Abstracts & Commentary
Supplementation with vitamin D3 improved white blood cell counts and C-reactive protein compared to controls but not clinical outcomes. This may be due to the form or dosage of vitamin D given.
Confining your meals to an early 8-hour window may help with weight loss, blood pressure, and mood.
High-dose L-arginine helps treat mild-to-moderate erectile dysfunction but not severe.
Phytosome quercetin reduces pollinosis symptoms in randomized trial.
Researchers, using a new device to compare real acupuncture with sham acupuncture, found that the former potentially inhibits a hyperactive HPA axis, reducing anxiety in Parkinson disease patients.
A meta-analysis of earlier reports suggests walking is better than standing to reduce the harmful impact of prolonged sitting.
Treatment with a biotherapeutic product reduced inflammation and possibly improved mucosal barrier functioning.
Omega-3-enriched parenteral nutrition, when combined with enteral nutrition, improves postoperative course following radical gastrectomy.
Vaginal seeding may improve neonatal microbiota in ways that could potentially have lifelong benefits.
Initial results seem promising, but study flaws, such as small sample size and failure to report baseline measurements, call into question their validity.
