Node Smith, ND Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. Vitamin D...
Node Smith, ND Each year, one in five U.S. adults -- an estimated 53 million people -- experience harm because of someone else's drinking, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. One in five U.S. adults experience harm because of...
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna czeranko, ND, bbe Everyone loves to hear a good love story! There is exactly such a romance – one that coincides with the origins and formation of Naturopathy. It is a kind of secret all over the block, and yet is not well known...
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Those of us who are a bit longer in the tooth have seen language used to process conflict or complex ideas shift more than once over the years. Because of our experience, we are wary of fads in such circumstances. Into our lexicon of...
Tolle Causam Angela Knapp, ND Abstract Research has linked polymorphisms in the Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 (MBL2) gene to increased susceptibility for autoimmune and infectious diseases. A 2018 study published in Archives of Neuropsychiatry investigated the role of MBL2...
Cayla M. Bronicheski, MSc Elaine Lewis, BSc, ND Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic inflammatory disease, but with many unknown causes and cures. Also known as idiopathic arthritis, RA is a debilitating autoimmune condition characterized by chronic...
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Node Smith, ND Yale scientists may have found a cause for the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in some children, they report. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, or PANDAS, were first proposed in the 1990s. Thought to be triggered by...
Node Smith, ND Stay-at-home orders and "lockdowns" related to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a major impact on the daily lives of people around the world and that includes the way that people sleep, two studies report June 10 in the journal Current Biology. Both...
Node Smith, ND A new study from the University of Georgia has shown that exposure to a now-banned flame retardant can alter the genetic code in sperm, leading to major health defects in children of exposed parents. Exposure to a now-banned flame retardant can alter...
Node Smith, ND More than 8 in 10 Americans (83%) say the future of our nation is a significant source of stress, according to the American Psychological Association's most recent survey report, Stress in America™ 2020: Stress in The Time of COVID-19, Volume Two. The...
Researchers out of Cleveland, Ohio, published "The Microbiome and Childhood Diseases," a special issue of the Birth Defects Research Part C EmbryoToday scientific journal. They underscore the importance of the microbiome in the womb and how when the environment is...
According to a study conducted by the American Academy of Neurology, those individuals suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can take vitamin D that may help regulate the hyperactive immune response. This was a pilot study and much more research needs to be conducted...
In a study published in Biological Psychiatry, inflammation can be relieved for people over the age of 55 either through cognitive behavioral therapy or movement meditation Tai Chi. "Behavioral interventions that target sleep reduce inflammation and represent a third...
A study by Penn State researchers looked at zinc levels in breast milk as an indicator or breast health during lactation. In previous studies, they found that the protein ZnT2 is critical for secreting zinc into breast milk, and women who have mutations in the gene...
Cayla M. Bronicheski, M.Sc., CCNM Student The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) located in Toronto, Ontario, is home to the largest naturopathic medical school and teaching clinic in Canada – the Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic (RSNC). With a populous...
According to a study published in Neurosurgery, the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, hypnosis may be a legitimate sedation technique for “awake surgeries” that are required for specific types of brain cancers. The study was conducted between...
Mayo Clinic researchers published a study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology built on previous research linking childhood asthma to an increased risk of shingles. According to the researchers, asthma is one of the most burdensome chronic diseases that...
In a study published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers looked at the connection between early childhood depression and gray matter maturation. Cortical gray matter thickness in the brain is associated with cognitive and emotional function. The growth of gray matter...
In a study published in the British Journal of Cancer, researchers out of Indiana University found that Magnesium was beneficial in staving off pancreatic cancer. That type of cancer is the fourth-leading cause of death among both men and women in the United States....
Recently published research out of Brown University has shown that in nematode worms, a protein that transports fat in the body can block processes in the cell that leads to reduced lifespan. One of the body’s naturally occurring proteins is called apolipoprotein B...
According to a study published in Neurosurgery, the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, hypnosis may be a legitimate sedation technique for “awake surgeries” that are required for specific types of brain cancers. The study was conducted between...
Mayo Clinic researchers published a study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology built on previous research linking childhood asthma to an increased risk of shingles. According to the researchers, asthma is one of the most burdensome chronic diseases that...
In a study published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers looked at the connection between early childhood depression and gray matter maturation. Cortical gray matter thickness in the brain is associated with cognitive and emotional function. The growth of gray matter...
In a study published in the British Journal of Cancer, researchers out of Indiana University found that Magnesium was beneficial in staving off pancreatic cancer. That type of cancer is the fourth-leading cause of death among both men and women in the United States....
Recently published research out of Brown University has shown that in nematode worms, a protein that transports fat in the body can block processes in the cell that leads to reduced lifespan. One of the body’s naturally occurring proteins is called apolipoprotein B...
Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA Docere How Did Sneezy and Grumpy End Up in Cardiac ICU? There is a link between histamine production, depression, heart disease, and myocardial infarction. It is reasonable to assume that histamine production and release due to destabilization...
A lab investigation at the VA San Diego Healthcare System examined two variations of e-cigarettes to determine safety. Both nicotine and nicotine-free version were tested and found to be damaging to human cells. E-cigarettes are often thought to be a safe and are...
A recently published longitudinal study in older adults examined the association between different types of social contact with the risk of experiencing depressive symptoms. Social isolation has long been considered a risk for depression and researchers were...
WOODSTOCK, IL- Ortho Molecular Products announces the launch of Ortho Biotic 100, a high-dose probiotic delivering 100 billion active cultures per capsule to address cases of acute gastrointestinal and immune distress. The company’s first new product of 2016 joins a...
Early diagnosis for conditions like Alzheimer’s disease is crucial when it comes to the success of treatment efforts. Currently, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease and so treatments are largely focused on slowing the progression, and helping with the cognitive...
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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...
