August 2024
August 31
Melatonin: A potential nighttime guardian against Alzheimer’s
Mol Psychiatry. 2024 Aug 11. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02691-6
Meat consumption and incident type 2 diabetes: an individual-participant federated meta-analysis of 1.97 million adults with 100,000 incident cases from 31 cohorts in 20 countries
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Volume 12, Issue 9 p619-630 September 2024
Shingles may increase risk of cognitive decline
Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy. News release. August 14, 2024. Accessed September 6, 2024.
Apricot seeds for cancer treatment
By Keri Wiginton, WebMD June 11, 2024
Heavy cannabis use tied to increased head and neck cancer risk
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online August 8, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2024.2419
Short-duration, light-intensity exercises improve cerebral blood flow in children
Scientific Reports, 2024; 14 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66598-6
Dr. Lubitz diagnoses allergy of Yankees’ Alex Verdugo
Dr. Arthur Lubitz MD, NYC Allergy Doctor August 22, 2024
Probiotics have potential to serve as prophylactics for atopic dermatitis (AD), otherwise known as eczema, highlighting the relationship between the gut and skin
By Claudia Adrien, NutraIngredients USA August 27, 2024
New study finds chronic high caffeine consumption may heighten risk for cardiovascular disease
American College of Cardiology August 15, 2024
Study shows reduced inflammation in residents after adding trees to their neighborhoods
Sciencedaily August 27, 2024
The effects of the Paleo Diet on autoimmune thyroid disease: a mixed methods review
J Am Nutr Assoc. 2023 Nov-Dec;42(8):727-736. doi: 10.1080/27697061.2022.2159570. Epub 2023 Jan 4.
Constipation linked to significantly elevated risk of cardiac events
J Am Nutr Assoc. 2023 Nov-Dec;42(8):727-736. doi: 10.1080/27697061.2022.2159570. Epub 2023 Jan 4.
August 10
Can vitamins or supplements treat tardive dyskinesia?
By Ann Pietrangelo, Healthline February 11, 2022
Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine River falls ill
By The Associated Press, www.abcnews.go.com August 4, 2024
Eating more fruits, vegetables tied to lower blood pressure
The American Journal of Medicine, Published:August 05, 2024DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.06.006
Does Imane Khelif belong in the women’s ring?
By Colin Wright, WSJ August 7, 2024
New York’s fireworks display prompts temporary surge of air pollution
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology (2024). dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41370-024-00701-x
Sitting time may increase risk of all-cause mortality in adults with diabetes
Diabetes Care, 2024; DOI: 10.2337/dc24-0673
New evidence challenges hype surrounding cancer blood test
BMJ. doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q1706
Melatonin: can it stop the ringing?
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2011 Jul;120(7):433-40. doi: 10.1177/000348941112000703. PMID: 21859051.
Failure of oxysterols such as Lanosterols to restore lens clarity from cataracts
Sci Rep 9, 8459 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44676-4
JAMA paper on botanical use and potential liver damage draws criticism
By Asia Sherman, NutraIngredients USA August 7, 2024
Estimated exposure to 6 potentially hepatotoxic botanicals in US adults
JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(8):e2425822. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.25822
August 3
Rep. Rosendale introduces the Ensuring Health in SNAP Act of 2024
U.S. Representative Matt Rosendale, rosendale.house.gov, July 25, 2024
“It didn’t taste great.” Olympic swimming in the Seine finally happens
By Jared Diamond and Laine Higgins WSJ, July 31, 2024
Listeria infection
Mayoclinic.org
More than 100,000 Americans with diabetes have limbs amputated each year. This is a crisis
By Neil Barsky theguardian.com, July 25, 2024
The FDA chief is right: we are failing people with diabetes
By Neil Barsky, The Guardian, July 24, 2024
FDA approves blood test for colon cancer screening
By Mike Bassett Medpage Today, July 29, 2024
North Korean officials seek medicine for Kim’s health problems relayed to obesity, Seoul says
By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press, July 29, 2024
NFL brothers Travis and Jason launching new cereal ‘Kelce Mix’: What to know
By Nancy Schimelpfening, MS Healthline, July 31, 2024
Kick Big Soda out
kickbigsodaout.org
Trust in doctors crashed during the COVID pandemic —-and remains low
By Katherine Kahn MedPage Today, July 31st, 2024
New study shows at-home colon cancer screening test reduces risk of colorectal cancer death, as effective as screening colonoscopy
JAMA Network Open, 2024; 7 (7): e2423671 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.23671
Medicine has changed: 63% of physicians don’t want their children to work in medicine according to New Doximity Poll
By Melina Tessier Op-Med, July 17, 2024
