Node Smith, ND African-Americans have up to three times the risk of dying from strokes as people of European descent, yet there has been little investigation of if and how genetic variants contribute to their elevated stroke risk. Until now. The largest analysis of...
Node Smith, ND A research collaboration involving Monash University has made an exciting discovery that may eventually lead to targeted treatments to combat drug-resistant bacterial infections, one of the greatest threats to global health. An exciting discovery that...
Node Smith, ND Some supposedly inert ingredients in common drugs -- such as dyes and preservatives -- may potentially be biologically active and could lead to unanticipated side effects, according to a preliminary new study by researchers from the UC San Francisco...
Node Smith, ND Is middle age really the "golden age" when people are the most optimistic in life? Researchers from Michigan State University led the largest study of its kind to determine how optimistic people are in life and when, as well as how major life events...
Node Smith, ND As the number of young adults infected with the coronavirus surges throughout the nation, a new study by researchers at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals indicates that youth may not shield people from serious disease. Study looked at data from a...
Rosia Parrish Jennifer Pilon Daeyon JooRi Jun Kris Somol, ND The American Urological Association defines Interstitial Cystitis (IC)/Pelvic Bladder Syndrome as an unpleasant sensation perceived to be related to the urinary bladder that is associated with lower urinary...
Mitch Kennedy, ND Before the 1940s, lead arsenate (LA) was the predominant pesticide used in fruit orchards. Introduced in 1892 in Massachusetts for use against the Gypsy moth, the pesticide was quickly adopted for use in fruit orchards, especially apples, because of...
Mitch Kennedy, ND Phthalate esters (PE) are used in almost every plastic product on the market today. Each year, 2 to 8 million tons of PE are produced worldwide. Phthalates have been shown to be endocrine-disrupting chemicals associated with testicular and ovarian...
Joe Kellerstein, DC, ND When we’re distressed about what reality is doing at the moment and we want to set about changing it, we have a problem … How do we change it? Invariably, solving the problem requires that we look at the situation with a set of mental tools...
Anne Kelty, ND The Patient’s View My first appointment with Dr. Kelty came after I recently had been told that my last resort was removal of my colon. I was scared, and called Dr. Kelty at the prompting of another practitioner. I had been suffering with ulcerative...
Dr. Eugene R. Zampieron, ND MH(AHG) and Dr. Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN Abstract Parasitic infections are an underrecognized factor in the development and progression of autoimmune arthritis. This article reviews evidence linking parasites to joint inflammation through both...
Ron Mariotti, ND and Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG) Melatonin is a hormone critical to regulation of circadian rhythm, primarily in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus. It is found in all life forms, from algae to humans. Though it was previously believed that...
Jacob Schor, ND “Lavender makes for girly boys.” That’s how the governor of California might sum up the recent news. This June, Clifford Bloch, a pediatric endocrinologist here in Denver, reported that young boys grew breasts after using lavender shampoo....
David Schleich, PhD “The irony is that far from rejecting or distorting nature, scientific medicine achieves its results by recognizing what nature is and by reproducing and reconstituting her grand designs.” – Jonathan Miller An American Medical Association (AMA)...
KARLY MCMASTER, ND While the standard of care following a diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) is to prescribe a gluten-free diet (GFD), the recommended long-term management and monitoring of the condition is poorly understood. Too often, patients with CD...
WOODSTOCK, IL—The team at Lifestyle Matrix Resource Center is thrilled to welcome Dr. Elroy Vojdani to their panel of Clinical Experts. Dr. Vojdani is the founder of Regenera Medical, a boutique functional medicine practice in Los Angeles, CA. He is also an Institute...
TANYA LEE, ND The circadian system is a powerful regulatory system that guides the physiology of living organisms through synchronizing physiological processes to the external environment. This system of ultimate homeostatic regulation has evolved over time and...
KERI LAYTON, ND Every generation of naturopathic doctors decries the rising generation as an erosion of true naturopathy. Let me settle into my rocking chair and confess: I’m no better. While I lament the opportunity lost by older NDs who have dodged...
Brain Diseases: Breaking Beyond the Blood Brain Barrier Brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s epilepsy and Parkinson’s are all not curable and difficult to treat. However, this may be changing due to recent research conducted at Aalborg University. The...
