UCLA Study Points to Iron as Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer's disease has proven to be a difficult enemy to defeat. After all, aging is the No. 1 risk factor for the disorder, and...
Heart Stem Cells Offer New Treatment for Heart Failure
Researchers at King's College London have for the first time highlighted the natural regenerative capacity of a group of stem cells that reside in...
Herbal Treatment Improves Spinal Cord Injuries in Animal Study
A new study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience demonstrates that Chinese herbal medicine Ji-Sui-Kang (JSK), given systemically for three weeks after injury in rats, improved...
Low-Grade Prostate Cancers May Not Become Aggressive With Time
Prostate cancer aggressiveness may be established when the tumor is formed and not alter with time, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a...
Natural Solutions To Sleep Deprivation
By Hyla Cass, MD
I'm seeing increasing numbers of patients with sleep problems, ranging from difficulty in falling asleep, to being unable to sleep soundly...
High Glucose Levels May Increase Alzheimer’s Risk
Higher blood-sugar levels, even those well short of diabetes, seem to raise the risk of developing dementia, a major new study finds. Researchers say...
Gum Inflammation Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease
NYU dental researchers have found the first long-term evidence that periodontal (gum) disease may increase the risk of cognitive dysfunction associated with Alzheimer's disease...
Zinc May Shorten Common Cold, But Side Effects are Common
A new review of past studies suggests that taking zinc may cut the time adults have to suffer with a common cold, but the...
Gut Microbes Treat Illness
Oral administration of a cocktail of bacteria derived from the human gut reduces colitis and allergy-invoked diarrhea in mice.
By Chris Palmer | July 10, 2013
An astounding array...
Gut Microbes for Life
Most strains of gut microbes stay with us for decades, which may prove useful for tracking our health.
By Ed Yong | The Scientist | July 4, 2013
We all...
In Supreme Court Ruling, Drugmakers Win And Consumers Lose
In a narrow decision that hands the pharmaceutical industry a significant victory, the US Supreme Court ruled that state lawsuits claiming drugmakers failed to adequately design...
Supreme Court blocks generic drug liability suits
The 5-4 ruling shields manufacturers from liability for the low-cost versions of brand-name prescription medicines.
The nation's most widely used medications, generic drugs, now carry...
