Associations between risk of suicide and medications widely used in the management of high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, heart failure and diabetes (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors…
Despite humanity’s best efforts to eradicate malaria, the disease struck more than 200 million people in 2017, according to the World Health Organization. Worse yet,…
The McMaster research team found muscle cells treated with statins released the amino acid called glutamate at much higher levels than muscle cells that were…
Sperm quality can be improved with a simple diet supplement containing a compound found in cooked tomatoes, according to new research by the University of…
A compound in human breast milk fights infections by harmful bacteria while allowing beneficial bacteria to thrive, according to researchers at National Jewish Health and…
Current testing for Lyme disease, called the standard 2-tiered approach or the STT, involves running two complex assays (ELISA and western blot) to detect antibodies…
The researchers recruited healthy older participants to two groups according to their history of tea drinking frequency and investigated both functional and structural networks to…
Food science and human nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois are interested in the potential of inflammation-fighting compounds found in the silverskin and husk…
Contrary to popular belief, cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by creatures such as salamanders and zebrafish…
Young adults with depression whose diet is usually unhealthy showed significantly fewer symptoms of depression after eating a healthy diet for three weeks, according to…
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis sheds light on how human gut microbes break down processed foods — especially…
How gallstones are formed in the body was previously unknown, despite the fact that they are among the ten most common reasons for a stay…
Patients with hypertension and Type 2 diabetes who consume a high fiber diet had improvement in their blood pressure, cholesterol and fasting glucose, according to…
A 5-minute soak in a 40% solution of household bleach decontaminated stainless steel wires coated with chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions, according to a new…
If you’ve never had a heart attack or stroke, you likely should not be taking aspirin to prevent them, according to new research. Researchers at…
New research published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that patients with sepsis and septic lung injury could…
Adolescent acne does not always result in a pathological condition; rather, it may be a natural, transient inflammatory state occurring when the maturing facial skin…
A new study now shows that if telomeres change in their length, that change is also reflected in our brain structure. This association was identified…
In a new study, Biodesign researchers reveal that a lifelong dietary regimen of choline holds the potential to prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Source: Common nutrient…