Gut Microflora Destroyed During Prolonged ICU Stays, Increasing Risk of Infection
Researchers at the University of Chicago have shown that after a long stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) only a handful of pathogenic...
‘Sugar Papers’ Reveal how Sugar Industry Influenced U.S. Research on Cavity...
A newly discovered cache of industry documents reveals that the sugar industry worked closely with the National Institutes of Health in the 1960s and...
Immune Cells in Liver Drive Fatty Liver Disease, Liver Cancer
Fatty liver disease – alongside fatty liver due to massive alcohol consumption – is mainly caused by excessive consumption of fat and sugar combined...
Doctors Beginning to Say “No” to Drug Company Reps (Op Ed)
"Here’s what I remember. It was 14 years ago, and I was a junior doctor working in psychiatry. Some colleagues planned a dinner as...
Surprise – Free Radicals Shown to Speed Wound Healing
Long assumed to be destructive to tissues and cells, "free radicals" generated by the cell's mitochondria – energy-producing structures in the cell – are...
Ashwagandha Shows Promise as ‘Natural’ Alzheimer’s Treatment, Moves Toward Clinical Trials
A promising new natural treatment for Alzheimer's disease is moving toward clinical trials. This will be a major step forward as there is nothing...
Scientists Discover New Class of “Good” Fat That Fights Diabetes
Scientists at the Salk Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston have discovered a new class of molecules produced in human...
Broccoli Sprouts Compound Improves Social Interaction and Verbal Communication in Autistic...
Results of a small clinical trial suggest that sulforaphane, a natural compound found in broccoli sprouts, may ease classic behavioral symptoms in those with...
New Hep C Treatment Costs $1,125 Per Pill
FDA regulators have just approved a new daily pill for hepatitis C that carries a steep price tag. The combination pill, Harvoni, made by...
Scientists Reverse Autoimmune Disease Progression With Naturally Occurring Molecule
Type 1 diabetes, ulcerative colitis, and multiple sclerosis are among the more well-known autoimmune diseases. But according to the AARDA, there are more than...
New Hope for Stroke Recovery: Mechanism for Repairing Damaged Brain Cells...
A previously unknown mechanism through which the brain produces new nerve cells after a stroke has been discovered at Lund University and Karolinska Institutet...
Oxytocin Acts on New Class of Brain Cells to Drive Attraction...
Oxytocin, the body's natural love potion, helps couples fall in love, makes mothers bond with their babies, and encourages teams to work together. Now...
