February 2019

February 23

Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract, at a dose of 2.4g daily, reduces inflammation and bleeding in the gums of the study participants after four months of daily supplementation
Journal of Clinical Dentistry 2018, 29 (2): 52-56 

Berberine lowers LDL cholesterol and triglycerides
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, First Published January 16, 2017

Nut consumption linked to lower pancreatic cancer risk
British Journal of Cancer volume 109, pages 2911–2916 (26 November 2013)

The widely used antimicrobial triclosan induces high levels of antibiotic tolerance in vitro and reduces antibiotic efficacy up to 100-fold in vivo
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02312-18

Active surveillance of prostate cancer triples in US
JAMA. 2019;321(7):704-706. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.19941 

Gut microbiota diversity associated with cardiorespiratory fitness in post-primary treatment breast cancer survivors
Experimental Physiology 2019 Feb 14. doi: 10.1113/EP087404. [Epub ahead of print]

Effect of a short-term low fermentable oligosaccharide, disaccharide, monosaccharide and polyol (FODMAP) diet on exercise-related gastrointestinal symptoms
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition2019  16:1

Common weed killer glyphosate increases cancer risk by 41% study says
By Emily Dixon, CNN, February 15, 2019

Facebook, facing lawmaker questions, says it may remove anti-vaccine recommendations
By Sarah Frier, Bloomburg, February 14, 2019

Our microbiome can impair our immune system through the harmless fungus Candida albicans
Cell, Published: February 21, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will seek a ban on the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/health/ecigarettes-fda-flavors-ban.html

By Sheila Kaplan and Jan Hoffman, The New York Times, November 15, 2018

Can you eat your way to better mental health? Study says yes
By Neel Ocean and Peter Howley, The Conversation

An African-specific haplotype in  MRGPRX4 is associated with menthol cigarette smoking
PLOS Genetics, Published: February 15, 2019

February 16

Acupuncture may ease troublesome menopausal symptoms
BMJ Open, Volume 9, Issue 1

Vitamin C improves glucose control in diabetes patients, older individuals
Euro J Clin Nut. 2017; 17(12): 1371-1380

Effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on epigenetic aging in overweight and obese African Americans with suboptimal vitamin D status
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2019 Jan 1;74(1):91-98 

Drinking Diet Coke everyday ‘increases risk of dying young from stroke and heart attack’
By Lizzie Parry, Digital Health Editor, New York Post

New study demonstrates the protective effects of quercetin supplementation on exercise-induced muscle damage
Nutrients. 2019 Jan 21;11(1)  

Outrunning hunger
By Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times, January 27, 2019

Association between push-up exercise capacity and future cardiovascular events among active adult men
JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(2):e188341

Is interval training the magic bullet for fat loss? A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing moderate-intensity continuous training with high-intensity interval training (HIIT)
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019; bjsports-2018-099928  

February 9

Adjunctive vitamin D in tuberculosis treatment: meta-analysis of individual participant data
European Respiratory Journal 2019; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02003-2018 

Microbial fermentation of flaxseed fibers modulates the transcriptome of GPR41-expresing enteroendocrine cells and protects mice against diet-induced obesity
American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2018; DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00391.2018 

The use of L-serine to prevent B-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA)-induced proteotoxic stress in vitro
Toxicon. 2016 Jan;109:7-12  

Sub-chronic exposure to Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and diisononyl phthalate during adulthood has immediate and long-term reproductive consequences in female mice
Toxicological Sciences, kfz013, https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfz013 Published: 12 January 2019

Complementary medicine use remains hidden from conventional medicine providers
Scientific Reports volume 9, Article number: 1573 (2019) 

Education future physicians in nutritional science and practice: the time is now
Medical Science Educator, September 2017, Volume 27, Issue 3, pp 481–488

Breast implants linked to cases of cancer, according to FDA
By Lauren Dunn, NBC News, February 6, 2019

Few kids meet sleep, exercise, and screen time recs
JAMA Pediatr. Published online February 4, 2019. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4847 

Alpha lipoid acid-Multiple Sclerosis
By Michael Murray 

Quitting Zyrtec is ‘total hell’
By Jessica Misener, February 6, 2019

More than one-third of systematic reviews did not fully report the adverse events outcome
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Volume 108, April 2019, Pages 95-101

February 2

Effect of breakfast on weight and energy intake: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
BMJ 2019;364:l42 

Mind-altering cat parasite linked to schizophrenia in largest study yet
Vox Sang. 2012 Apr;102(3):271 

Scientists are working on a pill for loneliness
By Laura Entis, The Guardian Jan 26, 2019

Why your doctor probably has it wrong on blood sugar monitoring
By Rob Verkerk Ph.D., Alliance for Natural Health Date: 24 January 2019

Exposure risks and ineffectiveness of total release foggers (TRFs) used for cockroach in residential settings
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-6371-z

New uterine fibroids oral treatment could replace surgery
MD Magazine, AUGUST 22, 2018

The sleep-wake cycle regulates brain interstitial fluid tau in mice and CSF tau in humans
Science  24 Jan 2019: eaav2546

Porphyromonas gingivalis in Alzheimer’s disease brains: Evidence for disease causation and treatment with small-molecule inhibitors
Science Advances  23 Jan 2019: Vol. 5, no. 1  

Pro football players are on the right side of marijuana history. The NFL isn’t.
By Adam Woodhead

The influence of 15-week exercise training on dietary pattern among young adults
International Journal of Obesity 2019, Published: 18 January 2019

Personality traits and diabetes incidence among postmenopausal women
Menopause: January 21, 2019 – Volume Publish Ahead of Print – Issue – p  

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