From University of Exeter Children who spend more time playing adventurously have lower symptoms of anxiety and depression, and were happier over the first Covid-19 lockdown, according to new research. A study led by the University of Exeter asked parents how often...

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Why I Became a Naturopathic Doctor
Sara Thyr, ND By accident, I ended up not going to allopathic medical school. That might sound unlikely, but it is true. I was a biology major in college and medical school seemed like a perfect next step. I had a 4.0 in my major (it was the 80’s,...
6,7, or 8: How Many Years Should It Take to Become an ND?
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Educational standards for physician training programs have risen substantially from what they used to be. For a long time, the normal route to medical school was to obtain a baccalaureate degree prior to medical school. Not wanting to be...
Nutrition and Self-Healing Part II
JAMES SENSENIG, ND CHARLEY CROPLEY, ND This column is transcribed from a weekly live conversation produced by the Naturopathic Medical Institute (NMI). The goal of NMI is to preserve and promote the principles of naturopathic philosophy through clinical...
Quieting the Noise: Four Key Factors to Address in Autoimmune Disease
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Autoimmunity is a complex disease state with multiple factors contributing to its expression. Autoimmune disease is not simply a physical ailment. An emotional component may also be involved in the etiology of the condition. Our...
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Allergy Research Group Acquires Metabolic Maintenance—Expanding Portfolio in Mental Well-being Categories
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New Research on Anti-Cancer Botanicals
Node Smith, ND A team of NUS researchers has recently discovered that the Bandicoot Berry (Leea indica), South African leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) and Simpleleaf Chastetree (Vitex trifolia), which are favorite nectaring plants of butterflies, do more than attract...
Graphene Flakes Show Promising Effects on Neurons
Node Smith, ND Like in a science fiction novel, miniscule spacecrafts able to reach a specific site of the brain and influence the operation of specific types of neurons or drug delivery: graphene flakes, the subject matter of the new study of the group of SISSA...
Link Between Mitochondrial Damage and Osteoporosis
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40% of Antibiotic Prescriptions May be Inappropriately Prescribed
Node Smith, ND Outpatient healthcare providers inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to 40 percent of patients in a major Veterans Affairs healthcare system, a higher figure than in previous studies examining outpatient antibiotic use, according to a new study...
Study Looks at Differences in Measles Transmission Risks
Node Smith, ND Research that may come to affect contact tracing and infection control measures in future measles outbreaks has now been presented. A study of an outbreak of measles in Gothenburg, Sweden, a year ago shows large differences in the risk of transmission...
Sexuality Not as Static as Previously Thought, Changes Well into Adulthood
Node Smith, ND A new study shows that traditional labels of ‘gay’, ‘bisexual’ and ‘straight’ do not capture the full range of human sexuality, and whether a person is attracted to the same, or opposite sex can change over time. The Fluidity of Human Sexuality The...
The Damage Done by Snoring
Node Smith, ND The recurrent vibrations caused by snoring can lead to injuries in the upper airways of people who snore heavily. This in turn, can cause swallowing dysfunction and render individuals more vulnerable for developing the severe condition obstructive sleep...
Graphene May be the Next Big Thing in Water Purification
Node Smith, ND For those who are unfamiliar with graphene, it is the world’s strongest man-made material, and occupies a space that is only one atom thick. Oh, and its transparent, which may be redundant, since its only one atom thick. It was developed in 2004, and...
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Hormones & Autoimmune Arthritis
JENNY BENNETT, ND It is no secret that autoimmune diseases are more common in women than they are in men. While statistics are continuously evolving as we learn more about autoimmune diseases, it is estimated that approximately 8% of the US population suffers from an...
Your Visual Attention Can Cost You Money When Shopping
NODE SMITH, ND Unplanned purchases are an important profit source for retailers. Because looking at products is always the first step in making a purchase decision, retailers apply various strategies in order to bring shoppers in juxtaposition with the store...
First Breath of Newborn Triggers Amazing Things in Brain
NODE SMITH, ND There are few moments in life as precious, as critical and as celebrated as baby's first breath. New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine sheds light on the lifelong changes in breathing systems that occur precisely with that...
