From University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Men all over the world are suffering from deteriorating semen quality -- often referred to as an outright fertility crisis. Now, however, there may be good news for some of the men who are...

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Neurophysiology of Psychopathy
From Nanyang Technological University Neuroscientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), University of Pennsylvania, and California State University, have established the existence of a biological difference between psychopaths and...
Could Poor Eyesight be Masquerading as Cognitive Decline?
From University of South Australia Millions of older people with poor vision are at risk of being misdiagnosed with mild cognitive impairments, according to a new study by the University of South Australia. Cognitive tests that rely on vision-dependent tasks could be...
Addressing Lung Failure Earlier to Prevent COPD
From La Jolla Institute for Immunology If you've ever struggled to breathe, you've had a moment of hypoxia -- a lack of oxygen. Hypoxia can have long-term effects. In fact, doctors describe hypoxia as an "initial insult." Experiencing hypoxia is a known trigger for...
Processing Emotions Requires Good Sleep
From University of Bern Researchers at the Department of Neurology of the University of Bern and University Hospital Bern identified how the brain triages emotions during dream sleep to consolidate the storage of positive emotions while dampening the consolidation of...
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Walking 7,500 Steps Daily Cuts Depression Risk by 42%
Even 5,000 Daily Steps Shows Mental Health Benefits in Major Study A groundbreaking analysis of 96,173 adults reveals that walking more daily significantly reduces depression risk. The comprehensive review found that people taking at least 7,500 steps daily were 42%...
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This May be the Answer to Psychological Distress and Poor Brain Health
Node Smith, ND Psychological Distress is an all too common experience for many individuals. In fact, it is estimated that upwards of 70 percent of all visits to primary care providers are related in some way to psychological stress. The most common forms of...
New App Links DNA to Food Choices in Real Time
Node Smith, ND I still don’t know how I feel about this new device, but it sure could be a game changer for helping people make better food choices. An app that warns you about food choices based on your DNA - oh, and the company also includes a home DNA analyzer that...
Electrostimulation of Brain Improves Depression, Restores Brain Waves
Node Smith, ND UNC School of Medicine researchers, led by Flavio Frohlich, PhD, are the first to use transcranial alternating current brain stimulation (tACS) to significantly reduce symptoms in people diagnosed with major depression. Transcranial alternating current...
The Physiology of Hearing Loss After Loud Sounds
Node Smith, ND When we listen to loud music, or a fire engine drives by we often experience impaired hearing for a short time afterward. Researchers at Linköping University have uncovered the underlying mechanism for why this happens. Underlying mechanism of momentary...
Eating Mushrooms Could Reduce Cognitive Impairment in Elderly
Node Smith, ND A team from the Department of Psychological Medicine and Department of Biochemistry at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine has found that seniors who consume more than two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50 per cent reduced odds of...
Saffron as Effective as Ritalin in Treating ADHD
Node Smith, ND A new short-term pilot study in children and teens 6-17 years old with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has shown saffron to be as effective at controlling symptoms as methylphenidate, the commonly prescribed drug Ritalin.1 Saffron may be...
Unhealthy Diets and Mental Illness
Node Smith, ND A new study has concluded that a poor diet is directly linked to mental health complaints regardless of factors such as gender, education, age, economic or marital status.1 A holistic approach to mental health issues often addresses dietary factors, but...
New Blood Test for Determining Genetic Disorders During Pregnancy
Node Smith, ND Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a new blood test for genetic disorders that may allow parents to learn about the health of their baby as early as 11 weeks into pregnancy. Blood tests let doctors diagnose genetic disorders in fetuses early...
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Yoga: Not Just for the Stretch
Yoga “can help in reducing the depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder” and “is an ideal […]
Expert Panel on Herbal Remedies for Pain Management
…naturopathic remedies in pain management, particularly when traditional pharmacological treatments (NSAIDs, opioids, etc) may be limited due to potential adverse effects and misuse…
A Promising Next-Gen Probiotic
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Upcoming Study Protocol: MIND Diet + Propolis
…the prevalence of metabolic syndrome ranged from just under 20% for 20 to 39 year olds to almost 50% of those aged 60…
The Next Generation of Quantum Devices with the Use of Graphene Nanoribbons
Node Smith, ND An international multi-institution team of scientists has synthesized graphene nanoribbons -- ultrathin strips of carbon atoms -- on a titanium dioxide surface using an atomically precise method that removes a barrier for custom-designed carbon...
Naturopathic Disaster Medicine
JEN RIEGLE, ND In 2017, my life was changed by a series of events that eventually led to the birth of a non-profit called Integrative Healers Action Network. After finishing medical school in 2016, I had just moved to Northern California and was settling into my...
