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Mechanism of Action of Epilepsy – Glial Network

NODE SMITH, ND Tohoku University scientists and their colleagues in Germany have revealed that a first-time exposure to only a brief period of brain hyperactivity resulted in an acute breakdown of the inter-cellular network of glial cells. Pharmacological intervention...

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News on New Male Contraceptive Pill

NODE SMITH, ND In a new paper published by Nature Communications, The Lundquist Institute (TLI) Investigator Wei Yan, MD, PhD, and his research colleagues spell out an innovative strategy that has led to the discovery of a natural compound as a safe, effective and...

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New Alzheimer’s Genes Discovered

NODE SMITH, ND A research team led by Chunshui Yu and Mulin Jun Li of Tianjin Medical University has discovered two new genes potentially involved in Alzheimer's disease. They identified them by exploring which genes were turned on and off in the hippocampus of people...

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Writing Style Can Reveal Social Identity

NODE SMITH, ND Small changes to people's writing style can reveal which social group they "belong to" at a given moment, new research shows. Groups are central to human identity, and most people are part of multiple groups based on shared interests or characteristics...

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Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia

Catherine Darley, ND What exactly is disordered insomnia? The patient is unable to fall asleep within 30 minutes at bedtime, or experiences significant time awake in the middle of the night. In my practice, which provides naturopathic care exclusively for sleep...

Could Monosodium Glutamate Cause Multiple Sclerosis?

Amy Elizabeth Terlisner, NMD In today’s medical community, the prevailing theory is that multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease. However, as inquisitive NDs, we are always searching for the initial trigger of the autoimmune condition. We see connections...

Interstitial Cystitis and the Autoimmune Connection

Arlene B. Donar, ND Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic, debilitating, multifactorial syndrome characterized by excessive urgency and frequency of urination, suprapubic pain, dyspareunia and pelvic pain along with negative urine cultures. The course of the disease...

Autoimmunity and the Role of Women’s Hormones

Mary Shackelton, MPH, ND The topic of autoimmunity is vast and complicated. Clinicians working with a female demographic have undoubtedly encountered many conditions related to autoimmunity and have perhaps questioned female-specific variables that affect the...

Desensitizing Allergies with the Miller Method

Neil McKinney, ND Naturopathic doctors are aware that symptoms in any system of the human body can be triggered by foods, environmental inhalants and chemicals. We are also cognizant of the severe limitations of allergy tests, such as blood for immunoglobulins and...

Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Tina Kaczor, ND, FABNO When a patient presents with peripheral neuropathy, the prevailing challenge for any practitioner is finding the cause of the condition. In naturopathic oncology, the culprit is often obvious, being the patient’s treatment itself. The challenge...

March 2009 | Neurology

Naturopathic Treatments for Traumatic Brain Injury...................................>> cover Alicia Gonzalez, ND Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy State of the clinical evidence for prevention/treatment......................>> bottom of cover...

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Nutraceuticals for Knee OA: Naturopathic Evidence-Based Strategies

Nutraceuticals for Knee OA: Naturopathic Evidence-Based Strategies

DYLAN W. KRUEGER, NMD Americans work tremendously hard for the vast majority of their lives, often with the idyllic dream of an active and exciting retirement. Unfortunately, many folks reach retirement battered, beaten, and struggling with chronic diseases and...

Dementia: Depression as a Risk Factor

Dementia: Depression as a Risk Factor

ROMI FUNG, ND, MSC The “Baby Boomer” generation, defined as people born between 1946 and 1964, is a demographic cohort consisting of 76 million people around the globe born during post-World War II (WWII).1 A baby boom...

Plant Based Diet Lowers Risk of Heart Disease in Women

Plant Based Diet Lowers Risk of Heart Disease in Women

NODE SMITH, ND Eating more nutritious, plant-based foods is heart-healthy at any age, according to two research studies published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association. In two separate studies...

Plant Based Diet Lowers Risk of Heart Disease in Women

How You Think Your Metabolism Changes with Age May Be Incorrect

NODE SMITH, ND Most of us remember a time when we could eat anything we wanted and not gain weight. But a new study suggests your metabolism, the rate at which you burn calories, actually peaks much earlier and starts its inevitable decline later than you might think....

Do ‘Mindful’ People Feel Less Pain?

Node Smith, ND A recent study from the Wake Forest School of Medicine may give insight into why some people experience pain more intensely than others. The research study suggests that the degree to which a person is mindful may impact their experience of pain. The...

Mediterranean Diet Better Than Viagra

Node Smith, ND Actually, not even the whole Mediterranean diet, just olive oil. According to a recent research study conducted at the University of Athens, nine tablespoons of olive oil a week outperformed Viagra (Sildenafil) in improving symptoms of male erectile...

Global Inadequacies in Access to Private Toilets for Women

Node Smith, ND A recent article underlines a widespread form of gender discrimination - inadequate access to private toilets. This is a serious problem for girls and women around the world, and perhaps one of the most pervasive forms of gender discrimination. There...

Morphea: Effective Treatment with Homeopathy

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Terri Bugg, ND Patricia J. Rennie, ND Morphea, also known as localized scleroderma, is a rare disease with an incidence rate of 3 in 100 000 and a prevalence rate of 50 per 100 000.1 The disease affects women 2.6 times more than...

Cardiac Biomarkers: A Well-Validated Clinical Tool

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Jocelyn Faydenko Fraser Smith, MATD, ND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in the United States.1 Although the classic lipid panel presents well-validated information about long-term risk, it does not...

CVD & ABO Blood Types

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Far Rahman Ralph Esposito, ND, LAc An individual’s blood type has a considerable influence on many aspects of health, including digestion of food, stress response, immunity, and, importantly, cardiovascular health. According to...

Morphea: Effective Treatment with Homeopathy

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Terri Bugg, ND Patricia J. Rennie, ND Morphea, also known as localized scleroderma, is a rare disease with an incidence rate of 3 in 100 000 and a prevalence rate of 50 per 100 000.1 The disease affects women 2.6 times more than...

Cardiac Biomarkers: A Well-Validated Clinical Tool

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Jocelyn Faydenko Fraser Smith, MATD, ND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in the United States.1 Although the classic lipid panel presents well-validated information about long-term risk, it does not...

CVD & ABO Blood Types

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Far Rahman Ralph Esposito, ND, LAc An individual’s blood type has a considerable influence on many aspects of health, including digestion of food, stress response, immunity, and, importantly, cardiovascular health. According to...

WNF: Global Naturopathic Terminology

Naturopathic News Tina Hausser, Heilpraktiker Language is the key that opens doors to global cultures, people, and nations. In times of globalization it is fundamental to communicate with each other on the basis of language. Words, as a tool of a language, unite...

Vital Burnout – A Call to Give Agency to the Vis

Naturopathic Perspective Alexia Georgousis, ND Burnout is becoming more and more prevalent in our community and the healthcare profession at large. According to the Ottawa Citizen, “In Canada, approximately 46% of all doctors are affected by moderate to severe...

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RNA Can be Written into DNA

RNA Can be Written into DNA

NODE SMITH, ND Cells contain machinery that duplicates DNA into a new set that goes into a newly formed cell. That same class of machines, called polymerases, also build RNA messages, which are like notes copied from the central DNA repository of recipes, so they can...