Mental Health Issues in Older Adults From COVID-19 Pandemic
NODE SMITH, ND Older adults are especially vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic -- with higher risks of severe complications and death, and potentially greater difficulties accessing care and adapting to technologies such as telemedicine. A viewpoint...
Study Links Math and Musical Ability
NODE SMITH, ND Music educator Martin J. Bergee thought that if he could just control his study for the myriad factors that might have influenced previous ones -- race, income, education, etc. -- he could disprove the notion of a link between students' musical and...
Cocoa Flavanols May Benefit Vascular and Cognitive Health
NODE SMITH, ND The brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on complex tests if the participants consumed cocoa flavanols beforehand, researchers report in the journal Scientific Reports. In the study, 14 of 18...
New Study on Obesity, Immune Function and Cancer Development
NODE SMITH, ND Obesity has been linked to increased risk for over a dozen different types of cancer, as well as worse prognosis and survival. Over the years, scientists have identified obesity-related processes that drive tumor growth, such as metabolic changes and...
DNA Transcription Mechanism Elaborated Further – Biology Textbook Update
NODE SMITH, ND New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now -- precisely how the copying of genetic material that, once started, is properly turned off. The finding concerns...
Microorganisms in Bed Dust May Reduce Asthma/Allergy Risk
NODE SMITH, ND In the most extensive study of its kind, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Danish Pediatric Asthma Center at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, have found a link between microorganisms living in the dust of children's...
Pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 Lung Damage
NODE SMITH, ND In a multi-group collaborative involving the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories (NEIDL), the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM), and the Center for Network Systems Biology (CNSB), scientists have reported the first map of the...
Cocoa Flavanols May Benefit Vascular and Cognitive Health
NODE SMITH, ND The brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on complex tests if the participants consumed cocoa flavanols beforehand, researchers report in the journal Scientific Reports. In the study, 14 of 18...
New Study on Obesity, Immune Function and Cancer Development
NODE SMITH, ND Obesity has been linked to increased risk for over a dozen different types of cancer, as well as worse prognosis and survival. Over the years, scientists have identified obesity-related processes that drive tumor growth, such as metabolic changes and...
DNA Transcription Mechanism Elaborated Further – Biology Textbook Update
NODE SMITH, ND New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now -- precisely how the copying of genetic material that, once started, is properly turned off. The finding concerns...
Microorganisms in Bed Dust May Reduce Asthma/Allergy Risk
NODE SMITH, ND In the most extensive study of its kind, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Danish Pediatric Asthma Center at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, have found a link between microorganisms living in the dust of children's...
Pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 Lung Damage
NODE SMITH, ND In a multi-group collaborative involving the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories (NEIDL), the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM), and the Center for Network Systems Biology (CNSB), scientists have reported the first map of the...
The More Biodiversity in Environment the Happier People Are
NODE SMITH, ND Under the current pandemic conditions, activities out in nature are a popular pastime. The beneficial effects of a diverse nature on people's mental health have already been documented by studies on a smaller scale. Scientists of the Senckenberg...
The Three Most Impactful Ages of Alcohol Use on Brain Health
NODE SMITH, ND The evidence for the harmful effects of alcohol on brain health is compelling, but now experts have pin-pointed three key time periods in life when the effects of alcohol are likely to be at their greatest. Writing in The BMJ today, researchers in...
Study on Protective Role of Sex Hormones in COVID-19
NODE SMITH, ND A new paper from a UIC researcher shows evidence that suggests sex steroids may play a role in protecting against COVID-19 symptoms. "Sex and Covid-19: A protective role for reproductive steroids," by Graziano Pinna, research associate professor in...
Dogmatic Beliefs May Predispose Us to Less Accurate Judgements
NODE SMITH, ND People who are dogmatic about their views seek less information and make less accurate judgements as a result, even on simple matters unrelated to politics, according to a study led by UCL and Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics researchers....
An Interesting Study on ‘Deepfakes’ and Our Likelihood to Circulate Them
NODE SMITH, ND A Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) study has found that some Singaporeans have reported that, despite being aware of the existence of 'deepfakes' in general, they believe they have circulated deepfake content on social media...
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