Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Twelve months of folic acid supplementation significantly improved cognitive impairment and reduced homocysteine, inflammatory cytokines, and amyloid in the participating subjects compared to conventional treatment group. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study, when comparing Chinese women to men, found that the participating Chinese women had significantly higher lumbar spine and hip bone mineral densities which correlated with their significantly higher serum levels of vitamin E. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Oral Leukoplakia study participants who supplemented for six months with 3.6g of curcumin had a 67.5% significantly greater clinical response and a 58.6% significantly better overall treatment response compared to the placebo group. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the fifty-seven children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, those who received an intramuscular injection of vitamin B12 every three days for eight weeks showed a significantly greater improvement in B12 methylation than the placebo group. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Participating subjects experienced a significant reduction in osteoarthritic knee joint pain and discomfort following a twelve-week supplementation with either 250 or 125 mg of ashwagandha. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Supplementation with a combination of L-leucine, vitamin D 3 and medium-chain triglycerides significantly improved muscle strength and function in the thirty-eight participating elderly adults.
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Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. This in vivo study, using a mouse model, demonstrated the significant cholesterol-lowering and anti-hypertensive properties of Lactobacillus helviticus K1113.
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Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Elderberry supplementation prior to, during, and up to 5 days following overseas travel significantly reduced cold duration and symptom severity in participating subjects compared to control. (more…)
Written by Angeline De Leon, Staff Writer. Burn patients groups who received either music, massage, or music and massage, experienced significant improvements in pain, anxiety, and relaxation compared to the control group receiving just primary care. These improvements were also significant in all three groups when comparing before intervention (baseline) to after intervention. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. The medicinal herb, Urtica dioica, significantly decreased fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, SGPT, HDL, and increased nitric oxide and superoxide dismutase levels in participating diabetic subjects compared to control.
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Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Of the eighty-five Chinese female participants, those who consumed H-CP (collagen hydrolysate with a higher ratio of bioactive dipeptides) had significantly increased skin moisture at cheek and corners of eyes compared to those who consumed L-CP (collagen hydrolysate with a lower ratio of bioactive dipeptides) and placebo. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Eight weeks of 50 mg of CoQ10 and 5 mg of NADH supplementation significantly reduced maximum heart rate and perceived fatigue in the participating subjects with chronic fatigue syndrome. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Analysis of a five-year average follow-up of 26,190 Swedish volunteers revealed a trend towards increased risk of coronary events and consumption of sweets, sugar-sweetened beverages, and sugar and jam for the highest versus the lowest intake groups.
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Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Sixty ml of Montmorency tart cherry juice significantly elevated total hemoglobin and oxygenated hemoglobin and significantly reduced systolic blood pressure in 27 participating healthy 40-60 year olds, but did not improve cognition or mood. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Overweight and obese study participants with a higher abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila significantly improved their glucose metabolism, blood lipids, and body composition following a 6-week calorie restricted diet. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Twelve months of green tea supplementation improved the lipid profiles of the participating postmenopausal women compared to the placebo group by significantly decreasing TC, LDL-C, and non-HDL-C. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A 2016 observational case-control comparative study demonstrates that autistic Egyptian children, relative to healthy controls, have significantly increased levels of urinary porphyrins which may serve as useful biomarkers for heavy metal exposure. (more…)
Written by James C. Morton Jr., Staff Writer. In a randomized placebo-controlled clinical research study of healthy students, High-Intensity Hatha Yoga significantly increases apolipoproteins (5.2%) and adipocytokines (14.1%) compared to baseline and placebo group. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Lavender aromatherapy significantly improved quality of life, sleep quality, and fatigue levels among the twenty-seven participating subjects with perennial allergic rhinitis. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Lavender aromatherapy significantly reduced anxiety and cortisol levels in the forty-five participating open-heart surgery patients compared to the placebo group. (more…)
