Scientists explore whether mushrooms, Chinese herbs may fit into anti-COVID-19 arsenal
Photo Cred: Timothy Dykes/Unsplash By Judy Packer-Tursman Using what conventional medicine in the United States considers the “gold standard” for objective scientific methodology, University of California (UC) researchers are exploring...
Read MoreStudy indicates bacteria-fighting viruses have potential to reduce antibiotic resistance
Photo Cred: Pietro Jeng/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A new study published in the journal Cell Host Microbe furthered research on the effectiveness of phage therapy and what antibiotics can...
Read MorePfizer vaccine for young children back in clinical trial
Photo Cred: CDC/Unsplash By Liz Gold Following a routine review by an external committee, Pfizer announced that the vaccine company will amend the clinical study of the Pfizer-BioNTech novel coronavirus...
Read MorePreadolescent phone usage during day not associated with decreased sleep, study finds
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Avery St. Onge Electromagnetic fields emitted by cellular phones during the day do not cause sleep disturbances in preadolescent children, however nighttime phone usage may effect...
Read MoreHealthy holiday tips for integrative providers
Photo Cred: Marko Klaric/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Holiday stress can derail even the healthiest lifestyle. I recently had a conversation with a busy practitioner and mom who...
Read MoreNew research finds cannabis decreases frequency of seizures in children
Photo Cred: Alesia Kozik/Unsplash By Liz Gold Using medical cannabis to treat epileptic seizures in children is not a new discovery, but scientists in the United Kingdom recently studied 10...
Read MoreGene mutation that traffics iron in the brain linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Photo Cred: Geralt/Pixabay By Avery St. Onge Mutations in the LRRK2 gene, which cause some forms of Parkinson’s disease, were found to misdirect iron in activated microglia in a new...
Read MoreMalfunctioning brain cells identified as potential target for Alzheimer’s treatment
Photo Cred: Robina Weermeijer/Unsplash By Liz Gold A rare population of potentially toxic senescent cells in human brains have been identified by Wake Forest scientists, opening the door to new...
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