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Study Shows How Vitamin D Could Halt Lung Inflammation in COVID-19
Recent research, conducted by a joint team of scientists from Purdue University and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), demonstrates how an active metabolite of vitamin D, which cannot be found in an over-the-counter form, has a “switch-off” mechanism for...
Drinking Coffee May Cut the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
A new Australian study, published in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, suggests that a higher intake of coffee is associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline, including the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The study included 227 adults aged 60 years and...
Poor Sleep Linked to Feeling Older, Which Can Affect Health
In a new study from the University of Exeter, researchers found that poor sleep in people over 50s is associated with more negative perceptions of aging, which in its turn can affect physical, mental, and cognitive health. For their study, a team of researchers...
Providing Social Support to Family and Friends May Boost Your Health
The researchers from the Ohio State University found that providing social support to your family and friends may help boost your own health. They figured out that indicators of positive social relationships were associated with lower levels of inflammation only among...
Drinking Four Glasses of Wine a Week Can Raise the Risk of Dementia
A new study, conducted by researchers from King’s College London, suggests that drinking just four pints of beer or small glasses of wine a week increases the risk of developing dementia. For their research, a team of scientists analyzed data on over 15,000 people...
Alzheimer’s Nasal Spray Vaccine Is Ready for Human Trials
Last week, Brigham and Women's Hospital announced that they are ready to start the first human trial of a nasal vaccine for Alzheimer's aimed to prevent or slow the progression of the condition. In this small trial, 16 people aged 60–85 with marked Alzheimer's...
Aspirin Associated with Higher Risk of Heart Failure in Some Individuals
Recent research, published in ESC Heart Failure, suggests that using aspirin is associated with a 26% higher risk of heart in people with at least one predisposing factor for the condition, which includes smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol,...
‘Forever Chemicals’ and High-Fat Diet May Promote Prostate Cancer Development
In a new mouse study, researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that a high-fat diet in combination with exposure to “forever chemicals (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) may stimulate prostate cancer development. For their study, a team of...
Open-Monitoring Meditation May Help You Make Fewer Mistakes
A new study, conducted by researchers from Michigan State University, U.S., tested how meditation that focuses awareness on feelings, thoughts, or sensations in the mind and body, called open-monitoring meditation, altered brain activity in a way that results in...
Technology of ‘Virtual Technology’ May Replace Skin Biopsies in Future
Researchers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have developed a new 'virtual histology' technology that is able to analyze images of suspicious lesions and quickly produce a detailed, microscopic image of the...
Exercise Raises the Body’s Own ‘Cannabis-like’ Substance Which Lessens Chronic Inflammation
In a recent study from the University of Nottingham, UK, scientists discovered that exercise intervention in people with arthritis, did not only reduce pain, but it also decreased the levels of inflammatory substances. Researchers also found that it also increased...
Scientists Developed Experimental mRNA Vaccine Against Lyme Disease
In the Fikrig Lab, researchers from the Yale School of Medicine are working on the development of a new mRNA vaccine that trains the human immune system to recognize the saliva from tick bites and may prevent ticks from feeding on and transmitting tick-borne diseases...
