Scientists Explore Herbal Treatment for COVID-19
George Mason University via EurekAlert – Could an over-the-counter health “shot” help fight COVID-19? George Mason University researchers think it just might. Cell and Bioscience recently highlighted research led by Yuntao…
Researchers Discover Potential New Approach to Treating Psoriatic Joint Inflammation
University of California – Davis Health via EurekAlert – An international team of researchers, led by UC Davis Health, has developed a new therapeutic approach to treating psoriatic arthritis, a chronic…
Researchers to Develop New Technology to Detect and Remove Cancer Tumors
University of Warwick via News-Medical – New technology that will marry probes that can detect cancer tumors through the skin with high-precision robotic surgery is to be developed for use in…
The Dream Team: Scientists Find Drug Duo That May Cure COVID-19 Together
Tokyo University of Science via EurekAlert – COVID-19 continues to claim lives across the world and is infecting millions more. Although several vaccines have recently become available, making significant strides towards…
NIH Researchers Identify Potential New Antiviral Drug for COVID-19
NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development via EurekAlert – The experimental drug TEMPOL may be a promising oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19, suggests a study of…
Sunscreen WARNING: Cancer-Causing Chemical Found in 78 Popular Sunscreen Products
Damon Hines via NaturalHealth365 – Skin cancer affects more than 3 million people each year. Sunscreen is designed to protect us from skin cancer, but how safe are the popular brands…
Small Fish, Big Health Benefits: Is It Time to Rethink Anchovies?
Damon Hines via NaturalHealth365 – Why is it that most of the world’s anchovies aren’t destined for the dinner plate but processed into fishmeal and oil for use in animal feeds,…
Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin Therapy at a Higher Dose Improved Survival by Nearly 200% in Ventilated COVID Patients
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD via News-Medical – Treatment options have been limited in the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Earlier optimism regarding immunomodulatory drugs such as azithromycin (AZM) and hydroxychloroquine…
Overweight or Obesity Amplifies Harmful Effects of Alcohol on the Liver
University of Sydney via News-Medical – Led by the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre, the study looked at medical data from nearly half a million people and found having overweight…
Miniature 3D Bone Marrow Model Could Lead to Personalized Treatment for Blood Platelet Disorders
eLife via News-Medical – A new miniature 3D model of human bone marrow has been described today in the open-access eLife journal. The model may help clinicians predict which patients will…
This Protein Boosts Mice Life Expectancy by an Average 30%
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Life expectancy was increased by an average of 30 percent in male and female mice engineered to have high levels of a protein called SIRT6,…
Lycopene Supplements Put to the Test
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – High doses of lycopene—the red pigment in tomatoes—were put to the test to see if it could prevent precancerous prostate lesions from turning…
Low Levels of BPA Exposure Can Affect Prenatal Brain Development
University of Calgary via News-Medical – Humans are exposed to a bath of chemicals every day. They are in the beds where we sleep, the cars that we drive and the…
Worrying About Your Heart Increases Risk for Mental Health Disorders
University of Houston via Newswise – For coffee drinkers, a common scenario might involve drinking an extra cup only to end up with a racing heart and a subtle reminder to…
Hold the Fries! Fried Foods Increase the Risk of MULTIPLE Chronic Diseases, Lead to Deadly Heart Disease
Lori Alton via NaturalHealth365 – Whether served as buckets of fried chicken, piles of French fries, bags of potato chips, or platters of breaded fish and shrimp, there’s no denying that…