by Becky | Sep 25, 2023 | 2023, Cardiovascular Health, Choline, Nutrition and Dieting
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the parallel design human-controlled feeding trial of 28 older adults consuming either 3 oz or 6 oz of lean beef daily while following the DASH diet for 12 weeks show a 22.1% reduction in total plasma ceramide at week 6 (p < 0.001) and a 9.6% decrease in plasma choline at week 12 (p = 0.012). (more…)
by Becky | Sep 25, 2023 | 2023, Autism, Brain Health, Infant and Children's Health
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that early-life exposure to aspartame and diet soda is associated with autism and autism spectrum disorder in males. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 25, 2023 | 2023, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Diabetes
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 RCTs shows that administration of ALA significantly improved total symptoms’ score and neurological disability score outcomes in diabetic subjects with DSPN. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 25, 2023 | 2023, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Nutrition and Dieting
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. South Asian immigrant participants in the highest DASH score category had a 67% less chance of developing hypertension compared to subjects in the lowest DASH score category. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 19, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Proteins
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Collagen peptides supplementation may have a beneficial effect on chronic pain in active adults. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 19, 2023 | 2023, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Infant and Children's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Younger participants exhibited a trend for greater WMC for the Action gaming group compared to the No Games group (p < 0.007), while older subjects in the Puzzle gaming group had higher WMC scores compared to the No Games group. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 19, 2023 | 2022, Alternative Therapies, Infant and Children's Health, Stress
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 20-minute animal-assisted intervention over the course of a 6-week school term resulted in improvements in mean cortisol levels in both mainstream school children and children with special educational needs. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 19, 2023 | 2023, Antioxidants, Cancer, Fiber
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. After adjusting for confounding factors, total dietary fiber intake was shown to reduce the risk of all-cause mortality (p = 0.011) and tumor mortality (p = 0.003) in cancer survivors. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 12, 2023 | 2023, Thyroid, Vitamin D - Recommended Levels
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that vitamin D deficiency is associated with impaired thyroid hormone sensitivity in euthyroid adults. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 12, 2023 | 2023, Boswellia, Botanicals, Curcumin, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the one-day one-dose study show that consumption of a turmeric-boswellia-sesame formulation significantly reduced menstrual pain intensity and was 20.19 times more effective than placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 12, 2023 | 2023, COVID-19, Vaccines, Vitamin D - Infections & Immunity
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Unvaccinated subjects experienced a threefold mortality increase compared to vaccinated participants when serum 25(OH)D was less than 30 nmol/L. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 5, 2023 | 2023, Nutrition and Dieting, Oral Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the cross-sectional analysis using data from the Hamburg City Health Center shows a significant association between a higher anti-inflammatory diet score and lowers odds of periodontitis risk (p < 0.001). (more…)
by Becky | Sep 5, 2023 | 2023, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Metabolic Syndrome, Minerals, Potassium
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the cross-sectional analysis using data from 2016-2018 KHANES shows a positive association between a higher Na/K ratio and an increased risk of metabolic syndrome and an increased risk of hypertension in older adults. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 5, 2023 | 2023, Milk Thistle (Silymarin), Skin Health
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that topical application of a product containing Silybum marianum fruit extract is beneficial in treating adolescents and young adults with mild to moderate acne. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 29, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Brain Health, Depression, Fitness and Exercise
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the longitudinal study using data from TILDA shows that rates of depressive symptoms were 20% lower among subjects with high physical activity levels compared to participants with low physical activity levels. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 29, 2023 | Cancer, Vitamin D - Cancer
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies shows that vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency occurrence was estimated to be 34.1% and 39.4%, respectively, in subjects with multiple myeloma. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 29, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Immune Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation with bovine colostrum significantly reduced the expression levels of CRP and TNF-α levels (p < 0.05) compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 29, 2023 | COVID-19, Essential Oils, Stress
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of 84 nurses working in critical care during COVID-19 shows that inhalation of P. graveolens essential oil significantly reduced fatigue scores in subjects compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 28, 2023 | 2023, Arthritis, Botanicals, Curcumin, Joint Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 30-day supplementation of NXT15906F6 resulted in significant reductions in WOMAC scores (p < 0.001) and VAS pain scores by 33.10% at the end of the study. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 28, 2023 | 2023, Minerals, Women's Health
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that elevated urinary cadmium levels are associated with an increased prevalence of endometriosis. (more…)