Bacteria: Unsung Players in the Tumor Microbiome
By Deborah Borfitz How cancer patients will respond to treatment can be anticipated based on their genetics as well as the tumor microenvironment, although one relevant component is often all but dismissed: the tumor microbiota. This is despite an abundance...
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Lee Hood’s Persistent Plan to Reinvent Medicine From the Ground Up
By Allison Proffitt February 26, 2026 | When Leroy Hood stepped up to the podium at last week’s Integrative Healthcare Symposium to accept the Visionary Award, he told the audience he had done 200 push-ups before coming downstairs...
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Study Uncovers Sex-Specific Alzheimer’s Risk Linked to Genetic Variants
Photo Cred: aycan balta/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge New research from Weill Cornell Medicine has uncovered how two genetic variants, known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), work...
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Five Integrative Therapies for Healthy Aging
Photo Cred: Ground Picture/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge In addition to diet and lifestyle interventions, there are several integrative therapies with the potential to improve biological age. In this article,...
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Gene Variants Help Determine Breast Cancer Type and Severity, Study Finds
Photo Cred: Billion Photos/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge Researchers at Stanford Medicine have made a significant breakthrough in understanding breast cancer. Their findings, published in Science, reveal that inherited genetic...
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Nearly Everyone with Duplicated APOE4 Gene will Develop Alzheimer’s, Study Suggests
Photo Cred: Billion Photos/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge Researchers at the Sant Pau Research Institute have made a significant discovery regarding the APOE4 gene and its connection to Alzheimer’s disease....
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Certain Gut Bacteria May Help Lower Risk of Heart Disease, Study Finds
Photo Cred: goodbishop/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge New research suggests that microbes in the gut could be related to cardiovascular health. The study, published in Cell, identified specific gut bacteria...
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Q&A: Incorporating MSC Exosomes into Clinical Practice
Photo Cred: Vershinin89/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge Living in all blood vessels, there’s a special type of stem cell called the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) that sends out signals to...
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