A new Cochrane Review published today has found that increasing the intake of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) during pregnancy reduces the risk of premature births. Source: New research finds omega-3 fatty acids reduce the risk of premature birth
Sucking your baby’s pacifier to clean it may prevent allergies
New research suggests a link between parental sucking on a pacifier and a lower allergic response among young children. Source: Sucking your baby’s pacifier to clean it may prevent allergies
Vine compound starves cancer cells
Public Release: 16-Nov-2018 University of Würzburg Professor Gerhard Bringmann, an expert in natural product chemistry, and his team from the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) in Germany, together with Professor Suresh Awale and colleagues from the Institute of Natural Medicine of the University of Toyama in Japan have discovered a new,…
Probiotic LGG and Butyrate Rapidly Increase Bone Density
Probiotic LGG and Butyrate Rapidly Increase Bone Density Probiotics increase bone volume in healthy mice “We were surprised by the potency of the gut microbiome in regulating bone and by the complexity of the mechanism of action of probiotics,” Pacifici says. “In general, there is a lot of interest in the concept that the gut…
Probiotics increase bone volume in healthy mice
Public Release: 13-Nov-2018 Cell Press A widely-used probiotic stimulates bone formation in young female mice, according to a study published November 13th in the journal Immunity. In response to treatment with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), other intestinal microbes produced a metabolite called butyrate, which in turn activated bone-enhancing immune cells, including regulatory T cells.…
Weightlifting is good for your heart and it doesn’t take much
Public Release: 13-Nov-2018 Iowa State University AMES, Iowa – Lifting weights for less than an hour a week may reduce your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 40 to 70 percent, according to a new Iowa State University study. Spending more than an hour in the weight room did not yield any…
Low carb diets can help maintain weight loss by increasing number of calories burned
Public Release: 14-Nov-2018 Effect may improve the success of obesity treatment BMJ The researchers say this effect may improve the success of obesity treatment, especially among people with high insulin secretion (insulin level 30 minutes after consuming a standard amount of glucose). It is well known that energy expenditure declines with weight loss, as…
Blue light can reduce blood pressure
Public Release: 8-Nov-2018 University of Surrey Exposure to blue light decreases blood pressure, reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a new study from the University of Surrey and Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf in collaboration with Philips reports. During this study, published in the prestigious European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, participants were exposed to…
Can stimulating the brain treat chronic pain?
Public Release: 8-Nov-2018 Neuroscientists and chronic pain experts at the UNC School of Medicine used a weak alternating current of electricity to target a specific part of the brain and significantly decrease chronic lower back pain in all participants of a small clinical trial University of North Carolina Health Care CHAPEL HILL, NC –…
Leading researchers call for a ban on widely used insecticides
Public Release: 9-Nov-2018 Use of organophosphates has lessened, but risks to early brain development still too high University of California – Davis Health Public health experts have found there is sufficient evidence that prenatal exposure to widely used insecticides known as organophosphates puts children at risk for neurodevelopmental disorders. In a scientific review and…
VITAL study: How vitamin D and fish oil affect risk of heart attack, stroke and cancer
Public Release: 10-Nov-2018 Findings show omega-3 fatty acids reduced risk of heart attacks, especially among African Americans; vitamin D reduced cancer deaths over time Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA — For years, it’s remained an open question: What effects do dietary supplements such as high doses of vitamin D or omega-3 fatty acids derived…
New research shows cottage cheese before bed supports metabolism and muscle recovery
New research shows cottage cheese before bed supports metabolism and muscle recovery New research shows cottage cheese before bed supports metabolism and muscle recovery Researchers found that consuming 30 grams of protein about 30 minutes before bed appears to have a positive effect on muscle quality, metabolism and overall health. And for those who have…
NAD can restore mitochondrial function and energy production in MTDPS liver-like cells
Public Release: 6-Nov-2018 A drug screen using the SPECTRUM library identified candidates that restore energy production in DGUOK-deficient liver-like cells, offering the first potential treatment for MTDPS Medical University of South Carolina IMAGE: A phenotypic screen was performed on DGUOK-deficient liver-like cells to identify drugs that could restore ATP production. Furthermore, drug candidates were…
Regeneration in the digestive tract / Antibiotics leave permanent traces in the gut
Public Release: 6-Nov-2018 Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association The human gut is teeming with billions of beneficial bacteria. Therapies that use antibiotics often destroy most of them. Whether and how the intestinal flora will subsequently recover has been investigated by a research team that included scientists from the MDC.…
Hot brew coffee has higher levels of antioxidants than cold brew
Public Release: 31-Oct-2018 Comparing the properties of cold- and hot-brew coffee, researchers found similar acidity in both, but higher antioxidant levels in hot coffee Thomas Jefferson University (PHILADELPHIA) — In a new study, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) researchers found chemical differences between hot and cold brew coffee that may have health…
Llama-derived antibodies provide universal flu protection
Public Release: 1-Nov-2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science Researchers have generated a new anti-flu antibody that demonstrates long-lasting and universal protection from a wide variety of influenza A and B viruses, including avian-borne strains like H1N1. According to the results, the rapid onset of comprehensive flu protection it achieves may be able to…
Study finds tennis elbow treatments provide little to no benefit
Public Release: 1-Nov-2018 Meta-analysis finds treatments not better, more risky than placebo Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON – The painful condition known as “tennis elbow” results from overuse of the tendons in the forearm, typically in a patient’s dominant arm. A repetitive stress injury, tennis elbow affects not just athletes, but also tradesmen, food…
Can chocolate, tea, coffee and zinc help make you more healthy?
Public Release: 2-Nov-2018 FAU scientists discover new protection against oxidative stress University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Ageing and a low life expectancy are caused, at least partly, by oxidative stress. A team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Ivana Ivanovi-Burmazovi from the Chair of Bioinorganic Chemistry at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), together with researchers from the USA, have…
Trial finds diet rich in fish helps fight asthma
Public Release: 4-Nov-2018 La Trobe University A clinical trial led by La Trobe University has shown eating fish such as salmon, trout and sardines as part of a healthy diet can reduce asthma symptoms in children. The international study found children with asthma who followed a healthy Mediterranean diet enriched with fatty fish had improved…
Cottonseed oil linked with rapid drops in triglycerides and cholesterol
Cottonseed oil linked with rapid drops in triglycerides and cholesterol Cottonseed oil linked with rapid drops in triglycerides and cholesterol Participants showed an average decrease of 8 percent in total cholesterol on the cottonseed oil diet, along with a 15 percent decrease in low-density lipoprotein, or LDL (the “bad” cholesterol) and a 30 percent decrease…
