Category: Science
Scientific articles and discussions, with my comments and take on the topics therein.
Vitamin D ameliorates late-stage multiple sclerosis (MS)
The role of vitamin D in auto-immune conditions and especially MS has been studied for decades. It…
Depression Is “A Normal Brain Responding to Stress or Adversity”
Actual title of the article, quoting the main author of the Nature op-ed. There has been a…
Activated charcoal may treat liver cirrhosis by lowering endotoxin/LPS
The role of endotoxin/LPS in chronic liver disease and failure is well-known in animal research. LPS is…
Endotoxin/LPS makes humans callous and unempathetic
It is hard to accept that something as ubiquitous as LPS may have such profound effects on…
High cortisol, cortisol/DHEA, cortisol/testosterone ratios may drive schizophrenia
The connection between chronic stress and schizophrenia is well-established but medicine continues to vehemently deny that stress…
Vitamin K is anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective, may help Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Another win for vitamin K – one of the least studied, yet most versatile vitamins. While vitamin…
High-fat, low-carb diet may cause obesity, inflammation, anxiety (by raising serotonin), even suicide
Double whammy for two popular medical dogmas. One of them is that serotonin is the “happy hormone”…
Vitamin K is crucial for lung function and may prevent/treat COPD
Vitamin K is one of the least-studied vitamins, though that has been changing lately, largely due to…
Auto-immunity and inflammation driven by low NAD+, niacinamide is therapeutic
Not really surprising findings, considering the extensive published evidence showing NAD+ is crucial for immune system function,…
Adding progesterone to anti-estrogen therapy stops breast cancer growth
Estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer is the most common type of cancer affecting women worldwide and…