Tag: fibrosis
Aspirin may treat (idiopathic) pulmonary fibrosis (PF)
I mentioned in several of my latest podcast appearances that Pfizer is running clinical trials with a…
Niacinamide/NAD+ may prevent heart failure
The rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) continue to rise and the condition is still the top killer…
Serum endotoxin level is a reliable biomarker of liver disease
It looks like the interest in gut-derived pathogenic substances is steadily increasing in the medical field. After…
SSRI/serotonin cause heart damage/failure
The role of serotonin in fibrotic conditions is well-known in research circles but is a taboo topic…
Estrogen causes prostate fibrosis (cancer?), DHT prevents/treats it
Slowly, but surely, the myth of the “evil” dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and the “beneficial” estrogen, when it comes…
PUFA metabolite (prostaglandin) promotes lipolysis / fibrosis, causes obesity / diabetes
Just in case there are still doubts out there about just how detrimental PUFA is to our…
PUFA damages mitochondria, blocks mitophagy, leads to heart damage
I can’t get access to the full study text, so the comments I have here are based…
Aspirin may treat pancreatitis…and other fibrotic conditions
While most of medicine’s attention is focused on acute pancreatitis (AP) since AP is often deadly, rates…
Vitamin D can prevent, and even reverse, the cancerization process
The study is on ovarian cancer but I don’t see why its findings won’t apply to all…
Aspirin can slow down the progression of emphysema
Yet another study, adding to the mountain of evidence that if there is such a thing as…