My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Fatigue is a common and often debilitating companion for people with inflammatory bowel conditions. Now, a new Danish study provides insight into why vitamin B1 – also known as thiamine…
A groundbreaking study found that nicotinamide riboside, an over-the-counter supplement, can significantly improve walking ability in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Participants in a six-month trial experienced increased walking…
The over-the-counter supplement nicotinamide riboside, a form of vitamin B3, increased the walking endurance of patients with peripheral artery disease, a chronic leg condition for which there are few effective…
BOSTON - (May 13, 2024) Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of hospitalizations and deaths around the world, affecting more than five million people each year. Predicting outcomes…
The Mediterranean diet garners praise once again, with another study ratifying its list of health benefits. In addition to preventing cardiovascular accidents, boosting the immune system, and averting oxidative stress,…
Extracts of a plant used in traditional medicine for centuries have shown anti-proliferative effects against breast cancer in an early-stage clinical trial. Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center provided breast…
Low levels of Vitamin D have been shown to be associated with a higher risk of having a cardiac event, like a heart attack or stroke. For this reason, treatment…
AbstractHypovitaminosis D has been associated with worse outcome in respiratory tract infections, with conflicting opinions regarding its role in Coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19). Our study aimed to evaluate the possible relationship…
An article published in the journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy demonstrates the beneficial effects of consuming 500 milligrams (mg) per day of propolis for people living with HIV, the virus that…
Sophia Antipolis, 8 June 2023: Patients who had heart attacks during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Spain are predicted to live 1.5 and 2 years less, respectively,…
Drinking beetroot juice every day for six months after having a stent fitted reduced the chance of angina patients having a heart attack or needing a repeat procedure, according to…
· No evidence of cytokine storm in critically ill patients with COVID-19 · Nearly half of patients with COVID-19 develop a secondary bacterial pneumonia · Crucial to find and aggressively treat secondary bacterial…
Two new Finnish studies show that short bouts of light or moderate exercise can increase the number of immune cells in the bloodstream of cancer patients. Exercise decreases the risk…
A plant-based compound purified from the traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus, has the potential to improve the outcome of heart attack patients, new research has revealed. Experts at Newcastle University, UK, have…
Barcelona, Spain – 17 April 2023: High power electric vehicle chargers are safe for patients with pacemakers and defibrillators, according to a study published today in EP Europace,1 a journal of the European Society…
In an analysis of published clinical trials, investigators found that phototherapy—or exposure to sessions of bright light—may be a promising non-pharmacological intervention for lessening symptoms of dementia. The analysis in Brain…
After completing a course of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, a treatment for at-risk patients who have contracted COVID-19, some patients have reported worsening symptoms and viral rebound. But does viral rebound and…
New research has debunked the idea that there is an “obesity paradox”, whereby patients with heart failure who are overweight or obese are thought to be less likely to end…
For people with heart failure, restricting dietary sodium intake to levels below the standard recommended maximum of about 2.3 grams per day does not bring additional benefits and may increase…
BU commentary: Vitamin D supplementation was found to improve more than 1.5 fold survival of cancers of the digestive tract including colorectal cancer in patients with a cancer fighting immune system
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (Boston)—For more than 100 years, it has been believed that sunlight and vitamin D deficiency were associated with the risk for many deadly cancers including…
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