November 2023

November 18

Chronic constipation-Interstim (TR) therapy
Health tech for the digital age

The world’s first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain
By Maria Chang, APN News.com, November 16, 2023

Promising debut for CRISPR gene editing therapy for LDL lowering
By Nicole Lou, MedPage Today  November 12, 2023

Meditation-induced blood-borne factors as an adjuvant treatment to COVID-19 disease
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354623000893

Elevated homocysteine associated with all-cause mortality risk
By Olivia Brown, nutraingredients.com  November 15, 2023

Dietary Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Functional foods, Health ingredients, Herbals
Nutra Ingredients, Europe, November 27, 2023

Wondering why you overspend? Financial therapist reveals how sadness and anger cause us to splurge on new purchases
By Nerin Gray Desai Consumer Reporter for DAILYMAIL.COM, November 12, 2023

Allergic responses to common foods could significantly increase risk of heart disease, cardiovascular death
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.09.038

Italy bans lab-grown meat in nod to farmers
By Paul Kirby, BBC News  November 17, 2023

Fans ask if Snoop Dogg is ‘OK’ after rap icon announces he’s giving up smoke’ after talk with family
By Israel Salas-Rodriguez, The US Sun  November 16, 2023

Acupuncture vs massage for pain in patients living with advanced cancer
JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(11):e2342482. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42482

Serious as a heart attack: American Heart Association sabotages its own predictive algorithm
by Steve Sailer-The Unz Review  November 15, 2023

November 11

Long-term MIND diet commitment key to boosting brain health
Neuroscience News  July 29, 2023

MIND diet in midlife tied to higher subcortical brain region volumes
By Judy George, MedPage Today  November 9, 2023

Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post deletes articles about ‘how to use wartime stress to lose weight’
By Ariel Zilber, NY Post  November 7, 2023

The Personalized Nutrition Study (POINTS): evaluation of a genetically informed weight loss approach, a randomized clinical trial
Nature Communications volume 14, Article number: 6321 (2023)

Prevalence of sexual dysfunction among newer antidepressants
J Clin Psychiatry. 2002 Apr;63(4):357-66.

Marijuana use linked with increased risk of heart failure and heart attack
USAToday November 8, 2023

Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study
Sleep, zsad253, https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsad253

Early intervention in cognitive aging with strawberry supplementation
Nutrients. 2023 Oct 19;15(20):4431. doi: 10.3390/nu15204431.

Does traffic-related air pollution increase risk of dementia?
Neurology, 2022; 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201419 DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201419

Belgium plans temporary ban on use of Ozempic for weight loss
By Marine Strauss, Reuters  November 14, 2023

Urgent safety alert after fake weight loss jabs leave Brits in comas
By Joe Davies, www.the-sun.com  October 27, 2023

November 4

Your body’s own cannabinoid molecules calm you during stress
Cell Reports, Volume 42, Issue 9, 113027,  September 26, 2023

High insulin levels directly linked to pancreatic cancer
Cell Metabolism Available online 31 October 2023

Early oophorectomy may accelerate onset of chronic health problems
By Rachel Robertson, MedPage Today, September 13, 2023

How a bad night’s sleep could actually make you feel better
Neuron Volume. 111 Issue. 21, November 1, 2023

Drawing a tube of blood could assess ALS risk from environmental toxin exposure
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Published Online First: 27 September 2023. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-332121

High fluoride levels may affect child cognition
Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 2023; 100: 107293 DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2023.107293

Aggressive weight-loss program with a ketogenic induction phase for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis: A proof of concept, single-arm, open-label clinical trial
Nutrition Volume 74, June 2020, 110757

Adding sugar to coffee, tea may not significantly impact health
PLOS ONE, Published: October 18, 2023

Speed and nighttime usage restrictions and the incidence of shared electric scooter injuries
JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(11):e2341194. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.41194

E-cycles are faster, heavier, and more deadly: As death toll shows, it’s time to end them
By NicoleGelinas, NY Post  September 23, 2023

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