EVANSTON, Ill. — The human gut is more than a source of instinct. A new Northwestern University study is the first to explicitly address the gut microbiome as a pathway to understanding how environmental inequities could lead to health disparities…. Read More ›
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Lipophilic statin use linked to increased risk of dementia
Reston, VA (Embargoed until 7:30 p.m. EDT, Monday, June 14, 2021)–In patients with mild cognitive impairment, taking lipophilic statins more than doubles their risk of developing dementia compared to those who do not take statins. According to research presented at… Read More ›
Association between childhood consumption of ultra-processed food, weight in early adulthood
June 14, 2021 Association Between Childhood Consumption of Ultraprocessed Food and Adiposity Trajectories in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Birth Cohort Kiara Chang, PhD1; Neha Khandpur, PhD2,3,4; Daniela Neri, PhD2,3; et alMathilde Touvier, PhD5; Inge Huybrechts, PhD6;… Read More ›
Plant-based diet protects from hypertension, preeclampsia
These are the findings of an Imperial-led study using data from thousands of children in England over a number of years, which looked at the health impact of consuming ultra-processed foods (UPFs) – food and drink heavily processed during their… Read More ›
Urgent action needed to reduce harms of ultra-processed foods to British children
These are the findings of an Imperial-led study using data from thousands of children in England over a number of years, which looked at the health impact of consuming ultra-processed foods (UPFs) – food and drink heavily processed during their… Read More ›
Impact of COVID-19 on weddings reinforces need for marriage law reforms
Coronavirus disruption to weddings has highlighted the complexity and antiquity of marriage law and reinforced the need for reform, a new study shows. During the pandemic the ease and speed with which couples were able to marry has depended on… Read More ›
COVID-19 creates conditions for emergence of ‘superfungus’ in Brazil
Fully occupied intensive care units (ICUs). Physically and mentally exhausted health workers. Chaotically overcrowded hospitals. These and similar problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil have created ideal conditions for the emergence of Candida auris, a microorganism some are calling… Read More ›
New health benefits of red seaweeds unveiled
Red seaweeds have been prevalent in the diets of Asian communities for thousands of years. In a new study, published in Marine Drugs, researchers have shown how these algae confer health benefits. “In the past, people have wondered why the number… Read More ›
Vaccine Adverse Event Reports surpass 314,000, DANMASK revisited, Elovanoids show promise plus Data
Vaccine Adverse Event Reports surpass 314,000, DANMASK revisited, Elovanoids show promise plus Data #vaers #danmask #Elovanoids DATA SOURCES: VAERS https://vaers.hhs.gov/data/datasets.html? Outbreak.info https://outbreak.info/location-reports?loc=USA Our World In Data https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-source-data CDC: https://data.cdc.gov Evidence of escape of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.351 from natural and vaccine-induced… Read More ›
Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk for addiction to opioids and ultraviolet rays
BOSTON – Vitamin D deficiency strongly exaggerates the craving for and effects of opioids, potentially increasing the risk for dependence and addiction, according to a new study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). These findings, published in Science Advances,… Read More ›
Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities
The term “doomscrolling” describes the act of endlessly scrolling through bad news on social media and reading every worrisome tidbit that pops up, a habit that unfortunately seems to have become common during the COVID-19 pandemic. The biology of our… Read More ›
An omega-3 that’s poison for tumors
So-called “good fatty acids” are essential for human health and much sought after by those who try to eat healthily. Among the Omega-3 fatty acids, DHA or docosahexaenoic acid is crucial to brain function, vision and the regulation of inflammatory… Read More ›
‘Bad fat’ suppresses killer T cells from attacking cancer
LA JOLLA–(June 10, 2021) In order for cancer to grow and spread, it has to evade detection by our immune cells, particularly specialized “killer” T cells. Salk researchers led by Professor Susan Kaech have found that the environment inside tumors… Read More ›
Children cannot understand sadness and happiness in people wearing facemasks
Genova (Italy) 10 June, 2021 – The U-Vip (Unit for Visually Impaired People) research team led by Monica Gori at the IIT- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) has recently published a study which shows for the first… Read More ›
LSU Health New Orleans study reports compound blocks SARS-CoV-2 and protects lung cells
New Orleans, LA – Research conducted at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence reports that Elovanoids, bioactive chemical messengers made from omega-3 very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids discovered by the Bazan lab in 2017, may block the virus that… Read More ›
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine protective against SARS-CoV-2 variants when using HIV spike protein
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is protective against several SARS-CoV-2 variants that have emerged, according to new research presented this week in the journal mBio, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. While this is good news, the study… Read More ›
Could naked mole rats hold key to curing cancer and dementia?
Scientists say naked mole rats – a rodent native to West Africa – may hold the key to new treatments for degenerative diseases such as cancer and dementia. The reclusive animals have a lifespan far in excess of other rodents… Read More ›
Case study shows patient on ketogenic diet living fully with IDH1-mutant glioblastoma
Chestnut Hill, Mass. (6/10/2021) – A British man who rejected the standard of care to treat his brain cancer has lived with the typically fatal glioblastoma tumor growing very slowly after adopting a ketogenic diet, providing a case study that… Read More ›
Study shows how rudeness leads to anchoring, including in medical diagnoses
Have you ever been cut off in traffic by another driver, leaving you still seething miles later? Or been interrupted by a colleague in a meeting, and found yourself replaying the event in your head even after you’ve left work… Read More ›
Rapamycin changes the way our DNA is stored
Our genetic material is stored in our cells in a specific way to make the meter-long DNA molecule fit into the tiny cell nucleus of each body cell. An international team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology… Read More ›