As doctors begin to see more and more patients with long-term impact from the COVID-19 virus (so called long-haulers), it’s important to consider what we know about similar viruses and use this evidence for treating patients who have contracted COVID-19 and are experiencing long-term brain disorders. It more than apparentRead
Could a vitamin-K based drug be the next discovery for treating medication resistant epilepsy? A new mouse model study from the The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry shows there is a strong possibility. A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina, led by Sherine Chan, Ph.D., and JamesRead
An international team of scientists, led by University of Helsinki reported that vitamin B3, niacin, has therapeutic effect in progressive muscle disease, according to a study in the journal Cell Metabolism. Niacin delayed disease progression in patients with mitochondrial myopathy, a progressive disease with no previous curative treatments. Vitamin B3Read
Terry Wahls, MD has some exciting news. She has a new update of her book, The Wahls Protocol. And, very soon, a new study will be released that compares whether a therapeutic lifestyle (diet, stress reduction and exercise) is inferior to disease-modifying drug treatments in terms of reducing multiple sclerosisRead
New UC Riverside research, using mice, shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, and depression. Used for fast food frying, added to packaged foods, and fed to livestock, soybean oil is by far the most widelyRead
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown in mice that intestinal microbes, collectively termed the gut microbiome, may affect the course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. As reported in Nature, progression of an ALS-like disease was slowed after the mice received certainRead
As the long-term risk of sports related head injuries rises, there is a need to identify the recovery time necessary for the healing. A study, published in Neurology, of high school and college football players suggests that blood biomarkers could be used to identify which players are more likely toRead
You can forget everything you learned in medical school about the lymphatic system (well, not everything). But researchers at the University of Virginia found undiscovered vessels that directly connect the brain and lymphatic system, as published in Nature. Despite decades of contrary opinions they did not exist, this changes everythingRead
