Vibrating Pill Could Both Treat Eating Disorders and Predict Relapse
By Deborah Borfitz Digestive sensations profoundly affect mental health through the bidirectional gut-brain axis, and in the case of anorexia nervosa (AN) tends to do so at crisis proportions. The disorder has one of...
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Fluorescent Nanosensor Offers Rapid Way to Measure Gut Health Biomarker
By Integrative Practitioner Staff Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a...
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No Such Thing as “Moderate” with Alcohol Consumption
By Irene Yeh Alcohol consumption remains one of the leading causes of disease and death in the U.S., yet there is still limited knowledge about how much drinking can truly...
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Biological Age Blood Test Predicts Diseases Before Onset
By Allison Proffitt Researchers at Stanford University have developed a blood test that reveals the functional age of your organs, predicting the odds of specific organ diseases within ten years,...
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Food as Medicine 2026: The Best and Worst of Times
By Irene Yeh May 8, 2026 | During the opening keynote panel at this week’s Food as Medicine Summit in Chicago, Rick Leach, executive director of the Food as Medicine Initiative at Arizona State...
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The Connection Between Oral and Kidney Health
By Irene Yeh Oral diseases have been linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to inflammatory and microbial pathways that go beyond the mouth. Research suggests there is a bidirectional...
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Sarcopenic Diabetes: The Little-Known Complication Carrying High Risks
By Irene Yeh In 2025, the Diabetes Atlas from the International Diabetes Foundation announced that 590 million people worldwide were diagnosed with diabetes, with about 40% believed to be underdiagnosed. Type 2 diabetes accounts for about 90%...
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Gut Neurons Linked to Allergy Response
By Integrative Practitioner Staff Regulation of the intestinal epithelium has long been understood as a coordinated process involving epithelial, stromal, and immune cells. New research now identifies a fourth, critical regulator: vasoactive...
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