November 2024

November 23

Dietary supplement industry cheers RFK Jr’s nomination to FDA
by Josh Long, Associate Editorial Director, SupplySide Supplement Journal  November 18, 2024

High-dose IV vitamin C plus chemotherapy doubles survival in advanced pancreatic cancer
Redox Biology Volume 77, November 2024, 103375

Immune responses to improvement of membrane potential in humans
Biophys J. 2018 May 10;114(10):2473–2482. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.04.038

Inflammation, cholesterol, lipoprotein (a), and 30-year cardiovascular outcomes in women
NEJM Published August 31, 2024, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2405182

Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity after weight loss
Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08165-7

How often do doctors use new weight-loss drugs in kids
By Sophie Putka, Medpagetoday November 15, 2024

60% of Americans say they probably won’t get an updated COVID-19 vaccine
By Alec Tyson and Giancarlo Pasquini, Pew Research Center  November 19, 2024

Fish oil supplements counteract genetic predisposition to high cholesterol
Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Sep;120(3):540-549

Fitness level may offset genetic dementia risk
British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 19 November 2024. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-108048

Is regular exercise a friend or foe of the aging immune system?
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE): Quality-assessed Reviews [Internet]. York (UK): Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (UK); 1995-.see if you can find source

November 16

Ambulance hits Oregon cyclist then charges him nearly $2K for a ride to the hospital:lawsuit
By Natalie O’Neill, New York Post  November 6, 2024

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves symptoms, brain’s microstructure and functionality in veterans with treatment resistant post-traumatic stress disorder: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial
Plos One, 2022 Feb 22;17(2):e0264161. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264161. eCollection 2022.

Ingestion of a why plus collagen protein blend increases myofibrillar and muscle connective protein synthesis rates
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2024 Nov 6. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003596. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39501478.

Costco forced to recall 80,000 pounds of butter for the dumbest possible reason
By Isabel Keane, New York Post November 11, 2024

High-intensity exercise may reverse neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s Disease
By Isabella Backman, Yale School of Medicine February 23, 2024

Aerobic exercise alters brain function and structure in Parkinson’s Disease: A randomized controlled trial
Ann Neurol 2022. Feb;91(2):203-216. doi: 10.1002/ana.26291.

The next dietary guidelines may punt on a big question in nutrition
By Alice Callahan, The New York Times  November 6, 2024

Microbiome to predict how a patient with rheumatoid arthritis will improve
By Susan Murphy, Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine  September 14, 2021

Magnesium and calcium deficiencies linked to cognitive decline in seniors
By Louisa Richards, Nutraingredients.com  November 12, 2024

Patients may become unnecessarily depressed by common heart medicine
European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, 2024; DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuae112

Pandemic-era increase in alcohol use persists
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2024; DOI: 10.7326/ANNALS-24-02157

School-based nutrition education programs alone are not cost-effective for preventing childhood obesity: a microsimulation study
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Available online 12 November 2024

Research shows caterpillar fungus can slow down growth of cancer cells
FEBS Letters, 2024; DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.15046

November 9

Being sugar-deprived had major effects on these children’s health
Kolata New York Times  October 31, 2024

Vitamin K2 in managing nocturnal leg cramps
JAMA Intern Med. Published online October 28, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.5726

Microplastic exposure linked to accelerated aging and impaired adipogenesis in fat cells
Sci Rep 14, 23920 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74892-6

How WWII sugar rationing accidentally created a healthier generation
By StudyFinds Staff, Reviewed by Steve Fink, Researched led by Tadeja Gracner, University of Southern California

Efficacy of lifestyle weight loss interventions on regression to normoglycemia and progression to type 2 diabetes in individuals with prediabetes: a systematic review and pairwise and dose-response meta-analysis
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Volume 120, Issue 5, November 2024, Pages 1043-1052

A flavonoid-rich diet is associated with lower risk and improved imaging biomarkers of NAFLD: A prospective cohort study
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Available online 26 September 2024

The role of melatonin in the development of postmenopausal osteoporosis
Front. Pharmacol., 06 October 2022, Sec. Translational Pharmacology Volume 13 – 2022 | of Pharmacology 

Melatonin suppresses estrogen deficiency-induced osteoporosis and promotes osteoblastogenesis by inactivating the NLRP3 inflammasome
Calcif Tissue Int 103, 400–410 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-018-0428-y

Failure of oxysterols such as lanosterol to restore lens clarity from cataracts
Sci Rep 9, 8459 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44676-4

Nanoplastics can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics
Scientific Reports, 2024; 14 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-75785-4

High levels of omega-3, omega-6 may protect against cancer
International Journal of Cancer, 2024; DOI: 10.1002/ijc.35226

Coming soon: a new disease definition, ‘Clinical Obesity’
By Miriam E Tucker, Medscape  November 5, 2024

November 2

Effect of lavender essence inhalation on the level of anxiety and blood cortisol in candidates for open-heart surgery
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2016 Jul-Aug;21(4):397-401. doi: 10.4103/1735-9066.185582.

Aging may happen dramatically in our 40’s and 60’s
By Saimas Iqbal, Scientific American August 27, 2024

Values may shift with the time of year
By Anvita Patwardhan, Scientific American  September 20, 2024

Pizza inadvertently infused with THC sickens dozens in Wisconsin
Associated Press  October 25, 2024

What are intractable hiccups?
By Minesh Khatri, MD, WebMD  May 28, 2023

Association of coronary plaque with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and rates of cardiovascular disease events among symptomatic adults
JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e2148139. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48139

Prevalence of unrecognized cognitive impairment in federally qualified health centers
JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(10):e2440411. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40411

Difference in blood pressure between arms linked to greater death risk
Hypertension Volume 77, Number 2 https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15997

Risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in patients prescribed semaglutide
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(8):732-739. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.2296

Skeletal muscle health amid growing use of weight loss medications
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2024; 12 (11): 785 DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(24)00272-9

Pretreatment vitamin D deficiency in patients receiving first-line treatment for Hodgkin Lymphoma
Journal of Clinical Oncology  Volume 37, Number 36  https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.19.0098

Effect of laughter exercise versus 0.1% sodium hyaluronic acid on ocular surface discomfort in dry eye disease: non-inferiority randomized controlled trial
BMJ 2024;386:e080474

LMNT caught up in salty maltodextrin controversy
By Brian Spin,  The Barbell Spin  October 22, 2024

Short-term consumption of sucralose with, but not without, carbohydrate impairs neural and metabolic sensitivity to sugar in humans
Cell Metab. 2020 Mar 3;31(3):493-502.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.01.014.

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