Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the systemic review and meta-analysis of 13 randomized controlled trials shows that intake of walnuts was significantly associated with improved total cholesterol, LDL-C, and triglyceride levels.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Risk of incident coronary heart disease was significantly reduced in subjects with habitual coffee intake up to 5 cups/day, with the lowest risk for CHD observed in participants drinking 2-3 cups/day (HR 0.89, CI 0.86–0.91, P < 0.0001).
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. An 8-week intervention of aerobic training (3-days/week of 20-minute sessions) and turmeric supplementation (3 times/day of 700 mg of turmeric powder) significantly reduced MetS Z scores (p=0.001; p=0.011), hs-CRP (p=0.028; p=0.041) and significantly increased TAC levels (p=0.001; p=0.001) compared to the AT and TS groups.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this single-day single-dose study using KM survival plots for perceptible pain relief (PPR) show that 45 (39%) participants in the TBF group experienced PPR as early as 30 minutes and 115 (99%) within 190 minutes, whereas in the placebo group, only 2 (1.7%) participants experienced PPR as early as 30 minutes and 12 (10.3%) within 285 minutes.
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. A significant improvement and reaction time was observed among participants assigned caffeine and caffeine combination (P < 0.01).
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this prospective cohort study using data from the 2001-2006 NHANES shows that each 1-unit increase in serum 25(OH)D concentration was related to a 41% lower risk of all-cause mortality and a 65% lower risk of cardiovascular mortality in the fully adjusted model.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Two-month co-supplementation of inulin and L. rhamnosus significantly reduced hs-CRP (p=0.020) and TNF-α (p=0.032) levels in subjects, while also decreasing scores relating to the Beck Depression Inventory (p=0.001).
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the controlled, within-subject crossover study show that O2Hb was 0.80 µmol/l higher in the presence of the dog compared to in the presence of the plush animal (CI=0.27-1.33, p=.004).
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. A single high dose of vitamin D3 (80,000 IU) increased subject’s vitamin D status by approximately 60% and significantly reduced the serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. A 1-µg/day increase in dietary vitamin D intake was associated with a beneficial 5-year change in pain severity, pain frequency, and number of pain locations.
