Model offers new perspectives on saturated fat and heart disease
Photo Cred: Mary Winchester/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury It has been thought that saturated fats in the diet promote heart disease by increasing blood cholesterol. However, a new model explains why...
Read MoreGI tract may be vulnerable to COVID-19 infection for some patients
Photo Cred: Sora Shimazaki/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury People with problems in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract may be vulnerable to infection after swallowing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to new...
Read MoreReview identifies connection between obesity, metabolic health, COVID-19
Photo Cred: Samuel Ramos/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new research review published in the journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology highlights the interconnection of obesity and impaired metabolic health with the severity...
Read MoreNSAIDs may exacerbate COVID-19, study suggests
Photo Cred: Mari Monpari/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduced both antibody and inflammatory responses to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in mice, according...
Read MoreClostridioides difficile thrives in inflamed environment, research finds
Photo Cred: Elena Mozhvilo/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The inflammation caused by Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection gives the pathogen a two-fold advantage: by both creating an inhospitable environment for competing bacteria and...
Read MoreGreen-Mediterranean diet reduces non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Photo Cred: Alex Loup/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A green Mediterranean diet reduces intrahepatic fat more than other healthy diets and cuts non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in half, according to...
Read MoreImmune response may rely on circadian rhythms, study finds
Photo Cred: CHUTTERSNAP/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Data analysis on cells essential to the mammalian immune system found that the ability to fight disease may rely more heavily on daily circadian...
Read MoreIntegrative Health Policy Consortium issues letter to President Joe Biden
Photo Cred: Gayatri Malhotra/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC), a nonprofit advocacy organization representing integrative healthcare professionals in the United States, issued a letter to then...
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