A first-time map of a human brain during pregnancy has revealed fascinating findings. Pregnancy causes significant and long-lasting changes in a woman's brain, particularly in social cognition, emotional regulation, and bonding regions. These adaptations are critical...
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Dallas, TX – March 17, 2025 – OvationLab proudly unveils the results of the first-ever human study evaluating the safety and efficacy of orally available BPC-157 as a dietary supplement. This study assessed Infiniwell BPC-157 Delayed Pro 500mcg in adults suffering...
Node Smith, ND Our sense of who we are is thought to be influenced by things like our childhood experiences, our interactions with others, and now, researchers say, our bodies. A study appearing August 26 in the journal iScience shows that, when pairs of friends...
Node Smith, ND The lack of human activity during lockdown caused human-linked vibrations in the Earth to drop by an average of 50% between March and May 2020. This quiet period is the longest and most pronounced quiet period of seismic noise in recorded history This...
Node Smith, ND Researchers with the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) have discovered which gut bacteria help our immune system battle cancerous tumors and how they do it. The discovery may provide a new understanding of why...
Node Smith, ND Our mouths may be home to a newly discovered set of multi-tasking taste cells that -- unlike most known taste cells, which detect individual tastes -- are capable of detecting sour, sweet, bitter and umami stimuli. A research team led by Kathryn Medler...
Node Smith, ND Cleveland Clinic researchers have developed and validated a risk prediction model (called a nomogram) that can help physicians predict which patients who have recently tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are at greatest risk...
Node Smith, ND In recent years, the number of people affected by celiac disease, wheat allergy or gluten or wheat sensitivity has risen sharply. But why is this the case? Could it be that modern wheat varieties contain more immunoreactive protein than in the past?...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Teaching and learning are 2 sides of a coin that leads to education. That makes it intrinsically a social construct, albeit with objective, discernible activities involved, such as conducting a chemistry lab experiment or...
Node Smith, ND Whether children have ongoing sleep problems from birth through childhood or do not develop sleep problems until they begin school, a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has found that sleep disturbances at any age are...
A Holistic Approach to Conquering Anxiety in the Female Patient By Jonathan E. Prousky, ND, MSc, MA Introduction This paper investigates the prevalence, key hormonal contributors, and integrative treatment strategies for anxiety disorders in women, highlighting the...
Two Case Studies By Jillian Finker, ND Introduction After two decades of practicing naturopathic medicine, I have observed that advancements in allopathic migraine treatment remain limited. While a few newer medications may be effective for specific individuals, most...
Personalized Prevention for Better Outcomes By Erin Rurak, ND Breast cancer remains one of the most prevalent cancers among women, with a widely cited statistic that 1 in 8 women will develop the disease in their lifetime.1 However, this figure is a population-level...
Riverton Mayor Trent Stags issued the following statement after the Riverton City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting H.B. 81 Fluoride Amendments: I am pleased Riverton City is the first to support H.B. 81 Fluoride Amendments, and I encourage all Utah...
NODE SMITH, ND The human body is essentially made up of trillions of living cells. It ages as its cells age, which happens when those cells eventually stop replicating and dividing. Scientists have long known that genes influence how cells age and how long humans...
NODE SMITH, ND Scientists at Cambridge and Leeds have successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice and say their discovery could lead to the development of treatments to prevent memory loss in people as they age. In a study published in Molecular Psychiatry,...
NODE SMITH, ND NEWTOWN, Conn., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A first-of-its-kind, peer-reviewed study provides scientific evidence that lifestyle and diet changes can deliver a reduction in biological age. Since aging is the primary driver of chronic disease, this...
KRYSTAL PLONSKI, ND, LAC, FABNP Could better policy support of breast/chest-feeding help reduce risks of climate change? Quick answer: It could, but only when it is applied on a population-based scale. From a medical...
TERESA NEFF, ND, CLE You may have heard people speak of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a superpower. Its many positive aspects, such as creativity, curiosity, hyper-focus, perseverance, and energy, can and should outweigh the...
MITCH KENNEDY, ND, LEED-AP When does the onslaught of chemicals and pollutants start for each of us? Does it start in puberty as hormones possibly upregulate receptors that could inadvertently bind toxicants rather than assist the growth and...
NODE SMITH, ND How do we decide whether or not an activity which requires work is 'worth the effort'? Researchers at the University of Birmingham & University of Oxford have shown that the willingness to work is not static, and depends upon the fluctuating rhythms...
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Abstract This article explores how epigenetic influences begin shaping a child’s health long before birth—and even before conception. Dr. Chris Meletis outlines how environmental toxins, nutritional deficiencies, and lifestyle factors can...
NICOLE CAIN, ND, MA Esme is a good case example of an anxious child. Her first panic attack resulted in her losing consciousness during music class. During the second attack, she felt dizzy and nauseated, and then she missed the rest of the school...
SHAHRAM AYOUBZADEH ND, MD, HOM Abstract An 11-year-old female presented with a 5-year history of chronic abdominal pain, intermittent diarrhea, nausea, and marked symptom exacerbations linked to emotional stress, particularly longstanding jealousy and resentment...
MITCH KENNEDY, ND, LEED-AP When does the onslaught of chemicals and pollutants start for each of us? Does it start in puberty as hormones possibly upregulate receptors that could inadvertently bind toxicants rather than assist the growth and...
NODE SMITH, ND How do we decide whether or not an activity which requires work is 'worth the effort'? Researchers at the University of Birmingham & University of Oxford have shown that the willingness to work is not static, and depends upon the fluctuating rhythms...
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Abstract This article explores how epigenetic influences begin shaping a child’s health long before birth—and even before conception. Dr. Chris Meletis outlines how environmental toxins, nutritional deficiencies, and lifestyle factors can...
NICOLE CAIN, ND, MA Esme is a good case example of an anxious child. Her first panic attack resulted in her losing consciousness during music class. During the second attack, she felt dizzy and nauseated, and then she missed the rest of the school...
SHAHRAM AYOUBZADEH ND, MD, HOM Abstract An 11-year-old female presented with a 5-year history of chronic abdominal pain, intermittent diarrhea, nausea, and marked symptom exacerbations linked to emotional stress, particularly longstanding jealousy and resentment...
JAMES SENSENIG, ND LOUISE EDWARDS, ND, LAC 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...
NODE SMITH, ND People who are just beginning treatment for high blood pressure can benefit equally from two different classes of medicine -- angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) -- yet ARBs may be less likely to cause...
NODE SMITH, ND Recess quality, not just the amount of time spent away from the classroom, plays a major role in whether children experience the full physical, mental and social-emotional benefits of recess, a new study from Oregon State University found. "Not all...
NODE SMITH, ND Even before the pandemic made Zoom ubiquitous, Washington State University researchers were using the video conferencing app to research a type of cannabis that is understudied: the kind people actually use. For the study, published in Scientific...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND With the sun shining, the days getting long, and 2021 at its halfway-point at the time of this writing, it seems like a good moment to reflect on June 2020 versus June 2021. It’s been an unprecedented 12 months for...
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Antibiotics can be life-saving, but overuse has led to resistant microbes and inflammatory boweldiseases. The integrity of the mucus barrier is affected by antibiotics, allowing penetration bybacteria, leading to inflammation in the intestine. Research was done on...
