“Researchers have singled out a bacterial enzyme behind an imbalance in the gut microbiome linked to Crohn’s disease. The new study suggests that wiping out a significant portion of the […]
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Study finds consuming nuts strengthens brainwave function
“A new study by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has found that eating nuts on a regular basis strengthens brainwave frequencies associated with cognition, healing, learning, memory and other […]
Studies Yield Clues to Roots of Gulf War Illness
“Around 200,000 veterans (up to 32% of those deployed) of the 1991 Gulf War (GW) suffer from GW illness (GWI), which is characterized by multiple deficits in cognitive, emotion, somatosensory […]
Gulf War Syndrome May Be Contagious, Survey Shows
Responses from the first 400 of a planned 1,000 servicemen and women to be polled has found that some of the symptoms, known collectively as Gulf War syndrome, also have […]
Breastfeeding for two months halves risk of SIDS
“Breastfeeding for at least two months cuts a baby’s risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome almost in half, a sweeping new international study has found.”
MRI Contrast Agents Accumulate in the Brain
“Emerging research suggests gadolinium-based contrast agents, injected in a patient’s veins to brighten tissues in MRI images, accumulate in the brain.”
Washington State University Researchers Complain of Industry Influence
“Thirty faculty members of Washington State University’s (WSU) Agriculture, Human and Natural Resources College say administrators there are bending to the influence of industry in setting research and employment priorities, […]
Landmark editorial identifies microbes as major cause of Alzheimer’s Disease
“A worldwide team of senior scientists and clinicians have come together to produce an editorial which indicates that certain microbes – a specific virus and two specific types of bacteria […]
How flu shot manufacturing forces influenza to mutate
“According to a new study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the common practice of growing influenza vaccine components in chicken eggs disrupts the major antibody target site […]
Exposure to Glyphosate, Chemical Found in Weed Killers, Increased Over 23 Years
“Analyzing samples from a prospective study, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers found that human exposure to glyphosate, a chemical widely found in weed killers, has increased […]