We further compared the inhibitory activity of all extracts at 100 μg/ml tested, the results showed that the extracts of green tea and two muscadine grapes completely inhibited the Mpro activity and the extracts of cacao and dark chocolate reduced… Read More ›
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Plant-based diet ramps up metabolism
The study randomly assigned participants–who were overweight and had no history of diabetes–to an intervention or control group in a 1:1 ratio. For 16 weeks, participants in the intervention group followed a low-fat, plant-based diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole… Read More ›
Vitamin C and COVID-19 plus EVMS CRITICAL CARE COVID-19 MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL (MATH+)
Many of those most at risk from COVID-19, including individuals who are older, Black, male and with chronic medical conditions like osteoarthritis, hypertension and diabetes, tend to have lower levels of vitamin C, another reason vitamin C therapy would be… Read More ›
Green light therapy shown to reduce migraine frequency, intensity
Overall, green light exposure reduced the number of headache days per month by an average of about 60%. A majority of study participants – 86% of episodic migraine patients and 63% of chronic migraine patients – reported a more than… Read More ›
COVID19 Analytics – Mask Trash and Shoes a Major Spreader, Newsom & Fauci Being Odd, Florida Wins
Our weekly review of the current COVID data and country comparisons as well as other oddities such as Mask Litter, Trash Cans, and Shoes being unintended spreaders. All this under the guise of Amateur Python Analytics. Brief CSV File Request… Read More ›
Pandemic Charting – Weaponizing Uncertainty – Countries Do better with a Light touch – Python Data
Currently, all countries which took a surgical approach as opposed to draconian lockdowns appear to fair far better (Data Wise). Given the rise to observational data that mitigating pandemics in reference to possibility over probability is no better than superstition… Read More ›
COVID-19 Made worse By Social Distancing?
We are led to question whether the recommended social distancing measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission could increase the number of other serious instabilities. The breaking of the contagion pathways reduces the sharing of microorganisms between people, thus favoring dysbiosis, which,… Read More ›
Pandemic Over? COVID-19 World data Amateur Python Analysis
From an educational perspective, we review current COVID-19 data and arrive look at lockdowns and population density appears to have no numerical effect currently on COVID-19. In any case, this is more about exploring the code from a beginner’s standpoint… Read More ›
Honeybee Venom Induced 100% Cancer Cell Death in Lab studies
A specific concentration of honeybee venom can induce 100% cancer cell death, while having minimal effects on normal cells. “We found that melittin can completely destroy cancer cell membranes within 60 minutes.” #melittin #honeybeevenom #cancer Ciara Duffy, Anabel Sorolla, Edina… Read More ›
COVID-19 Tracking Data API and Data Anomalies (No Correlations? Cases to Hospitalizations Increases)
Is there a correlation between Positive cases and Hospitalizations? Below is the API for python access, open to all who desire to filter the data. I want to just give easy access to all the beginner students data scientists out… Read More ›
Honeysuckle Decoction May Inhibit SARS-CoV-2
In a new study in Cell Discovery, Chen-Yu Zhang’s group at Nanjing University and two other groups from Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Second Hospital of Nanjing present a novel finding that absorbed miRNA MIR2911 in honeysuckle decoction (HD)… Read More ›
Lifespan and Health Extended Dramatically with Fisetin
Lifespan and Health Extended Dramatically with Fisetin Lifespan and Health Extended Dramatically with Fisetin University of Minnesota Medical School faculty Paul D. Robbins and Laura J. Niedernhofer and Mayo Clinic investigators James L. Kirkland and Tamara Tchkonia, showed it was… Read More ›
Being Outside, The Significant Effect on a variety of Health Conditions
Being Outside, The Significant Effect on a variety of Health Conditions Being Outside, The Significant Effect on a variety of Health Conditions Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits — according to new… Read More ›
Eating Eggs May Greatly reduce Stroke and CVD risks
Eating Eggs May Greatly reduce Stroke and CVD risks Eating Eggs May Greatly reduce Stroke and CVD risks There were significant dose-response relationships of egg consumption with morbidity of all CVD endpoints (P for linear trend <0.05). Daily consumers also… Read More ›
High omega-6 levels protect greatly against premature death
High omega-6 levels protect greatly against premature death Researchers discovered that the risk of premature death was 43% lower in the group with the highest level of Omega-6, when compared to the group with the lowest level. Serum n–6 polyunsaturated… Read More ›
Testosterone levels do not naturally decline
Testosterone levels do not naturally decline Researchers searching for reference ranges for testosterone levels among age groups discovered that there may not be a rationale for any decline in testosterone due to age alone.Citations:Harmonized Reference Ranges for Circulating Testosterone Levels… Read More ›
Regular physical activity in later life boosts likelihood of ‘healthy aging’ up to sevenfold
29 NOV 2013 Helps stave off major ill health and dementia even for those getting started relatively late It’s never too late to get physically active, with even those starting relatively late in life reaping significant health benefits, finds research… Read More ›
Feeling younger than actual age meant lower death rate for older people
Turns out, feeling younger than your actual age might be good for you. A research letter published online by JAMA Internal Medicine found that older people who felt three or more years younger than their chronological age had a lower… Read More ›
High-fructose diet in adolescence may exacerbate depressive-like behavior
Animal study shows that diet alters important pathways associated with brain’s response to stress The consumption of a diet high in fructose throughout adolescence can worsen depressive- and anxiety-like behavior and alter how the brain responds to stress, according to… Read More ›