Blood Test Finds Knee Osteoarthritis up to Eight Years Before X-rays
Duke Health – DURHAM, N.C. – A blood test successfully predicted knee osteoarthritis at least eight years before tell-tale signs of the disease appeared on…
Study Shows How Liver Damage from Stress & Aging Might Be Reversible
Duke Health – DURHAM, N.C. – While the liver is one of the body’s most resilient organs, it is still vulnerable to the ravages of…
Genetic Analysis Reveals Hidden Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults
Tokyo Medical and Dental University via News-Medical – Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is extremely prevalent among adults, affecting over 800 million individuals worldwide. Many of these…
Researchers Discover Genetic Connections to Alcohol Consumption
University of California San Diego via News-Medical – A research group centered at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has drilled deep into…
Snack Size Matters: Pretzel Study Reveals Eating Patterns
Penn State via News-Medical – The size of an individual snack piece not only influences how fast a person eats it, but also how much of…
Cannabis Exposure Linked to 1.3x Higher Risk of Unhealthy Pregnancy
University of Utah Health Newswise – In the past ten years, the percentage of Americans who use medical marijuana has more than doubled as state-level legalization…
Intravenous Iron Benefits Patients with Heart Failure & Iron Deficiency
Duke Health – Despite numerical improvements in mortality, hospitalizations, and exercise ability, data did not reach the pre-specified level of statistical significance DURHAM, N.C. –…
Novel Lipids in Traditional Herbal Teas Unlock Potential Health Gains
Hokkaido University via News-Medical – The lipids in some herbal teas have been identified in detail for the first time, preparing the ground for investigating their…
New Antibiotic Approach Proves Promising Against Lyme Bacterium
Duke Health – A technique that has demonstrated success against cancer tumors could also be lethal to bacteria and other pathogens DURHAM, N.C. – Using…
Marijuana and Schizophrenia?
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – The evidence linking cannabis use to psychotic disorders is considered strong enough to warrant a public health…
Study Reveals Protein Structure Similarities in Alzheimer’s & Down Syndrome
Indiana University School of Medicine via News-Medical – More than 90% of people with Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal disorder in humans and the most…
Genetic Variant linked to Increased Risk of Leukemia in Hispanic/Latino Children
Keck School of Medicine of USC via News-Medical – Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer, disproportionately affects children of Hispanic/Latino origin in the…
Sequencing Reveals Eye Microbiome Variances Linked to Dry Eye
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology via News-Medical – Researchers have used advanced sequencing technology to determine how the mix of microbes present in patients…
Gut Flora Disruption in Infancy Linked to Autism & ADHD
Linköping University via News-Medical – Disturbed gut flora during the first years of life is associated with diagnoses such as autism and ADHD later in life.…
NEW Research Links 3 More Pesticides to Parkinson’s Disease
Patrick Tims via NaturalHealth365 – The call to restrict or ban pesticide use is not mere alarmism; it’s grounded in substantial evidence and urgent necessity.…