The Intertwined Solutions of Healthcare and Climate Change
Node Smith, ND Although the link may not be obvious, healthcare and climate change -- two issues that pose major challenges around the world -- are in fact more connected than society may realize. So, say researchers, who are increasingly proving this to be true. Case...
If You Do It, We’ll Teach It! The Ever-Expanding Toolkit of the ND Curriculum
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND The goal of naturopathic medical education is fairly straightforward: prepare the student for a career in naturopathic medicine. The form that career takes can vary, but the compact between student and...
Human’s Brain Thought the Be ‘Pre-wired’ for Written Language
Node Smith, ND Humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to seeing words and letters, setting the stage at birth for people to learn how to read, a new study suggests. Analyzing brain scans of newborns, researchers found that this part...
FemiClear Releases Over-The-Counter Product to Relieve Genital Herpes Symptoms
Backed by two types of studies, this powerful new product reduces symptoms of genital herpes outbreaks and is available nationwide at CVS locations. Austin, TX - To help women suffering with genital herpes, the FemiClear brand has released new FemiClear for...
COVID-19: A Naturopathic Physician’s Journey Through the Pandemic
DECKER WEISS, NMD, FASA As of September 25, 2020, there were already 984 906 documented deaths worldwide from COVID-19; 203 240 of these deaths were in the United...
Immune System’s Memory for Viruses
Node Smith, ND When a virus enters the body, it is picked up by certain cells of the immune system. They transport the virus to the lymph nodes where they present its fragments, known as antigens, to CD8+ T cells responsible control of viral infections. Each of these...
Microbiota Important for Plants to Get the Nutrients They Need, Too
Node Smith, ND In nature, healthy plants are awash with bacteria and other microbes, mostly deriving from the soil they grow in. This community of microbes, termed the plant microbiota, is essential for optimal plant growth and protects plants from the harmful effects...
A Naturopathic Approach to DM- Part 2
JAMES SENSENIG, ND MONA MORSTEIN, ND, DHANP This article joins a series of articles in NDNR that are based on transcripts of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI)’s Wednesday morning call-in program, The Vital Conversation. The program is hosted by...
FemiClear Releases Over-The-Counter Product to Relieve Genital Herpes Symptoms
Backed by two types of studies, this powerful new product reduces symptoms of genital herpes outbreaks and is available nationwide at CVS locations. Austin, TX - To help women suffering with genital herpes, the FemiClear brand has released new FemiClear for...
COVID-19: A Naturopathic Physician’s Journey Through the Pandemic
DECKER WEISS, NMD, FASA As of September 25, 2020, there were already 984 906 documented deaths worldwide from COVID-19; 203 240 of these deaths were in the United...
Immune System’s Memory for Viruses
Node Smith, ND When a virus enters the body, it is picked up by certain cells of the immune system. They transport the virus to the lymph nodes where they present its fragments, known as antigens, to CD8+ T cells responsible control of viral infections. Each of these...
Microbiota Important for Plants to Get the Nutrients They Need, Too
Node Smith, ND In nature, healthy plants are awash with bacteria and other microbes, mostly deriving from the soil they grow in. This community of microbes, termed the plant microbiota, is essential for optimal plant growth and protects plants from the harmful effects...
A Naturopathic Approach to DM- Part 2
JAMES SENSENIG, ND MONA MORSTEIN, ND, DHANP This article joins a series of articles in NDNR that are based on transcripts of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI)’s Wednesday morning call-in program, The Vital Conversation. The program is hosted by...
NK Immunological Cells May Have Memory
Node Smith, ND Good news for the human immune system: researchers from MedUni Vienna's Departments of Dermatology and Surgery have managed to ascribe an immunological memory function to a subset of cytotoxic NK cells, which have hitherto been regarded as...
Blood Work May Show Alcohol-Related Pathology Years Before End Organ Damage
Node Smith, ND A new study from the University of Eastern Finland is the first in the world to show that the serum metabolite profile can be used to identify individuals likely at risk of developing an alcohol-related disease in the future. The finding also opens up...
Could Our Fat Have Immunological Function?
Node Smith, ND Droplets of fat inside our cells are helping the body's own defense system fight back against infection, University of Queensland researchers have discovered. The international collaboration between UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience researchers...
Treating Chronic Pain: Reasons to Use a Top-Down System
Naturopathic Perspective MARK HEISIG, ND Pain is an interesting phenomenon within the brain and as a part of the human experience. And it's important to emphasize the human "experience" component, because pain is just that – an experience....
Shortest Time Measured: Zeptoseconds
Node Smith, ND In the global race to measure ever shorter time spans, physicists from Goethe University Frankfurt have now taken the lead: together with colleagues at the accelerator facility DESY in Hamburg and the Fritz-Haber-Institute in Berlin, they have measured...
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