Node Smith, ND A recent study found lower rates of premature death and cancer in Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant denomination long known for health promotion, compared with individuals in the general U.S. population. Published early online in CANCER, a...
Node Smith, ND In a small study of 44 peripheral artery disease patients over age 60, those who drank a beverage containing flavanol-rich cocoa three times a day for six months were able to walk up to 42.6 meters further in a 6-minute walking test, compared to those...
Node Smith, ND University of New Mexico scientists may have found a way to do just that with a simple hack that uses ordinary baker's yeast and orange oil to kill mosquito larvae before they grow into the buzzing, biting scourge of humanity. One simple hack that uses...
Node Smith, ND Although eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne illness, has existed for centuries, 2019 has been a particularly deadly year for the disease in the United States. As of November 12, 36 confirmed cases of EEE had been reported by eight...
Node Smith, ND, While Intermittent fasting may sound like another dieting craze, the practice of routinely not eating and drinking for short periods of time has shown again to lead to potentially better health outcomes. Could patients who practice intermittent fasting...
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From University of California, Riverside- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are a class of fire-retardant chemicals that are ubiquitous. They are found on upholstery, carpets, curtains, electronics, and even infant products. Flame...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Nobody wants their arteries to explode – green tea could help. According to a study out of Kyoto University, green tea could prevent a deadly condition in the body’s main artery. A team has found that abdominal aortic aneurysm – a condition in which the main artery...
Most people know what it’s like to smell something great that you love the smell of – it’s great. What many don’t know is that your brain can also help your memory. According to a study out of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and published in the...
According to a study out of North Carolina State University and published in Environmental Health Perspectives, several pesticides commonly used by farmers with both allergic and non-allergic wheeze, which can be a sensitive marker for early airway problems. The study...
According to a study out of the Boston University Medical Center and published in the journal Heart Rhythm, people who experience the heart arrhythmia atrial fibrillation may also suffer from a smaller brain, specifically reduced frontal lobe volume. Atrial...
According to a study headed up by researchers out of Canada, Australia and South Korea and published in The BMJ, the use of methylphenidate in children and young people with ADHD is associated with a slightly increased risk of abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia)...
According to a study out of the Weizmann Institute of Science and published in the journal Science, new research findings in mice may help explain how viral infection during pregnancy raises the risk of autism and schizophrenia in their offspring. The study may...
According to a study out of Duke University and published in the journal Cell Reports, scientists have discovered a type of cell surrounding blood vessels can also serve as a starting point for sarcoma, a form of cancer that occurs in bones and connective tissues. The...
According to a study out of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists are reporting new, unexpected details about the fundamental structure of collagen, the most abundant protein in...
According to a study out of Northwestern University and published in PLOS Medicine, fifty-five percent of high-risk patients were missed by diabetes screening guidelines. The 2015 screening guidelines from the United States Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF)...
A study conducted at Duke-NUS Medical School, has shown that low vitamin D levels may be associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline, in the elderly. A study done in China, recruited 1,202 participants, aged 60 and older. Researchers were interested in...
According to a study out of the Weizmann Institute of Science and published in the journal Science, new research findings in mice may help explain how viral infection during pregnancy raises the risk of autism and schizophrenia in their offspring. The study may...
According to a study out of Duke University and published in the journal Cell Reports, scientists have discovered a type of cell surrounding blood vessels can also serve as a starting point for sarcoma, a form of cancer that occurs in bones and connective tissues. The...
According to a study out of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists are reporting new, unexpected details about the fundamental structure of collagen, the most abundant protein in...
According to a study out of Northwestern University and published in PLOS Medicine, fifty-five percent of high-risk patients were missed by diabetes screening guidelines. The 2015 screening guidelines from the United States Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF)...
A study conducted at Duke-NUS Medical School, has shown that low vitamin D levels may be associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline, in the elderly. A study done in China, recruited 1,202 participants, aged 60 and older. Researchers were interested in...
Docere Thomas A. Kruzel, ND Elder abuse, neglect, loneliness, and the difficulties encountered with ageist attitudes are some of the biggest challenges faced by the elderly in most societies worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO), in its World Report on Health...
Naturopathic Perspective Pamela Sky Jeanne, ND Aging is a process most people deny until it is right up front, presenting at times as an illness or physical disability. The joke is on us when we wake up one morning and realize it has actually happened. Today I am 70;...
Naturopathic Perspective Judith Ancheta, ND As a proud member of the naturopathic profession, I am very aware of our ability to effect profound changes in our patients’ health. The patients with whom we work can confirm this. In Part 1 of this article (NDNR, July...
Tolle Totum Sukriti Bhardwaj, BHSc Monique Aucoin, BMSc, ND Within the elderly patient population, cancer is a growing concern. In 2013, there were an estimated 841 million elderly cancer patients (ECPs) worldwide, and this figure is projected to reach 2 billion by...
A recent article, published in Menopause journal, has discovered that both early and late menopause, can lead to an increased risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. Researchers examined data from over 124,000 women as part of the Women’s Health Initiative. Researchers...
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Node Smith, ND Neuroscience experts from the University of Leicester have released research that breaks with the past fifty years of neuroscientific opinion, arguing that the way we store memories is key to making human intelligence superior to that of animals. It has...
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...
