Engaging in the gentle exercise of tai chi may be a simple way to manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and slow disease progression over time. While drug treatments are typical first-line treatments, nondrug options, including physical exercise, may improve quality of life while resulting in less need for prescription drugs.1 Not only is tai… Read More »
Despite 6 million U.S. adults living with Alzheimer’s — with numbers expected to reach 13 million by 20501 — its cause remains elusive. The gut, including its unique makeup up microbial inhabitants, may play an important role, however. An analysis published in Scientific Reports2 even uncovered specific gut bacteria that may be linked to Alzheimer’s… Read More »
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that has a significant influence on your health. Unfortunately, many people don’t get enough vitamin K in their diet. Since your body stores very little, it is rapidly depleted without regular dietary intake. Data from Edith Cowan University showed people whose diet was high in vitamin K2 had a… Read More »
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A new study projects more than 2 million adults in England likely experienced persistent symptoms in the months following COVID-19 infection, or so-called long COVID. Researchers affiliated with Imperial College London released findings Thursday, stemming from over half a million people in England who participated in several rounds of the Real-Time Assessment of Community Transmission-2… Read More »
THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 — The Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines pose no threat to male fertility, a finding experts hope will prompt more men to get vaccinated. Researchers noted that the original clinical trials of the two mRNA vaccines didn’t assess how they might affect fertility. “Vaccine hesitancy is a barrier to ending the… Read More »
Since arriving to the northern Atlantic Ocean less than 30 years ago, lionfish have quickly become one of the most widespread and voracious invasive species, negatively impacting marine ecosystems — particularly coral reefs — from the northeast coast of the United States to the Caribbean Islands. In a new study, an international research team including… Read More »