to Mother’s Exposure to Pesticides
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health via Newswise – LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2021) – Research published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Research suggests that exposure during pregnancy to a wide…
Everything You Need to Know About “Gardening by the Moon”
Damon Hines via NaturalHealth365 – Easter. April showers. The last threat of a late frost … If you’re a gardener, now is the time to spring into action. Weather and life,…
Fighting Autism Brain Inflammation with Food
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via NutritionFacts – One food may be able to combat all four purported causal factors of autism: synaptic dysfunction, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neuroinflammation. In a…
Landmark Discovery May Lead to Safe, Effective Antiviral Drugs Against COVID-19
Argonne National Laboratory via News-Medical – The COVID-19 vaccines currently rolling out are providing hope that the spread of the disease can be halted. But infection rates are still high, and…
The Secret Ingredient to Better Mental Health + How Kindness Changes Your Brain
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #268) and blog, I talk about the neuroscience of kindness, the impact kindness has on our mind, brain and body and how to use…
WARNING: Artificial Colors Trigger Unwanted Human Behavior
Sima Ash via NaturalHealth365 – In the 1970s, Dr. Ben F. Feingold, a physician out of Kaiser Permanente, noticed the link between behavior and artificial colors. Some physicians embraced his studies…
BrainGate: First Human Use of High-Bandwidth Wireless Brain-Computer Interface
Brown University via Newswise – PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University and Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center] — Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are an emerging assistive technology, enabling people with paralysis to type on…
Less Sugar, Please! New Studies Show Low Glucose Levels Might Assist Muscle Repair
Tokyo Metropolitan University via EurekAlert – Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that skeletal muscle satellite cells, key players in muscle repair, proliferate better in low glucose…
6 Steps to Balance Hormones Naturally
Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DMN, CNS – Hormones — such as estrogen, testosterone, adrenaline and insulin — are extremely important chemical messengers that affect many aspects of your overall health. Conventional…
Science-Backed Benefits of Forest Walking That Will Surprise You
Karen Sanders via NaturalHealth365 – There is strong scientific evidence coming out of Japan about the anticancer effects of shinrin-yoku or forest bathing. In fact, according to Dr. Qing Li –…
How Fortnite and Zelda Can Up Your Surgical Game (No Joke!)
University of Ottowa via EurekAlert – Scalpel? Check. Gaming console? Check. Study finds video games can be a new tool on surgical tray for medical students. Video games offer students…
Fungi Could Manipulate Bacteria to Enrich Soil with Nutrients
Boyce Thompson Institute via EurekAlert – ITHACA, NY, April 2, 2021 – A team of researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) has discovered a distinct group of bacteria that may…
Bacteria in Cancer Cells Can Be Harnessed to Fight Tumors
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – The immune system can find bacteria residing within cancer cells and harness them to provoke an immune reaction against the tumor, according to a…
Experimental Treatment Offers Hope of Fertility for Early Menopausal Women
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) via EurekAlert – Menopause typically signals the end of a woman’s ability to become pregnant. However, in a small new study, a novel approach…
