Estonian researchers fight Lyme disease with local herbs
Approximately one in three ticks in Estonia and up to one in four in Tallinn carry bacteria that cause borreliosis. Scientists of TalTech are investigating whether medicinal plants growing in…
Infectious disease experts say it’s time to end to universal masking in healthcare settings
1. Infectious disease experts say it’s time to end to universal masking in healthcare settings Abstract: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M23-0793 URL goes live when the embargo lifts Touting advancements in prevention and management of…
White-tailed deer blood kills bacteria that causes Lyme disease
As tick season kicks in across the country, the executive director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC) and his team have completed research that…
Mediterranean diet cuts women’s cardiovascular disease and death risk by nearly 25%
Sticking closely to a Mediterranean diet cuts a woman’s risks of cardiovascular disease and death by nearly 25%, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence—the first of its…
Artificial Sweetener could dampen immune response to disease in mice
Francis Crick Institute press release Under strict embargo: 16:00hrs GMT Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Peer reviewed Experimental study Animals / Cells Artificial Sweetener could dampen immune response to disease…
Exercise is medicine for cancer and every dose counts – even in late stages in the disease
It is well-known exercise has many benefits, but new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has revealed just how critically important it can be – even for people with advanced cancer. Previous…
New study shows the incidence of Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. is 50% higher than previous estimates
NEW YORK & MIAMI (December 15, 2022) – A new study reveals that the annual incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) among older adults is 50% higher than current estimates of 60,000 diagnoses annually.…
Chemotherapy could increase disease susceptibility in future generations
PULLMAN, Wash. – A common chemotherapy drug could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors, Washington State University-led research indicates. The study, published online in iScience, found…
Hibiscus Tea Flavonoid may beat Alzheimer’s disease Episode 1111 Fall 2022
https://youtu.be/DrMQOMqKmYg “The research team treated AD model mice with gossypetin through intragastric administration for three months and concluded that their impaired memory and cognition were almost restored to the normal…
Gossypetin found in hibiscus may beat Alzheimer’s disease
A Cup of ruby red hibiscus tea not only warms the body in winter but also is known to boost the immune system, control blood pressure, and reduce body weight.…
Beer hops compounds could help protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Beer is one of the oldest and most popular beverages in the world, with some people loving and others hating the distinct, bitter taste of the hops used to flavor…
Population-level study provides data on the risk of kidney disease relapse after COVID-19 vaccination
Highlights In a population-level study of 1,105 adults with stable glomerular disease (a type of autoimmune kidney disease), a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine was not associated with relapse…
Heart disease death rates spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, erasing years of progress
DALLAS, Oct. 31, 2022 — U.S. deaths from heart disease spiked in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic after a steady decline from 2010 to 2019, reversing a…
Daikenchuto may protect the gut against inflammatory bowel disease
https://youtu.be/gS0t7AOMoFE Daikenchuto may protect the gut against inflammatory bowel disease Researchers report on the effects of a common herbal remedy on inflammatory bowel disease. A new study shows that DKT…
Study: Decreased proteins, not amyloid plaques, tied to Alzheimer’s disease
New research from the University of Cincinnati bolsters a hypothesis that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by a decline in levels of a specific protein, contrary to a prevailing theory that…
Exercise hormone halts Parkinson’s disease symptoms in mouse study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have shown that a hormone secreted into the blood during endurance, or aerobic, exercise…
How a Japanese herbal medicine protects the gut against inflammatory bowel disease
Zhengzheng Shi and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan report the effects of a common herbal remedy on colitis, one of two conditions that…
B vitamins can potentially be used to treat advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Duke-NUS
SINGAPORE, 5 August 2022 – Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have uncovered a mechanism that leads to an advanced form of fatty liver disease—and it turns out that vitamin…
Novel treatment approach to Alzheimer’s disease uses vitamin B1 derivative
With a $45 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Aging, the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS) at University of California San Diego, in collaboration with Burke…
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