Day: January 19, 2021
Four Recent Studies from Frontiers in Medicine on COVID-19
The following is a collection of recent research from the Frontiers in Medicine on COVID-19. Studies include medical plants and plant metabolites against the virus, famitodine for post COVID-19 neuropsychiatric symptoms and the latest research on long haulers and encephalomyelitis/shronic fatigue syndrome. Plants Metabolites: Possibility of Natural Therapeutics Against theRead
Mankai Combined with Modified Mediterranean Diet Shows Promise for NAFLD
A green Mediterranean (MED) diet, that includes the green superfood Mankai, walnuts and no-red meat, reduced intrahepatic fat more than other healthy diets and cuts non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in half, according to a long-term clinical intervention trial, published in Gut, led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchersRead
High-Oleic Fatty Acid Foods May Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients
The abnormal immune system response that causes multiple sclerosis (MS) by attacking and damaging the central nervous system can be triggered by the lack of oleic fatty acids in fat tissue, according to a new Yale study, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation. The finding suggests that dietary changeRead
Researchers Define Five COVID-19 Variants
According to current studies, SARS-CoV-2 comprises at least five different variants. COVID-19 variants differ in how the immune system responds to the infection. Researchers from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the University of Bonn, together with other experts from Germany, Greece and the Netherlands, published the findingsRead