A plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet has been shown to provide the same medical benefits for treating laryngopharyngeal reflux as popular reflux medications. This is according to a study published in JAMA […]
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Monounsaturated fatty acids linked to general intelligence
“A new study by University of Illinois researchers found that monounsaturated fatty acids – a class of nutrients found in olive oils, nuts and avocados – are linked to general […]
Gut bacteria found to trigger gene that protects against type 1 diabetes
“Researchers have discovered that a powerful guardian gene known to protect against a variety of autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes, is triggered by the bacteria in our gut. This […]
Monsanto Attacks Scientists After Studies Show Trouble For Weedkiller Dicamba
“Dicamba, an old weedkiller that is being used in new ways, has thrust Bradley and a half-dozen other university weed scientists into the unfamiliar role of whistleblower, confronting what they […]
Researchers see atrazine affecting health across generations
“Observations indicate that although atrazine does not promote disease in the directly exposed F1 [first] generation, it does have the capacity to promote the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease in […]
‘Environmental Nightmare’ After Thousands Of Atlantic Salmon Escape Fish Farm
“The Atlantic salmon bring with them pollution, virus and parasite amplification, and all that harms Pacific salmon and our waters of Washington,” Beardslee said.
Sugars in human mother’s milk are non-toxic antibacterial agents
“an interdisciplinary team of chemists and doctors at Vanderbilt University have discovered that some of the carbohydrates in human milk not only possess antibacterial properties of their own but also […]
Common antiseptic ingredients de-energize cells and impair hormone response
“A new in-vitro study by University of California, Davis, researchers indicates that quaternary ammonium compounds, or “quats,” used as antimicrobial agents in common household products inhibit mitochondria, the powerhouses of […]
Human Gut-Derived Commensal Bacteria Suppress CNS Inflammatory and Demyelinating Disease
“Our study provides evidence that the administration of gut commensals may regulate a systemic immune response and may, therefore, have a possible role in treatment strategies for MS.”
Antibacterial Exposure in Utero May Harm Developing Child
“Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) report that exposure to environmental levels of triclocarban (TCC) can transfer the compound from mother to offspring and interfere with the metabolism […]