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Fasting May Increase Motivation to Exercise

Node Smith, ND Researchers have found that when mice are provided with limited access to food, the levels of food and satiety hormone ghrelin rises. This causes an increase in motivation to exercise. This may translate to more exercise motivation for humans on...

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Microplastic Leaching From Teabags

Node Smith, ND Many people are trying to reduce their plastic use, but some tea manufacturers are moving in the opposite direction: replacing traditional paper teabags with plastic ones. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology have...

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The Psychoactive Blocking Effect of CBD

Node Smith, ND Researchers at Western University have shown for the first time the molecular mechanisms at work that cause cannabidiol, or CBD, to block the psychiatric side-effects caused by tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive chemical in cannabis....

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Increased Screening of Eating Disorders Warranted

Node Smith, ND A University at Albany professor has found trends that warrant increased screening for eating disorders, she explains. Trends that warrant increased screening for eating disorders In 2018, Tomoko Udo, assistant professor of Health Policy, Management and...

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Value of Relationships Determined by Same Area as Economic Value

Value of Relationships Determined by Same Area as Economic Value

Node Smith, ND Wishing a friend ‘happy birthday’ or spending a long period of time listening to their problems signifies commitment to the friendship. In other words, these actions serve as commitment signals (*1) and it is known that people value their relationships...

Value of Relationships Determined by Same Area as Economic Value

Dependence on Coaches Can be Detrimental to Athletes

Node Smith, ND Athletes increasingly relying on a coach over the course of a season may be a sign that they aren't progressing in their development, according to new research from Binghamton University. Athletes increasingly relying on a coach over the course of a...

Value of Relationships Determined by Same Area as Economic Value

Mental Problems in Children with Diabetes

Node Smith, ND Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a serious but common complication of type 1 diabetes, is linked to lower IQ scores and worse memory in children with type 1 diabetes, according to a study led by UC Davis Health researchers. The study published Sept. 22 in...

Value of Relationships Determined by Same Area as Economic Value

Improved Enzyme ‘Cocktail’ That Eats Plastic Waste

Node Smith, ND The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme PETase have now created an enzyme 'cocktail' which can digest plastic up to six times faster. A second enzyme, found in the same rubbish dwelling bacterium that lives on a diet of plastic...

The Herbal Medicated Bath

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Even three days after using the [pine needle] bandage, one can smell the rosin which is most agreeable. It is a theory of mine that when the system needs certain things, it can absorb them through the pores....

Wrestling with Slander

  Jeff Clark, ND You may have noticed in 1 or more recent online articles that an effort seems to be in play to categorically discredit licensed naturopathic doctors. The public detractors are a tiny group of zealots who promote “science-based medicine” with a...

Breastfeeding Helps Protect Mother Against Diabetes

According to a study out of the German Research Center for Environmental Health and published in Diabetologia, after studying the metabolism of women with gestational diabetes after giving birth, mothers were seen to have long-term metabolic changes due to...

Detecting Alzheimer’s in Young Adults 

According to a study out of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and published in the online journal Neurology, researchers have now developed a genetic risk score system that can help identify those at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms...

Benefits of Exercise for Pre-term Babies

A study out of the International Osteoporosis Foundation and published in the journal Calcified Tissue International and Musculoskeletal Research, conducted research to determine if an increase in physical activity could increase the bone strength of very low birth...

In Depression, Brain Altered When Dealing with Negative Events 

According to a study out of the University College of London and published in Molecular Psychiatry, a region of the brain that responds to bad experiences has the opposite reaction to expectations of aversive events in people with depression compared to healthy...

New Insight into Causes of Migraines

A study out of the University of Helsinki in Finland and published in Nature Genetics, identified almost 30 new genetic risk factors for the common migraine. Many of these risk variants localize inside or close to genes that regulate the vascular system. The results...

Narrow Wavelength of UV Light Safely Kills Drug-resistant Bacteria

According to a study out of the Columbia University Medical Center and published in PLOS ONE, a narrow wavelength of ultraviolet light safely killed drug-resistant MRSA bacteria in mice, suggesting its potential to reduce surgical site infections. Infections are a...

Diagnostic Test With 100% Accuracy For Alzheimer’s

A new diagnostic screening tool for Alzheimer’s has been discovered at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, in New Jersey. Alzheimer’s is a progressively worsening disease where early detection of symptoms is key, in order to commence treatment. Early...

Varied Brain Connections Found In Individuals With Anger Disorders

New research, conducted at the University of Chicago Medical Center, has shown that individuals with various anger disorders demonstrate weakened connections in various regions of the brain. Researchers used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which is a type of magnetic...

In Depression, Brain Altered When Dealing with Negative Events 

According to a study out of the University College of London and published in Molecular Psychiatry, a region of the brain that responds to bad experiences has the opposite reaction to expectations of aversive events in people with depression compared to healthy...

New Insight into Causes of Migraines

A study out of the University of Helsinki in Finland and published in Nature Genetics, identified almost 30 new genetic risk factors for the common migraine. Many of these risk variants localize inside or close to genes that regulate the vascular system. The results...

Narrow Wavelength of UV Light Safely Kills Drug-resistant Bacteria

According to a study out of the Columbia University Medical Center and published in PLOS ONE, a narrow wavelength of ultraviolet light safely killed drug-resistant MRSA bacteria in mice, suggesting its potential to reduce surgical site infections. Infections are a...

Diagnostic Test With 100% Accuracy For Alzheimer’s

A new diagnostic screening tool for Alzheimer’s has been discovered at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, in New Jersey. Alzheimer’s is a progressively worsening disease where early detection of symptoms is key, in order to commence treatment. Early...

Varied Brain Connections Found In Individuals With Anger Disorders

New research, conducted at the University of Chicago Medical Center, has shown that individuals with various anger disorders demonstrate weakened connections in various regions of the brain. Researchers used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which is a type of magnetic...

Medical Marijuana Help To Reduce Use Of Prescription Drugs

  New research, out of the University of Georgia, has discovered that prescription drug use has decreased since the legalization of medical marijuana. Medical marijuana has several prescribed uses such as: chronic pain conditions, anxiety, sleep disorders,...

AANP Launches Cancer Care Program

Creating Integrative Cancer Teams: Learning from those who Make it Work Program Description Integrative, interdisciplinary medicine is the future of healthcare. Optimal health is achieved through personalized health care that addresses the cause of the illness and the...

Risk Factors Involved in Initiation of Adolescent Alcohol Use

According to a study out of the Research Society on Alcoholism, underage drinking is a major public health and social problem in the U.S. and the ability to identify at-risk kids is immensely important. The researchers identified demographic factors, cognitive...

Factors Linked to Adult Insomnia Symptoms

According to a study out by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and published in the journal Sleep, child abuse, parental divorce and parental death were shown to be associated with higher rates of adult insomnia. Mild insomnia was uniquely predicted by childhood...

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NK Immunological Cells May Have Memory

NK Immunological Cells May Have Memory

Node Smith, ND Good news for the human immune system: researchers from MedUni Vienna's Departments of Dermatology and Surgery have managed to ascribe an immunological memory function to a subset of cytotoxic NK cells, which have hitherto been regarded as...