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New research has found that 10 out of 29 reviewed pesticides were associated with thyroid cancer, including several of the most widely used ones in the United States. The study, published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism was conducted by investigators at the University of California, Los Angeles Health Sciences. Through this research they examined the association between exposure to pesticides, including 19 that were found to cause DNA cell damage, and the risk of t...

Resveratrol is a polyphenolic compound produced by plants in response to environmental stress and can be found in at least 72 plant species, such as mulberries, peanuts, cranberries, blueberries, and grapes Resveratrol is a natural stilbene containing two aromatic rings linked together by a methylene double bond to form 3,4′,5-trihydroxystilbene. It exists in both cis- and trans- isoforms. The trans form is more stable and potent than the cis form.   Studies have reported th...

Researchers from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons set out to investigate the impact of the typical Western-style diet of the microbiome on mice. In the four-week study, scientists found that the mice showed signs of metabolic syndrome, including weight gain, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance. Moreover, the animals’s microbiomes were altered — segmented filamentous bacteria (found in rodents, fish, and chickens) decreased and other bacteria ...

One of the most effective prescriptions for reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and improving overall health and wellbeing, can be found in nature. Forest therapy, sometimes called forest bathing, is a practice inspired by the Japanese custom of Shinrin-Yoku, that originated in the 1980s when leaders in Japan noticed a dramatic increase in workers reporting stress-related illnesses. The Japanese name, shinrin-yoku, can be directly translated into the English words “forest” and...

Data published in The Lancet on 20 August, largely confirm results from smaller studies and highlight how reducing exposure to risk factors could help to prevent a substantial proportion of cancers The take-home message is simple: “Don’t smoke,” says Kaaks. “Don’t get overweight, and don’t drink too much alcohol.” Heavy burden
The true number of cancer cases and deaths worldwide is hard to pin down, because some countries do not record such data. To...

Could a ketogenic diet for cancer prove beneficial? In this case study, a British man rejected the standard of care to treat his terminal brain cancer. After adopting a ketogenic diet in 2014, his typically fatal glioblastoma tumour grew at a very slow rate. As the study notes, successful treatment of glioblastoma (GBM) continues to elude, despite decades of intense research. It is known that GBM is similar to most other malignant cancers in that is needs glucose and glutamine for growth, r...