Kim Stewart
Lab Research Explores the Potency of Five Botanicals Against Tick-borne Babesiosis Disease
Could specific botanicals play a role in addressing the parasitic disease babesiosis? Early experimental research from the Bay Area Lyme Foundation in Portola Valley, California provides clues as to which herbal medicines have enough potent activity to be studied in the future. Of note: This was a test-tube study, soRead
Clinical Commentary: Post-Viral COVID Long-Haul Treatment Mirrors Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Therapy
This interview with Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and fibromyalgia (CFS/FMS) researcher and board-certified internist explores the commonalities among CFS/FMS and post-viral COVID (aka Long-Haul Syndrome) and relapse symptoms seen in patients after viral infection. As described in a recent case study in Clinical Microbial and Infections, persistent symptomsRead
Hyperinsulinemia and Insulin Resistance Develops as part of Elevated Free Fatty Acids
While it is commonly accepted that free fatty acids (FFA) cause insulin resistance and hyperglycemia in obese individuals, which drives hyperinsulinemia. However, as this new research shows, hyperinsulinemia may be observed in subjects with normoglycemia. The authors suggest that this and other evidence supports the notion that the paradigm shouldRead
Strange but True: Llamas as the Solution to COVID Antibodies Explained
Who would have thought the pandemic could get any stranger? You may have seen popular media mentioning the llamas are a solution to COVID-19 antibodies. Do you think this sounds frivolous with multiple vaccines being administered? There is still a need for effective treatments for those who contract the virus.Read
Plant-Forward Diet Reduces Risk of Ischemic Stroke by 10%
Eating a healthy, plant-based diet that includes foods like vegetables, whole grains and beans, and decreasing intakes of less healthy foods like refined grains or added sugars may reduce the risk of ischemic stroke by up to 10%, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology®, theRead
DISCOVERY: Researchers ID Gastrointestinal Cell Types in Cystic Fibrosis
Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers identified and characterized rare cell types in the upper gastrointestinal tract. The researchers analyzed human biopsies from the healthy esophagus, three different gastric regions, and the duodenum, by single-cell analysis. The results, published in Cell Reports, identified rare cell types and provided insightsRead
Paper Suggests Vitamin B6 May Calm Cytokine Storms Linked to COVID-19
Studies have so far explored the benefits of vitamins D and C and minerals like zinc and magnesium in fortifying immune response against COVID-19 (read more on that here). But research on vitamin B6 has been mostly missing. Food scientist Thanutchaporn Kumrungsee hopes a paper published in Frontiers in NutritionRead
DISCOVERY: Immune Defense Guidance System Identified
A new mice experimental study shows that at the kick off of the immune response, the molecule sphingosine 1 phosphate (S1P) mobilizes immune cells into the bloodstream to target infection sites and then rapidly shifts position. Researchers say this indirectly amplifies the attack on foreign microbes or the body’s ownRead
“Sunshine Vitamin House Resolution” Calls for FDA and CDC to Support Vitamin D for COVID-19
In a striking move to recognize the significance and health benefits of vitamin D for COVID-19, U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI) introduced House Resolution (H. Res. 116). The resolution recognizes the role vitamin D may play in the fight against COVID-19. The resolution calls out inaction by FDA and otherRead
Small Rockefeller Study: COVID Antibodies Last for at Least Six Months after Infection
A critical question that everyone wants to know is, “How long will immunity to the novel coronavirus last after one is infected? A new Rockefeller University study suggests that the antibodies linger. Those who recover from COVID-19 are protected against the virus for at least six months, and likely muchRead
