February 2022

February 26

Probiotic bacteria may fine use in antibiotic-free acne treatment
Cell Reports Medicine,  VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2, 100521, FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Key to preventing Alzheimer’s may be getting a better-quality sleep
PLOS Genetics, Published: February 10, 2022

Study: Green MedDiet can slow brain atrophy among over-50’s
By Paolo De Andreis, www.oliveoiltimes.com, January 17, 2022

Can brain stimulation treat long COVID ‘brain fog’?
Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 393-408, 2021

Do pets have a positive effect on your brain health?
American Academy of Neurology, February 23, 2022

Exercise alters brain chemistry to protect aging synapses
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, First published: January 7, 2022

The history of a wonderful thing we call insulin
The Discovery of Insulin by Michael Bliss

Healthy gut tied to better cognition
JAMA Netw Open 2022;5(2):e2143941.

Salt in fizzy tablets linked to heart, death risk
European Heart Journal, ehac059, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac059

CDC updates guidance for intervals between COVID-19 vaccine doses
By Joseph Choi, www.thehill.com, February 23, 2022

CDC drops mask advisory for most of US, including NYC, as schools keep indoor mandate
Feb 25, 2022

CDC peels off mask recommendations for most US counties
By Molly Walker, www.medpagetoday.com, February 25, 2022

Vegetarians have 14% lower cancer risk than meat-eaters
By Denis Campbell, www.theguardian.com, February 23, 2022

February 19

New study shows natural immunity to Covid has enduring strength
By Damian McNamara, Medscape,  February 23, 2022

Impact of prior SARS-Cov-2 infection on incidence of hospitalization and adverse events following mRNA SARS-COV-2 vaccination: A nationwide, retrospective cohort study
Vaccine, Volume 40, Issue 8, 16 February 2022, Pages 1082-1089

Immunocompromised children and young people are at no increased risk of severe COVID-19
J Infect. 2021 Nov 14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.11.005 [Epub ahead of print]

FDA eyes second COVID-19 booster shot
By Stephanie Armour and Jared S Hopkins WSJ Feb 19, 2022

A nation divided: US politics taking physical, emotional toll on Americans
By John Anderer,  studyfinds.org, September 26, 2019

AHA statement reviews marijuana’s effects on brain health
Stroke. 2022 Feb 10 DOI: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000396. Online ahead of print.

Want to build more muscle? Keeping a healthy gut is crucial
By Amanda Christmas, www.gutnews.com, February 11, 2022

CDC quietly lowers early childhood speech standards
By Hannah Nightingale, American News Feb 18, 3022

Say no to that diet soda?
www.kidney.org

A microbial compound in the gut leads to anxious behaviors in mice
Nature, Published: 14 February 2022

Long-term diet quality and its change in relation to late-life subjective cognitive decline
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 115, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 232–243

Healthy eating patterns and epigenetic measures of biological age
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 115, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 171–179

Higher diet quality relates to decelerated epigenetic aging
Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Jan 11;115(1):163-170.

How much pesticide residue is in your diet? It depends on what you eat and how it is grown
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 115, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 154–162

A pro-inflammatory diet is associated with increased odds of frailty after 12-year follow-up in cohort of adults
American Journal of Nutrition, 2022 Feb 9;115(2):334-343

February 12

Four weeks of spice consumption lowers plasma proinflammatory cytokines
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 115, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 61–72

Vitamin D supplementation and cardiometabolic risk factors among diverse schoolchildren
Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Jan11;115(1):73-82

The effect of vitamin K on arterial calcification activity
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 115, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 45–52

Impact of isoenergetic intake of irregular meal patterns
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 115, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 284–297

Effect of ABO blood group on secondary transmission
Front Microbiol. 2021; 12: 799519.

Ultra-processed food consumption
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 115, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 211–221

Contrast-induced nephropathy treatment and management
Emedicine.medscape.com, November 19, 2021

Ascorbic acid prevents contrast-mediated nephropathy in patients with renal dysfunction undergoing coronary angiography or intervention
Circulation Vol. 110, No. 18

People who have had Covid-19 don’t need three vaccine shots
By Philio Krause, Paul A. Offit and Luciana Borio, Washingtonpost.com, February 10, 2022

Effect on acne and its response to treatment
Am J Clin Dermatol. 2021 Jan;22(1):55-65.

Dairy intake and acne vulgaris
Nutrients. 2018 Aug 9;19 (8):1049.

Diet and acne update: carbohydrates emerge as the main culprit
J Drugs Dermatol. 2014 Apr, 13 (4): 428-35.

Oophorectomy and rate of dementia
Menopause: January 31, 2022 – Volume – Issue -DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001943

CensorTrack documents over 800 cases of Big Tech censoring Covid-19 debate
By Joseph Vazquez and Gabriela Pariseau, newsbusters.org, February 9, 2022

40% of American Kids think hotdogs and bacon are plants
Journal of Environmental Psychology. volume 78, December 2021, 101705

Microplastics in air: Are we breathing it in?
Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health Volume 1, February 2018, Pages 1-5

A strong coffee half an hour before exercising increases fat-burning
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2021; 18 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s12970-020-00400-6

Even mild physical activity immediately improves memory function
PNAS October 9, 2018 115 (41) 10487-10492; first published September 24, 2018

Older people in good shape have fitter brains
Sports Med (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01608-5

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