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News and Research

Below is a roundup of recent research studies of interest.

Want to let me know about an interesting study? I would love to hear from you.

Genome-wide study looking at suicide deaths

November 30, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Study title: Genome-Wide Association Study of Suicide Death and Polygenic Prediction of Clinical Antecedents  The American Journal of Psychiatry, Nov. …

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News and Research: Resilience of the gut microbiome

November 25, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Title: Long-term dietary intervention reveals resilience of the gut microbiota despite changes in diet and weight   American Journal of Clinical …

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News and Research: Hyperbaric oxygen increases telomere length

November 20, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Research from Tel Aviv University shows that hyperbaric oxygen (high-pressure oxygen exposure in a pressurized chamber) increases telomere length in T-cells, which is a sign of decreasing aging. 

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News and Research: Melatonin supplementation reduces COVID-19 susceptibility

November 17, 2020November 16, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Study Title: A network medicine approach to investigation and population-based validation of disease manifestations and drug repurposing for COVID-19    …

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News and Research: Core circadian clock function vital for regenerating insulin producing cells

November 17, 2020November 12, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Study title: The core clock transcription factor BMAL1 drives circadian β-cell proliferation during compensatory regeneration of the endocrine pancreas Journal …

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News and Research: Average home lighting in the evening decreases melatonin and hurts sleep quality

November 11, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Study title: Evening home lighting adversely impacts the circadian system and sleep  Nature,  Nov 2020 Overview of the study:  Quick …

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News and Research: Microdose lithium formulation and Alzheimer’s prevention

November 4, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Study Title: NP03, a Microdose Lithium Formulation, Blunts Early Amyloid Post-Plaque Neuropathology in McGill-R-Thy1-APP Alzheimer-Like Transgenic Rats  Journal of Alzheimer’s …

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News and Research: Mother’s can pass allergens to babies

October 30, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Study title: Fetal mast cells mediate postnatal allergic responses dependent on maternal IgE  Science, Oct 29, 2020 Overview: This interesting …

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News and Research: Aspirin and COVID-19

October 26, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Title: Aspirin Use is Associated with Decreased Mechanical Ventilation, ICU Admission, and In-Hospital Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Journal …

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News and Research: MRI & PET scans on brains of COVID patients who lost their sense of smell

October 22, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Title: Structural and metabolic brain abnormalities in COVID-19 patients with sudden loss of smell   PREPRINT  Oct. 18, 2020 Overview of …

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News and Research: Melatonin study for middle-aged primary insomnia

October 22, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Study: Efficacy of melatonin for sleep disturbance in middle-aged primary insomnia: A double-blind, randomised clinical trial Journal of Sleep Medicine, …

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News and Research: Antibodies and seroreactivity

October 8, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Quick roundup of studies on antibody production for SARS-CoV-2.   Preprint Study: Antibody reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 in adults from the …

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News and Research: MTHFR C677T, Riboflavin, High blood pressure

December 2, 2020October 6, 2020 by Debbie Moon

This new study shows that people who carry the MTHFR 677 A/A genotype are at a 42% increased relative risk of high blood pressure throughout adulthood.

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News and Research: Boosting GABA with probiotic

October 6, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Study: Bifidobacterium adolescentis as a key member of the human gut microbiota in the production of GABA  Aug. 2020 This …

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News and Research: Vitamin D, COVID-19 JAMA study

September 24, 2020September 21, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Two good studies on vitamin D levels and SARS-CoV-2 have been published recently in major journals.  Both studies back up …

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News and Research: Mitochondrial polymorphism linked to fibromyalgia

September 21, 2020 by Debbie Moon

Title: A genetic polymorphism that is associated with mitochondrial energy metabolism increases risk of fibromyalgia  July 2002 Journal: Journal of …

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