SAN FRANCISCO – Eating habits, mood and the path towards obesity may not be in the hands of the individual, but rather are dictated by microbes in the gastrointestinal tract. Those microbes are manipulating host behavior, according to a study published in the August online edition of BioEssays. Researchers at the University of California, San […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have discovered that vaginal secretions contain a molecular structure made by common bacterial species Lactobacillus gasseri that may lead to new therapies. They have named that structure “lactocillin,” an antibiotic. The study, published in the September 11 issue of the journal Cell shows lactocillin
BOULDER, Colo. – The brain scans of people suffering from fibromyalgia are showing they processes non-painful stimuli differently than people who do not suffer from the disease. The study, lead by Marina López-Solà, PhD, from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado, Boulder, said fibromyalgia patients process sound and touch with
The United States Department of Agriculture/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine incorporated a cream supplement into premature infants’ diets that improved the children’s growth while in the NICU. The study was published in August in the Journal of Pediatrics. Previous research has shown that an exclusive human milk diet will protect
DETROIT – Hope is being offered for those scarred by the unsightly discoloration of vitiligo, according to a new study. The treatment is safe and effective in restoring skin pigmentation, said lead author Dr. Henry Lim, chairman of dermatology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The study was published in September’s online edition of the
BOSTON – Women who suffered severe acne while teenagers are at a higher risk of endometriosis. A study published online in September’s edition of Nature is based on findings that severe teenage acne and symptoms such as irregular menstrual cycles or abdominal pain should be evaluated for endometriosis, according to lead author Dr. Jing Xie
SOUTHAMPTON, UK – A new study shows an extract of North American chokecherry berries may strengthen the effectiveness of a chemotherapy drug commonly used to treat pancreatic cancer. The study, published online in the October edition of Journal of Clinical Pathology, shows the extract may enhance treatment of cancer, particularly hard-to-treat ones such as pancreatic
SLIDESHOW: All moms know the anguish of having a sick child and feeling helpless in treating whatever is wrong. But if moms keep the following natural or homeopathic remedies on hand, they will be able to combat common childhood complaints with these nine ingredients from the pantry. Dr. Mandy Corwin, ND, of Richmond Natural Medicine in
Recent findings indicate that white women who get 5 or more sunburns throughout their adolescent years and early 20s have an increased risk of melanoma by 80%. These women are also at a higher risk for other types of skin cancers such as squamous cell carcinoma. The research indicates that the increased risk of melanoma
Current findings suggest that drinking at least a cup of coffee a day may not be dangerous to one’s health, but in fact it may contribute to preventing and lowering the risk associated with liver malignancy. Those individuals who drank at the least one cup a daily had a lower risk rate than those that
