How fasting may protect against inflammation
Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation — a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases. In research published in Cell Reports, the team describes how fasting raises levels of a chemical in the blood known as arachidonic acid, which […]
New research adds evidence to the benefits of ginger supplements for treating autoimmune diseases
New research has revealed a potentially important role ginger supplements can play in controlling inflammation for people living with autoimmune diseases. The research published today in JCI Insight focused on studying the impact of ginger supplementation on a type of white blood cell called the neutrophil. The study was especially interested in neutrophil extracellular trap […]
Olive oil by-product could aid exercise: Research is first to examine exercise benefits from drinking olive fruit water
New research has found that a natural by-product of olive oil production could potentially have antioxidant benefits and support exercise. The study, led by nutrition researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and published in the journal Nutrients, is the first to examine the benefits of natural olive fruit water for recreationally active people. Olive fruit […]
Flu/COVID Co-Infections Potentially More Severe in Kids, CDC Says
The CDC warned that co-infections with COVID-19 and influenza can potentially cause more severe illness in children, and need to be tracked. Surveillance data from the 2021-2022 influenza season revealed that 6% of flu-related hospitalizations and 16% of flu-related deaths involved children co-infected with COVID-19, Katherine Adams, MPH, of the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues […]
Three in Four Teens Faced Potentially Traumatic Events During the Pandemic
Roughly three out of four high school students reported at least one potentially traumatic experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey showed. While 73.1% of high school students under 18 said they had experienced at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE), 53.2% reported two or more such “preventable, potentially traumatic events,” ranging from food insecurity, […]
CDC Warns of Severe Monkeypox in People With HIV, the Immunocompromised
Be alert for potentially severe manifestations of monkeypox in patients who are immunocompromised or co-infected with HIV, the CDC told healthcare workers on Thursday. “People who are immunocompromised due to HIV or other conditions are at higher risk for severe manifestations of monkeypox than people who are immunocompetent,” the agency said in a health advisory […]
Wearing dentures may affect a person’s nutrition: First study to report results of matched health and dental records to assess nutrition levels
Dentures may have a potentially negative impact on a person’s overall nutrition, according to new research from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Dentistry. The research team leveraged electronic dental and health records to gain a better understanding of how oral health treatments affect individuals’ overall health over time. This is believed to be […]
How Easy Is It to Get Leptospirosis?
Leptospirosis is a potentially severe illness. It’s not easy for humans to contract this illness. Leptospirosis is a potentially severe illness. It’s not easy for humans to contract this illness. It’s most common in animals, and humans usually only catch it if they’ve been in contact with urine or feces from an infected animal. What […]
Lenvatinib Packaging for Endometrial Cancer Tied to $168 Million in Overspending
PHOENIX — Dose-specific packaging could potentially result in substantial excess spending on lenvatinib (Lenvima) for endometrial cancer, a researcher reported. Patients and payers may be on the hook for as much as $168 million in annual overspending for dose reductions for the disease — spending that could be avoided with different packaging, reported Emeline Aviki, […]
Scientists profile FDA-approved drugs to potentially treat hundreds of genetic disorders
Nonsense-mediated RNA decay, or NMD, is an evolutionarily conserved molecular mechanism in which potentially defective messenger RNAs, or mRNAs, are degraded. By reducing errors in gene expression, it serves as an RNA quality control and gene regulatory mechanism. Its disruption can lead to neurological disorders, immune diseases, cancers, and other pathologies. A team of biomedical […]