Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 2-month intervention of a twice daily capsule of 500 mg fennel and valerian extract significantly improved sleep quality (p = 0.03) and significantly lowered hot flash severity and frequency (p < 0.05).
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. A significant trend toward increased risk of metabolic disorder was observed in the non-recent COVID-19 infected group compared to the serologically negative control group.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of 9 RCTs shows that weekly high dose vitamin D3 intervention (50,000 IU or over) significantly reduced pain severity in subjects with primary dysmenorrhea.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 2-month supplementation of 80 mg nano-curcumin significantly reduced headache duration (p < 0.001) and headache frequency (p < 0.001) compared to placebo.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of a meta-analysis of 11 RCTs shows that guar gum supplementation significantly reduced total cholesterol by -20.32 mg/dL and LDL-C by -14.52 mg/dL in subjects with T2DM compared to controls.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation of a probiotic containing 1 x 109 CFU Bifidobacterium bifidum BGN4 and Bifidobacterium longum BORI in soybean oil/day significantly increased IPA levels (p < 0.05) and in vitro treatment with IPA significantly decreased proinflammatory TNF-α concentration in activated microglia (p < 0.05).
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. A 2-week intervention of college students reducing social media usage to 30-minutes a day resulted in significant reductions in feelings of anxiety (p < .001) and depression (p < .001) compared to the control.
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that the highly bioavailable curcumin supplement, Curcuwin Ultra+, may improve symptoms and signs of mild knee osteoarthritis.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 1-week treatment of triamcinolone acetonide and 8-week spirulina supplementation significantly improved pain intensity and reduced healing time compared to triamcinolone acetonide treatment alone.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 10-day supplementation of 500 mg curcumin plus 5 mg piperine resulted in significant improvements in memory score (p = 0.002), inhibitory control and selective attention (p = 0.020), and total cognitive ability task (p = 0.024) compared to the placebo group.
