A vital aspect of high-dose vitamin C therapy is its selective toxicity towards cancer cells. Cancer cells are uniquely susceptible due to their inherently higher levels of oxidative stress and reactive iron. At therapeutic concentrations, intravenous vitamin C...
Gut microbes from patients rapidly activate immune responses and nerve changes that drive lasting, unexplained pain. Gut Microbes Influence Chronic Pain and Immunity Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition characterized by widespread pain throughout the body, often...
Naturopathic medicine has long emphasized digestive health as foundational to robust immune function. Early naturopathic physicians drew inspiration from pioneering microbiologist Elie Metchnikoff, who proposed in the early 1900s that beneficial gut bacteria are...
Early-Life Exposure from Pregnancy to Age One Impacts Teens' Health Early exposure to air pollution and artificial electric lighting increases children's thyroid cancer risk by measurable amounts. Children exposed from pregnancy through their first year experience a...
Toxic chemicals in children’s mattresses are released by body heat and weight, directly into the breathing zone during sleep. For infants and toddlers, chemical exposure during sleep can disrupt hormones, interfere with neurological development, impair organ function,...
Medical Radiation Now Accounts for 5% of All Cancer Diagnoses, Equal to Alcohol and Obesity Computed tomography (CT) scans performed in the United States will cause approximately 103,000 future cancers, accounting for a staggering 5% of all cancer diagnoses annually....
NODE SMITH, ND Have you ever been cut off in traffic by another driver, leaving you still seething miles later? Or been interrupted by a colleague in a meeting, and found yourself replaying the event in your head even after you've left work for the day? Minor rude...
NODE SMITH, ND A funny thing happened on the way to discovering how zinc impacts kidney stones -- two different theories emerged, each contradicting the other. One: Zinc stops the growth of the calcium oxalate crystals that make up the stones; and two: It alters the...
NODE SMITH, ND In a bid to find or refine laboratory research models for cancer that better compare with what happens in living people, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report they have developed a new computer-based technique showing that human cancer cells grown in...
NODE SMITH, ND People living with obesity who attended a non-judgmental and personalized lifestyle modification program improved their cardiovascular and mental health during just 10 weeks, according to a study presented today at EuroHeartCare -- ACNAP Congress 2021,...
NODE SMITH, ND Alzheimer's disease is predominant in elderly people, but the way age-related changes to lipid composition affect the regulation of biological processes is still not well understood. Links between lipid imbalance and disease have been established, in...
NODE SMITH, ND A comprehensive analysis of 437 studies from around the world provides the best evidence to date that narcissism is an important risk factor for both aggression and violence, researchers said. The link between narcissism and aggression was found for all...
NODE SMITH, ND A study examining Japanese schools' hands-off approach when children fight showed it could create opportunities for autonomy and encourage ownership of solutions, suggesting a new strategy in handling kids squabbles in other countries. Called mimamoru,...
NODE SMITH, ND A Cleveland Clinic study shows that survivors of COVID-19 who have moderate or severe obesity may have a greater risk of experiencing long-term consequences of the disease, compared with patients who do not have obesity. The study was recently published...
How systemic injustice, climate change, and displacement shape pediatric health—and what naturopathic doctors can do to address the root causes. Leslie Solomonian, ND Abstract Pediatric health is shaped not only by individual biology and behavior but also by the...
Bill Caradonna, R.Ph., ND A seasoned naturopathic physician shares a two-decade clinical perspective on using homeopathic injectables for musculoskeletal and nerve-related pain—highlighting practical methods, success rates, and training options. Abstract This article...
Heidi Weinhold, ND How a young woman with MS, optic nerve inflammation, and recurrent uveitis found remission through homeopathy, dietary changes, and neuroregenerative support Abstract This case study presents the integrative naturopathic management of a 29-year-old...
Jody Stanislaw, ND Chronic pain, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and long COVID are complex conditions with diverse yet overlapping symptoms, without a clear path for healing. Body work, counseling, acupuncture, and support groups, while helpful, often do not...
