Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A study of 263 postmenopausal women suggests that major stress over a period of one year may accelerate shortening of telomere length while healthy behaviors within that same time frame may mitigate the shortening effect.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Diabetic Indian participants who supplemented their standard diabetic diet with 30 grams of cashews daily for 12 weeks had a significant increase in HDL cholesterol and a significant decrease in systolic blood pressure compared to the control group.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Oral Leukoplakia study participants who supplemented for six months with 3.6g of curcumin had a 67.5% significantly greater clinical response and a 58.6% significantly better overall treatment response compared to the placebo group.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the fifty-seven children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, those who received an intramuscular injection of vitamin B12 every three days for eight weeks showed a significantly greater improvement in B12 methylation than the placebo group.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study of 26 older adults demonstrated a significant association between beta-amyloid accumulation in the brain, a reduction in NREM slow wave activity (SWA), and an increase in memory impairment.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Theracurmin, a highly absorptive curcumin dispersed with colloidal nanoparticles, significantly improved memory performance and decreased the neuropathological accumulation of amyloid and tau in the brain amygdala and hypothalamus of the study participants.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Participating subjects experienced a significant reduction in osteoarthritic knee joint pain and discomfort following a twelve-week supplementation with either 250 or 125 mg of ashwagandha.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Chamomile was as effective as mefenamic acid in significantly reducing breast pain in the ninety participating women with premenstrual syndrome.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Neonatal mice, when injected with vaccine-adjuvant equivalent aluminum, experienced significant weight gain, anxiety, reduced exploratory behavior and locomotor activity compared to control mice.
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In research with 9947 USA adults, a marker of inflammation was reduced by 17% with glucosamine, 22% in chondroitin, and 16% in fish oil.
