by Emily Hemendinger and Katie Suleta, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDietary supplements are a big business. The industry made almost US$39 billion in revenue in 2022, and with very little regulation and oversight, it stands to keep growing. The marketing of dietary supplements has been quite effective, with 77% of Americans reporting feeling that the...
Supplements for DiabetesMegan Nunn, PharmD Do dietary supplements for diabetes live up to their hype? Medically reviewed by Melissa Nieves, LND Many people use dietary supplements like cinnamon, magnesium, or vitamin D to help prevent or manage diabetes, a disease marked by high blood sugar levels. Research has primarily focused on the effects of dietary...
UNIVERSITY OF BASEL Many cancer therapies do not produce the hoped-for results. A common reason for this is that the tumors develop resistance to the medication. This is the case, for example, with alpelisib, a drug that has been approved for use in Switzerland for the past few years as a treatment for advanced breast...
by Osaka University TGCV is an emerging cardiovascular disorder characterized by diffuse narrowing coronary atherosclerosis with triglyceride (TG) deposition caused by defective intracellular lipolysis. TGCV is an often-undiagnosed condition in patients who are resistant to standard therapies. Panels A and B concern two patients in their 60s with refractory angina pectoris and diabetes mellitus. After...
by University of Michigan Many parents report problems with their child’s diet, suggests a new national poll from University of Michigan. Credit: University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s National Poll on Children’s Health. Kids can be stubborn when it comes to eating the healthy foods on their plate. And now, a new national poll reaffirms that...
by Tel Aviv University Free zinc quantification in treated A549 cells. A549 cells were treated with culture media containing the indicated combinations for four hours, after which the cells were trypsinized and lysed, and a free zinc quantification assay was performed. Free zinc levels are shown as percentages relative to the control (cells that were...
Posted by Kathleen Hoffman on Feb 19, 2021 Lots of people take dietary supplements. Unfortunately, they are not all that their producers claim. A previous post notified readers of FDA warnings to dietary supplement producers. Today another dietary supplement warning has come out and it is especially pertinent as so many of us are experiencing sadness and...
Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by a narrowing of the airway that cuts off breathing, and people who are obese are at higher risk for the disorder. MIT researchers have discovered that a dietary supplement called yohimbine reverses the …more Obstructive sleep apnea, which causes people to briefly stop breathing while asleep, affects an estimated...
