The Enemy Within: Gut Bacteria Drive Autoimmune Disease
Bacteria found in the small intestines of mice and humans can travel to other organs and trigger an autoimmune response, according to a new...
Heart Attack Symptoms Often Misinterpreted in Younger Women
Young women who report heart attack symptoms are more likely to have them dismissed by their providers as not heart related, a new study...
High Levels of Microplastics Found in Northwest Atlantic Fish
A new study sheds light on the magnitude of microplastic pollution in our oceans. The study, published this week in open-access journal Frontiers in...
Yogurt Consumption Significantly Reduces Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease Risk
A new study in the American Journal of Hypertension, published by Oxford University Press, suggests that higher yogurt intake is associated with lower cardiovascular...
Viruses – Lots of Them – Are Falling From the Sky
An astonishing number of viruses are circulating around the Earth's atmosphere – and falling from it – according to new research from scientists in...
Menopause Shown to Worsen Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women
A recent study published in Rheumatology suggests that women with rheumatoid arthritis suffer a greater decline in physical function following menopause. After studying 8189 women with...
Second Hand Plastic Toys Pose Risk to Children’s Health
Plastics found in many second hand toys could pose a risk to children's health, according to new research published in Environmental Science and Technology....
New Study Links Advanced Gum Disease with Increased Cancer Risk
Data from a long-term health study is providing new evidence of a link between advanced gum disease and increased risk of developing cancer. The study,...
Fibromyalgia Pain Linked to Hypersensitive “Explosive Synchronization” of Brain Networks
A new study finds that patients with fibromyalgia have brain networks primed for rapid, global responses to minor changes. This abnormal hypersensitivity, called explosive...
Curcumin-Derived Alzheimer’s Drug Reverses Aging in Mice, Human Trials Soon
An experimental drug derived from curcumin is proving to be something of a modern elixir of life. The drug, referred to as J147, has...
Eating Apples and Tomatoes May Help Repair Lungs of Ex-Smokers
A study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found the natural decline in lung function over a 10-year period was slower...
How a Popular Sugar Additive is Helping to Create and Spread...
Two bacterial strains that have plagued hospitals around the country may have been at least partly fueled by a sugar additive in our food...
