Elevated Melatonin Levels Shown to Reduce Advanced Prostate Cancer Risk by...
Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone involved in the sleep-wake cycle, may suggest decreased risk for developing advanced prostate cancer, according to results presented...
Intestinal Bacteria Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Researchers have linked a species of intestinal bacteria known as Prevotella copri to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, the first demonstration in humans that the chronic...
Bladder Bacteria Vary in Women With Common Forms of Incontinence
Women with common forms of urinary incontinence have various bacteria in their bladder, according to data presented today by researchers from Loyola University Chicago...
Osteoporosis a Major Threat to Women’s Independence
According to a new report published by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), women may expect to live longer but their quality of life will...
Health Benefits of Reversing Age-Related Thickening of Blood
By John Steinke, L.Ac.
Increased thickening of blood – or elevated blood viscosity – is a common age-related condition that contributes to a number of...
Eating Walnuts Shown to Improve Endothelial Function in Overweight Adults
Medical researchers from the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center in Connecticut have found evidence suggestive that adding walnuts to one's diet can protect against diabetes...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Nutrition and Aging
By Ward Dean, MD
Every cell in the human body is packed with tiny organelles called mitochondria (Fig. 1). Mitochondria are often referred to as...
Bacteria Responsible for Gum Disease Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chronic periodontal disease (PD) – one of the most prevalent infectious inflammatory diseases affecting humans – has been positively linked to systemic inflammatory disorders,...
Fruit Consumption, Not Juice, Shown to Reduce Type-2 Diabetes
Eating more fruit, particularly blueberries, apples and grapes, is linked to a reduced risk of developing Type-2 diabetes.
Blueberries cut the risk of developing Type-2...
Stomach Bacteria Switch Off Human Immune Defenses to Cause Disease
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that establishes a life-long stomach infection in humans, which in some cases can lead to duodenal ulcers or stomach cancer....
Eat Less — Live Longer
Scientists have shown a link between long-living calorie-restricted mice and the types of microbes residing in the guts of those mice (image above). The...
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...
