Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive and debilitating joint disease that is expected to affect up to 25% of the population by 2040 and represents an enormous socioeconomic health care burden. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), osteoarthritis affects an estimated 30 million people in the United States. Osteoarthritis is predominantly a […]
Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers. They travel in your bloodstream to tissues or organs. They work slowly, over time, and affect many different processes, including: Growth and development. Metabolism – how your body gets energy from the foods you eat. Sexual function. Reproduction. Mood. Endocrine glands, which are special groups of cells, make hormones. […]
Approximately 14–33% of individuals with a SARS-CoV-2 infection develop severe illness, and about two-thirds of those with severe illness develop ARDS. ARDS involves injury to the lung tissue due to inflammation and the accumulation of fluid in the alveoli, the air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of gases occurs with blood vessels. The […]
Bioidentical hormones are defined as man-made hormones that are very similar to the hormones produced by the human body. These are then used as treatment for men and women whose own hormones are low or out of balance. What are bioidentical hormones? Hormones are special chemicals made by parts of the body called glands. They […]
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a pneumonia-like disease caused by the virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), reached pandemic proportions in early 2020. Severe COVID-19 is believed to result from hyperinflammation, overactive immune response triggering cytokine storms, and a prothrombotic state collectively determined as immunothrombosis, all elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Acute respiratory distress syndrome […]
Human beings sleep for approximately one-third of their lifetime, but the endogenous mechanisms underlying sleep and its role in homeostasis remain to be fully elucidated. Sleep is important for plenty of reasons. Sleep impacts our hormones and hormone levels impact our sleep. Both too much and not enough time under the covers can influence hormones. […]
Multiple professional athletes have had stem cell therapies with excellent results. The five time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo and 19-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal opted for quick recoveries from injuries with stem cell therapy. The Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo had a stem cell treatment for a hamstring injury while playing for the […]
Salt substitutes with reduced sodium levels and increased potassium levels have been shown to lower the blood pressure, but their effects on cardiovascular and safety outcomes are uncertain. A group of researchers in China, published an article in The New England Journal of Medicine in which they included nearly 21,000 participants from over 600 villages […]
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are present in the embryonic, fetal, and adult stages of life and give rise to differentiated cells that are the building blocks of tissue and organs. In the postnatal and adult stages of life, tissue-specific stem cells are found in differentiated organs and are key in repairing any type […]
A high percentage of children, teens and young adults with migraines appear to have mild deficiencies in vitamin D, riboflavin (vitamin B2) and coenzyme Q10, a vitamin like substance found in every cell of the body that is used to produce energy for cell growth and maintenance. Migraine affects 18% of women and 6% of […]