New Study Finds that Menopause Increases Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) via EurekAlert – Researchers suggest that lifestyle interventions can be effective in helping women with metabolic syndrome prevent diabetes and heart disease. Perimenopause is a time…
New Heart Valve Could Transform Open Heart Surgery for Millions of Patients Globally
University of Bristol via EurekAlert – A new polymeric heart valve with a life span potentially longer than current artificial valves that would also prevent the need for the millions of…
The Role of Nutrition in Recovery from COVID-19
By Emily Henderson, B.Sc. via News-Medical Net – Dr. Riccardo Caccialanza speaks to News-Medical about his research on the role of nutrition in recovering from COVID-19 and how implementing nutritional support early…
The Parkinson’s Disease Gut Has an Overabundance of Opportunistic Pathogens
University of Alabama at Birmingham via Newswise – Parkinson’s disease is a common, progressive and debilitating neurodegenerative disease. It currently cannot be prevented or cured. In 2003, Heiko Braak proposed that…
New Discovery Allows 3D Printing of Sensors Directly on Expanding Organs
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering via Newswise – In groundbreaking new research, mechanical engineers and computer scientists at the University of Minnesota have developed a 3D printing technique…
Reduce Breast Cancer Risk Today With This Simple Activity
Lori Clarkson via NaturalHealth365 – One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. alone, that’s 12% of the female population. Apart from lung cancer, breast cancer is…
One New Drug May Treat Both Covid-19 and Alzheimer’s
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Israeli-born Harvard professor’s investigational therapy suppresses immune system’s overproduction of proteins that trigger inflammation. “By the age of 80, one in three people develops Alzheimer’s. I’m…
Ultraviolet Light Can Reduce Covid Transmission Indoors
Nicky Blackburn via Israel21c – An international team of scientists are advocating the use of ultraviolet light indoors as a cheap and efficient way to inactivate the coronavirus. One of the biggest…
Natural Blood Thinners You Already May Have in Your Kitchen
Christine Ruggeri, CHHC via Dr. Axe – Anticoagulant medications have been implicated in serious adverse reactions, with countless case reports indicating the use of these drugs can lead to hospital admission from…
The Debilitating Illness Created from Negative Thinking
Lori Clarkson via NaturalHealth365 – New research has revealed a link between negative thinking and an incurable illness affecting millions of Americans. While negative thinking has already been linked to mental illness…
Vitamin D Could Help Mitigate Chemotherapy Side Effects
University of South Australia via Newswise – As many cancer patients will confirm, the chemotherapy prescribed to kill the disease is often more debilitating than the cancer itself, with a range…
Viruses Can Steal Our Genetic Code to Create New Human-Virus Genes
Mount Sinai Health System via Newswise – Like a scene out of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” a virus infects a host and converts it into a factory for making more…
Scientists Develop Peptides that Restore Balance in Gut Bacteria and Reverse Atherosclerosis
Angela Betsaida B. Laguipo, BSN via News-Medical Net – Researchers continue to explore the role of gut bacteria on health, including its link to depression, autoimmune diseases, mental health, and obesity. Now,…
New Therapy Provides Relief in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain
University of Rochester Medical Center via News-Medical Net – A new study has found that tanezumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits nerve activity, provides relief in patients with chronic low back pain,…
Your Brain Shows If You Are Lonely or Not
Dartmouth College via EurekAlert – Social connection with others is critical to a person’s mental and physical well-being. How the brain maps relationships with other people in relation to one’s…
