NODE SMITH, ND A gene therapy for chronic pain could offer a safer, non-addictive alternative to opioids. Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed the new therapy, which [...]

Carrie Decker, ND As we transition from the dog days of summer to the dead of winter, many of us take heed of the need to support immune system function. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), [...]

Node Smith, ND New research from the School of Veterinary Medicine provides a possible mechanism by which alcohol, cigarette smoke, and exposure to certain medications and toxins can weaken bone. [...]

Vis Medicatrix Naturae Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach [...]

Vis Medicatrix Naturae Carrie Decker, ND As medical research continues to grow, so too does our understanding of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and its dynamic and systemic effects. Once thought [...]

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 [...]

Todd A. Born, ND Multiple sclerosis is the most common autoimmune, inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS), with exact cause(s) being unknown. The disorder is [...]

Dicken Weatherby, ND Blood testing is one of the best ways to detect autoimmune processes before they become full-blown diseases. Simple patterns that can be seen on a standard blood chemistry [...]