Integrative healthcare trends to watch in 2021
Photo Cred: Negative Space/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury While integrative medicine, much like the broader healthcare industry, has become largely focused on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), integrative practitioners continue to advance...
Read MoreResearchers urge caution with remdesivir as COVID-19 treatment
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Research from the University of Cincinnati contends that this antiviral drug is being used too indiscriminately when treating patients hospitalized with the virus,...
Read MoreStudy suggests brain damage is a byproduct of COVID-19 illness
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury In an in-depth study of how the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) affects a patient’s brain, National Institutes of Health researchers consistently spotted hallmarks of damage...
Read MoreOrganisms in gut microbiome may play key role in diabetes treatment, study finds
Photo Cred: Daria Shevtsova/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A few organisms in the gut microbiome play a key role in type 2 diabetes, opening the door to possible probiotic treatments for...
Read MoreUltra-processed foods increase risk of death, especially from cardiovascular causes
Photo Cred: Caio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Industrially produced foods, such as snacks, chips, convenience foods, and carbonated drinks, are harmful to health, according to a new study published in the...
Read MoreMindfulness meditation may reduce effects of migraine
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may provide benefit to people with migraine, according to a recent clinical trial from Wake Forest Baptist Health published...
Read MoreDiet modifications may help reduce cognitive decline
Photo Cred: Natalie/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The foods we eat may have a direct impact on our cognitive acuity in our later years, according to a new Iowa State University...
Read MoreGut microbiota plays role in brain function, mood regulation
Photo Cred: Paweł Czerwiński/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A healthy gut microbiota contributes to normal brain function, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications. The bacterial population...
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