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April 2024

April 20

Is it time to make antidepressants available over the counter?
Maryanne Demasi (Substack) April 15, 2024

Specifically formulated ketogenic, low carbohydrate, and carnivore diets can prevent migraine: a perspective
Front. Nutr. Sec. Nutrition, Psychology and Brain Health Volume 11 – 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1367570

Complete remission of depression and anxiety using a Ketogenic Diet: Case Series
Front. Nutr.Sec. Clinical Nutrition Volume 11  – 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1396685

ANH launches petition to curb big tech censorship
By ANH-USA, April 18, 2024

Effects of vitamin D supplementation on autoantibodies and thyroid function in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Dec 29; 102(52): e36759. 

Vitamin D, multi nutrients May boost lung health of COPD sufferers
Vitamin D and the Lung. 2012; 3: 239–260.

Adopting a low FODMAP diet relieves irritable bowel syndrome better than medicine. New Scientist
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2024; DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(24)00045-1

Novel treatment appears to show benefit in ALS
Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, Medpage Today April 18, 2024

Drawing a tube of blood could assess ALS risk from environmental toxin exposure
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Volume 95, Issue 3

Chemicals stored in home garages linked to ALS risk
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 1–11.

ALS therapy to be pulled from the market, drugmaker says
By Judy George Deputy Managing Editor MedPage Today April 4, 2024

Household chemicals linked to brain health risks
Neuroscience News  March 25, 2024

Exclusive Hollywood’s ‘Ozempic face’ crisis: Plastic surgeons reveal the celebs suffering from gauntness because of weight loss drug’
By Luke Andrews, www.dailymail.co.uk  April 18, 2024

Snooze button benefits
BY JOCELYN SOLIS-MOREIRA, Scientific American 

April 13

Pregnancy accelerates biological aging in a healthy, young adult population
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024; 121 (16) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2317290121

Unnecessary use of beta-blockers after a heart attack?
New England Journal of Medicine, 2024; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2401479

This tiny facial feature could be indicative of heart disease, according to research
N Engl J Med 2024;390:1372-1381

How Ozempic turned a 1970’s hit into an inescapable jingle
By Craig Marks, NY Times  April 9, 2024

Physician empathy and chronic pain outcomes
JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(4):e246026. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.6026

Did you know that physical activity can protect you from chronic pain?
Pain, 2024; DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003209

Berberine as a potential agent for the treatment of colorectal cancer
Front. Med., 28 April 2022  Sec. Gastroenterology,  Volume 9 – 2022 |

High sugar intake tied to increased risk for depression
BMC Psychiatry volume 24, Article number: 110 (2024)

Is decaf coffee safe to drink? Experts weigh in on claims by health advocacy groups
By Kristin Rogers, CNN  April 17, 2024

CRN’s Mister on fighting NY’s restrictive law: ‘We will see legitimate products being restricted’
By Stephen Daniells, www.Nutraingredients-USA.com  April 11, 2024

April 6

Pilot study shows ketogenic diet improves severe mental illness
Psychiatry Research, Volume 335, May 2024, 115866

Role of polyunsaturated fat in modifying cardiovascular risk associated with family history of cardiovascular disease
Circulation Vol. 149, No. 4

“Oatzempic” craze: Should you try the oat drink for weight loss? Experts weigh in
By Sara Moniuszko, cbsnews.com  April 4, 2024

Eggs may not be bad for your heart after all
Am College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session

As obesity rises, big food and dietitians push anti-diet advice
By Sasha Chavkin, Caitlin Gilbert, Anjali Tsui and Anahad O’Connor, The Washington Post, April 3, 2024

Greyverse, active principle of Redenhair anti-greying ritual
redenhair.com

FTC challenges marketers’ baseless claims that their supplements prevent or reverse gray hair
Federal Trade Commission, May 13, 2015

Supplements to prevent gray hair: Do they really work?
By Maggie O’Neill, verywellhealth.com

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