From American Heart Association About 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association's new Life's Essential 8™ checklist according to a new study published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship,...
From University of California - San Diego In a pair of overlapping studies, a diverse team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, have deepened investigations into the genetic origins of nonalcoholic fatty liver...
From University of Illinois Chicago In the largest epidemiologic study of arsenic and birth outcomes to date, researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago and collaborating institutions estimated arsenic levels in U.S. private well water sources by county and...
From PLOS A new analysis of the personality trait of grit found that people who showed higher levels of grit also had different patterns of cognitive performance -- but not necessarily enhanced cognitive performance. Nuria Aguerre of the University of Granada, Spain,...
From University of California - San Diego For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but neuroscientists have only recently been able to test if and how this actually works. In the latest of these efforts, researchers at...
From American Psychological Association People consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might appreciate an unexpected phone call, text or email just to say hello, and the more surprising the connection, the greater the appreciation, according...
From Taylor & Francis Group Older adults with untreated sight conditions may be at increased risk of dementia, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 studies involving 76,373 participants. The results of the study, published in the...
From University of Tokyo Researchers created a special ultrathin sensor, spun from gold, that can be attached directly to the skin without irritation or discomfort. The sensor can measure different biomarkers or substances to perform on-body chemical analysis. It...
From University of Florida When diagnostic tests for the heart were first created, scientists at the time did not fully consider that no two bodies are the same, especially between the sexes. According to University of Florida College of Nursing associate professor...
From American Heart Association Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health. Life's Essential 8™ cardiovascular health score replaces Life's Simple 7™, according to a new Presidential Advisory, Life's Essential 8 --...
From American Psychological Association People consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might appreciate an unexpected phone call, text or email just to say hello, and the more surprising the connection, the greater the appreciation, according...
From Taylor & Francis Group Older adults with untreated sight conditions may be at increased risk of dementia, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 studies involving 76,373 participants. The results of the study, published in the...
From University of Tokyo Researchers created a special ultrathin sensor, spun from gold, that can be attached directly to the skin without irritation or discomfort. The sensor can measure different biomarkers or substances to perform on-body chemical analysis. It...
From University of Florida When diagnostic tests for the heart were first created, scientists at the time did not fully consider that no two bodies are the same, especially between the sexes. According to University of Florida College of Nursing associate professor...
From American Heart Association Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health. Life's Essential 8™ cardiovascular health score replaces Life's Simple 7™, according to a new Presidential Advisory, Life's Essential 8 --...
From Howard Hughes Medical Institute After a career spent probing the mysteries of the universe, a Janelia Research Campus senior scientist is now exploring the mysteries of the human brain and developing new insights into the connections between brain cells....
From Queen Mary University of London Asthma is a common lung condition that affects 5.4 million people in the UK and can lead to symptoms such as coughing, wheezing or feeling breathless. Asthma is best controlled by regular use of a corticosteroid inhaler, which...
From Columbia University Irving Medical Center A new algorithm developed by researchers at Columbia University can analyze thousands of variants across the genome and estimate a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease -- and it works in people of African,...
From University of Houston Researchers at the University of Houston are reporting a first-of-its-kind technology that not only repairs heart muscle cells in mice but also regenerates them following a heart attack, or myocardial infarction as its medically known....
From Technion-Israel Institute of Technology From the moment we are born, and even before that, we interact with the world through movement. We move our lips to smile or to talk. We extend our hand to touch. We move our eyes to see. We wiggle, we walk, we gesture, we...
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With the passage of the Healthy Schools Act (HB2164), Arizona has made a groundbreaking move that places student health at the forefront of state policy. In a unanimous decision, the state legislature voted to ban ultraprocessed food additives like Red 40, potassium...
Bastyr University announced today the launch of its innovative Hybrid Master of Science in Acupuncture with Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialization, which is now available at its San Diego and Seattle campuses. This new program blends online coursework with in-person...
