Bacteria From Honey Bees Possible Alternative to Antibiotics
Raw honey has been used against infections for millennia, well before honey as we now know it was manufactured and sold in stores. So...
Researchers Discover Underlying Neurochemical Imbalance Responsible for Schizophrenia
Using human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California, San Diego have discovered...
New Immunotherapy Vaccine Decreases Recurrence in HER2 Positive Breast Cancer...
A new breast cancer vaccine candidate, (GP2), provides further evidence of the potential of immunotherapy in preventing disease recurrence. This is especially the case...
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Linked to Sex Hormones in Blood
Measuring sex hormone levels in blood may aid in identifying people likely to suffer sudden cardiac arrest, a heart rhythm disorder that is fatal...
‘Bad’ Sugar Derivative ‘Kills’ Good HDL Cholesterol, Increases Heart Disease
Scientists at the University of Warwick have discovered that 'good' cholesterol is turned 'bad' by a sugar-derived substance. The highly cytotoxic, substance, methylglyoxal - MG, was...
Wine Protects Against Heart Disease, But Only in People Who Exercise
Wine only protects against cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people who exercise, according to results from the In Vino Veritas (IVV) study presented at ESC...
Home is Where Your Microbes Are
A person's home is their castle, and they populate it with their own subjects: millions and millions of bacteria.
A new study published in Science provides...
Gum Health Linked to Heart Disease, Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Prostate...
Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that causes gum tissues to pull away from the teeth, allowing bacteria to accumulate and trigger an inflammatory reaction that leads to the loss of bone tissues and teeth.
Transfusing Blood From Young, Under-30s Humans Into Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer’s patients in the US will be given transfusions of young people's blood as part of a promising new treatment that’s nowhere near as...
Treating Acute Pancreatitis with Insulin Offers New Hope
Acute pancreatitis involves the pancreas digesting itself, resulting in severe abdominal pain, vomiting and systemic inflammation. About 80,000 cases occur in the United States each...
Huperzine: Advanced Herbal Support for Memory and Cognitive Function
By Jim English
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a progressive degenerative disease that commonly appears after the age of 50. Alzheimer’s afflicts approximately 40 percent of...
Study Reveals Why Aging Humans Experience Sleep Loss, Disruption
As people grow older, they often have difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep, and tend to awaken too early in the morning. In individuals...
