July 2022

July 30

Dementia risk climbs with intake of ultra-processed foods
Neurology, July 27, 2022, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200871

Fast food diet before pregnancy can impact breast milk and baby’s health, say scientists
Acta Physiologica, 2022; DOI: 10.1111/apha.13861

Cocoa shown to reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness in real-life study
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022; 9 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.886597

Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systemic review
BMJ June 28, 2019

Walking 7,000 steps a day can cut the risk of heart disease
JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(9):e2124516. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.24516

Exceeding exercise guidelines boosts survival, to a point
Circulation July 25, 2022

Comfort food leads to more weight gain during stress
Cell Metabolism, 2019; DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.04.001

Study finds another condition that Vitamin D pills do not help
By Gina Kolata NYT July 27, 2022

New study shows mitopure improves joint health
By Jennifer Scheinman  www.timelinenutrition.com, July 27, 2022

Heart health poor for most US children
Circulation August 2, 2022, Vol 146, Issue 5

No evidence low serotonin causes depression?
By Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW, Molecular Psychiatry July 20, 2022

July 23

Bad news for Paxlovid? Coronavirus can find multiple ways to evade COVID-19 drug
By Robert F. Service  www.science.org, June 29, 2022

United States: COVID-19 weekly death rate by vaccination status, all ages
CDC

No evidence low serotonin causes depression?
By Battalions Swift Yasgur MA LSW  www.medscape.com, July 22, 2022

High-dose vitamin B6 supplementation reduces anxiety and strengthens visual surround suppression
Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, First published: 19 July 2022

14-year-old accepted to medical school
www.medpagetoday.com, July 21, 2022

The first UD polio case was discovered in nearly a decade. Should you worry?
By Dustin Jones, www.npr.org, July 22, 2022

Durable vision improvement with light therapy for dry macular degeneration
By Charles Bankhead, www.medpagetoday.com, July 20, 2022

Fecal transplant trial for IBS shows lasting response
By Marcia Frellick, www.medscape.com, July 6, 2022

Novel effect of video gaming on the brain
By Megan Brooks, www.medscape.com, July 18, 2022

Link between air pollution and child brain development strengthened
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2022; 130 (6) DOI: 10.1289/EHP10248

How much weight do cyclists lose during the Tour de France?
Kyle Groseclose, www.sportmanist.com

Does prenatal choline supplementation improve Children’s brain development?
The FASEB Journal, First published: 28 December 2021

July 16

FDA & AMA team up to CMEar dietary supplements
By Eric Goldman, www.holisticprimarycare.net July 6, 2022

Could physical activity be a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis
by Sneha Patel MD, Medpage, July 12, 2022

Mapping 1 million COVID deaths
Published: July 8, 2022, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.06.006

Association of periodic fasting with lower severity of COVID-19 outcomes in the SARS-CoV-2 pre-vaccine era: an observational cohort from the INSPIRE registry
BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, 2022; e000462 DOI: 10.1136/bmjnph-2022-000462

The effect of a fruit-rich diet on liver biomarkers, insulin resistance, and lipid profile in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized clinical trial
Scand J Gastoenterol. 2022 Jun 16; 1-12

Chronic stress and arthritis: A scoping review
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) DOI: 10.1002/acr.24528. Epub 2022 Mar 17. By Sarah N. Schwetlik

Spirituality linked with better health outcomes, patient care
JAMA. 2022;328(2):184-197. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.11086

Study: Even 2 to 3 beers a week may cause brain changes, cognitive decline
Plos Medicine, Published: July 14, 2022

Study: Three-quarters of elite football players battled fatigue for six weeks after COVID-19
Physiological Reports, First published: June 14, 2022

Long COVID patients going broke, traveling overseas for unproven ‘blood washing’ treatment
By Chris Melore www.studyfinds.org, July 12, 2022

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves neurocognitive functions and symptoms of post-COVID condition: randomized controlled trial
Scientific Report Published: July 12, 2022

Safety and efficacy of low dose naltrexone in a long COVID cohort; an interventional pre-post study
Brain Behavior Immun Health. Volume 24, October 2022, 100485

July 9

NYC Democrats blast Biden over Monkeypox vaccine mess
By Nolan Hicks NY Post, July 8, 2022

Only seven percent of adults have good cardio metabolic health
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2022; 80 (2): 138 

KFF COVID-19 vaccine monitor: April 2022
www.kff.org  May 4, 2022

Pediatrician axed for advocating Covid vac in youngest kids
By Amanda D’Ambrosio, medpagetoday.com, July 7, 2022

Why the rush for toddler vaccines?
By Allysia Finley, WSJ, July 4, 2022

CDC is breaking trust in childhood vaccination
By Leslie Bienen and Tracy Beth Hoeg, www.tabletmag.com, July 5, 2022

SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro mutations confer resistance to Paxlovid in a VSV-based, non-gain-of-function system
www.biorxiv.org, Posted July 4, 2022

Covid boosters might be less than 20% effective after a few months: study
www.nbcnewyork.com, July 8, 2022

To your gut, what time you eat matters just as much as what you’re eating
By Shyla Cadogan www.gutnews.com, July 6, 2022

The ketogenic diet for refractory mental illness: A retrospective analysis of 31 inpatients
www.Frontiersin.org, July 6, 2022

Autism among American children and teens surged 50% in three years
By Mansur Shaheen, www.daily mail.co.uk, July 5, 2022

Strategies for protecting mitochondria from metals and chemicals
Integr Med (Encinitas). 2222 May;21(2):8-13

Literature Review & Commentary, Townsend Letter
By Alan R. Baby MD, Townsend Letter July 2022 p.14-17

Daily avocados improve diet quality, help lower cholesterol levels
Journal of the American Heart Association 

Taking vitamin D during pregnancy could lower the risk of eczema in babies
British Journal of Dermatology, First published: 28 June 2022

Tentative reassurance for weekend warrior exercisers
By James Lopilato, medpagetoday.com, July 5, 2022

July 2

Perspective: obesity-an unexplained epidemic
Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Jun7;115(6):1445-1450

Cigarette smoking has a positive and independent effect on testosterone levels
Hormones (Athens). Oct-Dec 2013;12(4):567-77

Glutamine for treatment of postinfectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Charles J Kari, MD

FDA panel gives thumbs up to Omicron-containing COVID boosters
By Joyce Friedman, www.medpagetoday.com, June 28, 2022

Anthony Fauci says that he’s experienced a rebound in COVID symptoms
By Paul Farrell, Dailymail.com, June 28, 2022

10-year weight gain in 13,802 US adults: The role of age, sex, and race
Journal of Obesity 2022(360):1-10

Better breast support lessens ACL risk in female athletes
By Heidi Splete, www.medscape.com, June 27, 2022

Intermittent fasting may help heal nerve damage
Nature June 22, 2022

Dr. Betty Raman leads new study on potential treatment for fatigue in long covid patients
www.stx.ox.ac.uk

Midlife handgrip strength tied to subsequent dementia
JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(6):e2218314. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.18314

Fit kids more likely to stay mentally sharp with age
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Published: June 15, 2022

A longitudinal analysis of PM2.5 exposure and multi morbidity clusters and accumulation among adults aged 45-85 in China
PLOS, Published 29, 2022

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