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If you have high cholesterol or know someone with high cholesterol, there is a good chance you have heard of Lipitor. Lipitor is the brand name for atorvastatin, a medication belonging to a group of drugs called statins. It is used by millions of people worldwide to help lower their LDL cholesterol. Lipitor works primarily […]
A compelling new study is comparing cancer cell populations to parasites, describing how it can alter the body’s ability to metabolize glucose to create more energy sources that help tumors grow. One of those strategies involves reducing a type of gut bacteria that keeps blood glucose levels in check. Several studies have revealed a variety of observational […]
A wide range of foods contain ingredients that we call emulsifiers. A new study in mice shows that these compounds can produce both physiological and behavioral changes. Food additives have always generated a great deal of attention, and, rightly so, as they are all-pervasive, so we should scrutinize their impact on our health. Recently, emulsifiers […]
During a Senate hearing in late January, Ed Markey asked then-EPA director Scott Pruitt about a little rumor that he’d overheard. “It’s my understanding,” the Massachusetts senator said, “that the EPA has finalized its conclusion that formaldehyde causes leukemia and other cancers and that [the] completed new assessment is ready to be released for public […]
Experts have called for the regulation of car air conditioning systems after new trials revealed that popular models are letting in dangerous amounts of pollution.Safety tests on 11 types of car have shown huge variation the the ability to purify incoming air, exposing those inside to millions of poisonous particles with each breath. The Toyota C-HR performed […]
A study released Wednesday in Plos Biology shows that some effects of dad’s nicotine use can get passed onto his kids — and to some degree to his grandkids. Pradeep Bhide, Ph.D., director of the Center for Brain Repair at the Florida State University College of Medicine, led a team of scientists who showed that the cognitive effects of nicotine […]
In a paper published Wednesday, a team of psychiatrists and anesthesiologists showed that ketamine’s rapid effects are due, at least in part, to its activation of the opioid receptors. Amid the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States, this finding could serve to complicate the redemption narrative that ketamine is currently enjoying in the public eye. “We think ketamine […]
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, concludes that cholesterol may play a significant role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Cholesterol builds up and can clog in arteries, but it may play a role in Alzheimer’s, as well. Cholesterol is a waxy substance that can build up on […]
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT…and you are what your metabolism and Genes allow you to be. There is another factor involved in your health and this simple fact has been available to the masses for thousands of years. You are “what you believe”. Researchers at MIT have discovered that fasting for 24 hours flips a metabolic switch […]
The FDA has been testing food samples for traces of glyphosate for two years, but the agency has not yet released any official results…Thanks again FDA for working so hard to protect the U.S. tax payers. Scientists have detected a weedkiller linked to cancer in an array of commonly consumed foods, emails obtained through a […]
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