A common coffee sweetener could be a potential cure for Lyme disease Dr Eva Sapi, a professor and researcher, did tests on the sweetener in 2015 Clinical trials are being conducted by Dr Richard Horowitz to assess its effectiveness in humans Lyme disease is caused by a tick carrying the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria It has...
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Multiple sclerosis sufferer says she was CURED of her symptoms after losing 100 pounds
Marleen Wardalazarr was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in February 2015 She did research and decided to change her lifestyle to help with symptoms Even though she was taking drugs she was still experiencing dizziness, loss of mobility, and lack of ability to swallow food or water The 26-year-old now has lost 100 pounds and said...
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Study Suggests Link Between Artificial Sweeteners and Weight Gain
NEW YORK — Could the no-calorie sweetener you rely on to replace sugar in your diet actually cause weight gain instead of the weight loss you were expecting? The answer may be yes, according to a new study. “People are generally consuming non-nutritive sweeteners believing they are a ‘healthy choice’, but this may not be...
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Knee surgery—have we been doing it wrong? July 18, 2017 by Grove Potter, University at Buffalo
A team of University at Buffalo medical doctors have published a study that challenges a surgical practice used for decades during arthroscopic knee surgery. When treating meniscal tears—one of the most common orthopedic surgical procedures—surgeons also have clipped and smoothed any dislodged cartilage they found in the belief it was helping patients. But the new study...
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Activating pathway could restart hair growth in dormant hair follicles
A pathway known for its role in regulating adult stem cells has been shown to be important for hair follicle proliferation, but contrary to previous studies, is not required within hair follicle stem cells for their survival, according to researchers with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. A new study, published...
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Study sheds light on regulation of hair growth across the entire body
To paraphrase the classic poem, no hair is an island entire of itself. Instead, University of California, Irvine scientists have discovered that all hairs can communicate with each other and grow in coordination across the entire body. This is regulated by a single molecular mechanism that adjusts by skin region to ensure efficient hair growth...
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Protein prevents excess fluid from entering lung tissue
A protein found in the cells lining blood vessels plays a central role in preventing fluid and inflammatory cells from leaking into lung tissue in a low-oxygen environment, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers discovered. Their findings may enable the development of more effective treatments for pulmonary edema, in which excess fluid makes it difficult to breathe....
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Targeting ‘broken’ metabolism in immune cells reduces inflammatory disease
The team, led by researchers at Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London and Ergon Pharmaceuticals, believes the approach could offer new hope in the treatment of inflammatory conditions like arthritis, autoimmune diseases and sepsis. In a study published this week in the journal Nature Communications, they explain how blocking a single enzyme enabled them to reprogram...
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Missing link identified between immune cells and Alzheimer’s
By studying the effects of immune cells that surround blood vessels in the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered a new pathway involving these cells that may contribute to the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the accumulation of plaque deposits, or abnormal protein fragments, from a peptide...
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Stroke recovery window may be wider than we think
Stroke survivors may experience delayed recovery of limb function up to decades after injury, according to a new case study. The article, published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurophysiology, was chosen as an APSselect article for July. The subject of the study is a man who suffered a stroke at age 15, leaving his...