New research, conducted by scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, finds that low vitamin D raises the risk of organ damage and renal disease in people with lupus – an autoimmune disease. New research suggests vitamin D supplementation may be a good way to prevent renal damage in lupus patients. Dr....
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These foods will lower your risk of heart disease
Low-fat or low-carb? Butter or margarine? Avocado oil or coconut oil? Bombarded with contradictory media reports on the ever-changing landscape of nutrition research, it’s difficult for anyone to know which fats and other foods they should eat, and in what quantities. We know that cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the No. 1 cause of death globally and a leading...
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Can you REALLY eat yourself happy? TV show reveals the best mood-boosting vitamins and minerals – so what’s the best way to consume them?
A new BBC show explores how junk food affects mental health with sugar Protein is also vital for our mood due to how it helps produce dopamine Here, medical nutritionist Dr Sarah Brewer breaks down the findings for global readers, and gives her take on how to make a diet that feeds your brain You...
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Healthy gut bacteria could help protect you from almost EVERY age-related disease, study finds
Imbalanced gut bacteria may be responsible for the chronic inflammation – or ‘inflammaging’ – that accompanies old age and almost all diseases of the elderly Researchers transplanted the gut bacteria of old mice to younger mice The younger mice developed the chronic inflammation that typical of old ones Humans and mice both experience ‘inflammaging,’ which...
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Drug ‘melts away’ fat inside arteries
A new drug being trialled for treating breast cancer and diabetes has been shown to ‘melt away’ the fat inside arteries that can cause heart attacks and strokes. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen, using pre-clinical mouse models, showed that just a single dose of the drug (Trodusquemine) completely reversed the effects of a disease...
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Onalespib could be an effective treatment for glioblastoma, preclinical studies show
The targeted therapy onalespib has shown effectiveness in preclinical studies of glioblastoma by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC — James). Onalespib is designed to inhibit a molecule called HSP90. The molecule helps newly made protein molecules fold into...
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Woman whose 20-year battle with psoriasis and eczema was so severe she was offered CHEMOTHERAPY creates a diet that has cured her and thousands around the world
Hanna Sillitoe found relief with anti-inflammatory diet after researching into it The 38-year-old, from Manchester, published a blog and book to help others She has shared their astounding before and after pictures with MailOnline US mother of a psoriasis-covered toddler used Hanna’s diet plan and revealed her daughter ‘has her life back’ Hanna Sillitoe has...
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Caffeine consumption may help kidney disease patients live longer
Caffeine consumption may prolong the lives in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2017 October 31-November 5 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. Coffee consumption has been linked to a longer life in the general population. To see...
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Getting Drugs Past the Blood-Brain Barrier
To treat neurological disease, researchers develop techniques to bypass or trick the guardian of the central nervous system. ronto, a dozen people huddled in a small room peering at a computer screen. They were watching brain scans of a woman named Bonny Hall, who lay inside an MRI machine just a few feet away. Earlier...
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Cheaper drug could release more than GBP 13.5 million a year within the next five years for other services
Doctors in the north east of England face legal action from two of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies for offering patients with a serious eye condition the choice of a safe, effective but much cheaper drug, reports The BMJ today. Prescribing the cheaper drug could save the region’s NHS up to £13.5m a year within the next...