Does the Health of the Sperm also Impact the Health of the Fetus? When it comes to fertility, many jump to the conclusion that it all happens in the uterus, but sperm count, motility, and health from the male side of the equation is equally important. If things aren’t...
Biomarkers for the Possibility of the Susceptibility to PTSD A recent research study has begun to look at biomarkers which may indicate whether someone is more or less susceptible to PTSD after experiencing a trauma. PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a...
Can a naturopathic physician be sued and held liable for the activities of a professional with whom he merely shares office space? YES! Here are the typical facts: Independent practitioners, Doctor A and Doctor B share a waiting area, receptionist, stationery, and...
'Outside of the Mat' Thinking, Learning and Doing Perelman School of Medicine has a new project which demonstrates using “outside of the box” thinking to make learning more accessible, and also lower stress levels of student’s lives.1 “Yoganatomy,” is a different type...
Researcher Reveals Potential Mechanism for Enhanced Night Vision Phenomenon Some of you were lucky enough to experience a very unique solar phenomenon a few weeks ago, and along with it, a unique physiological phenomenon. Many people who saw the recent solar eclipse...
Lower Dose Doesn’t Equate to Fewer Side Effects A recent study looking at antidepressants in the treatment of chronic pain has shown that at lower doses (such as typically used for chronic pain), antidepressants display a distinct side effect profile from that seen in...
Mini-Machines with Major Cancer Killing Power Nanomachines, microscopical molecules constructed to serve various functions, have incredible potential for different applications, including fighting cancer. A team of researchers is now working with nanomachines that can...
Predatory Journals Promise Quick and Easy Research Articles Bearing Little to No Weight in the Scientific Research Community A recent study looked at the widespread prevalence of predatory journals within the scientific publications community.1 A predatory journal is...
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), a Growing Pathological Process A recent article was published discussing the multi-organ effects of a fatty liver.1 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing pathological process in the industrialized world. It...
Researcher Reveals Potential Mechanism for Enhanced Night Vision Phenomenon Some of you were lucky enough to experience a very unique solar phenomenon a few weeks ago, and along with it, a unique physiological phenomenon. Many people who saw the recent solar eclipse...
Lower Dose Doesn’t Equate to Fewer Side Effects A recent study looking at antidepressants in the treatment of chronic pain has shown that at lower doses (such as typically used for chronic pain), antidepressants display a distinct side effect profile from that seen in...
Mini-Machines with Major Cancer Killing Power Nanomachines, microscopical molecules constructed to serve various functions, have incredible potential for different applications, including fighting cancer. A team of researchers is now working with nanomachines that can...
Predatory Journals Promise Quick and Easy Research Articles Bearing Little to No Weight in the Scientific Research Community A recent study looked at the widespread prevalence of predatory journals within the scientific publications community.1 A predatory journal is...
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), a Growing Pathological Process A recent article was published discussing the multi-organ effects of a fatty liver.1 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing pathological process in the industrialized world. It...
Scientists Recently Unveiled that HIV has been Successfully Treated In an interview last week with the British Times, scientists unveiled that HIV has been successfully treated in an individual. As part of an experimental trial, a 44-year old male patient who has been...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls In truth, the premises of health and disease, established by experiment and observation, stand untouched, as far as they go; far be it for us to contravene them. It is only in the conclusions of practice that we...
(CBD), a Non-psychoactive Constituent in Cannabis, was Studied for its Potential Effects in Curbing Habit Formation The opioid crisis in America is a growing epidemic. Aside from writing less prescriptions, and using alternative medications, there is a growing...
Intricate Immunological Changes that Occur During Pregnancy: A Chronological Study Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine have elucidated for the first time the intricate immunological changes that occur during pregnancy, as a chronological study.1 It...
David J. Schleich, PhD Education Effective environmental scanning takes time to prepare, and our various college and university administrators have less time for it than they’d like. They do their best to survey and interpret appropriate data to get the lowdown on...
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NODE SMITH, ND Since element 99 -- einsteinium -- was discovered in 1952 at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) from the debris of the first hydrogen bomb, scientists have performed very few experiments with it because it is...
NODE SMITH, ND Common fungi, often present in the gut, teach the immune system how to respond to their more dangerous relatives, according to new research from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine. Breakdowns in this process can leave people susceptible to deadly...
