Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. 57 children with sleep problems were given 250 mg pure tryptophan and compared to those with no tryptophan or taking 250 mg tryptophan from butternut squash seed meal. Pure tryptophan did somewhat better than the food tryptophan during the test for most sleep factors, except food tryptophan did much better at reducing time awake in the middle of the night and more improved after the test. (more…)
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Vitamin E up to 1600IU/day and vitamin C up to 2000 mg/day have been found safe in a summary of 19 researches. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study shows a significant association between malignant mesothelioma and those who were exposed to asbestos and positive for SV40 virus.
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Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Significantly higher amount of contaminants found in farm-raised versus wild caught salmon. Also, wild salmon had 2.5 times higher omega 3/6 ratio compared to farm-raised. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. In a study with 50 pregnant women researchers found the cause of maternity blues may be due to low tryptophan levels. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. The combination of acetyl-l-carnitine, CoQ10, and omega-3 fatty acids on patients with age-related macular degeneration improved vision by 37% and visual sharpness by 9%. (more…)
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Computer training improved several measures of the working memory and may reduce ADHD. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Workers exposed to synthetic rubber production had a 16% higher rate of leukemia than expected. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study of 11 people demonstrated that 1275 mg of Echinacea per day increased immune benefit by 33% and decreased blood cell damage by 8% in the Echinacea group compared to the control group. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Low zinc diets decreased maximum oxygen uptake. (more…)
Written by Diana Abdi, BS. Mice given the human equivalent of one bottle of wine per day had about 67% impairment of cognitive function, even after six week withdrawal. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. GLA treatment combined with tastuzumab, an anti cancer drug, increases the effectiveness of tastuzumab by 30-40 fold and works synergistically with other anticancer drugs like paclitaxel, docetaxel and vinorebine as well as antiestrogens, tamoxifen and ICI 182,780. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. DNA breaks decreased significantly after selenium supplementation. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, Ph.D., Biochem. Increasing consumption of essential fatty acids can lead to many health benefits. (more…)
