Friday, April 16, 2021

Gut Microbiome Impacts Sleep Quality

check this out. 

Vit B6 shortage (can hppen from sinement, as we know) resulting in poor sleep, low serotonin (depression) 

https://www.naturalhealth365.com/sleep-gut-microbiome-3699.html



Early Results from First-In-U.S. Trial of CRISPR-Edited Immune Cells for Cancer Patients Suggest Safety of Approach - Penn Medicine

This is not Breaking news but it is just coming to my attention now and is very exciting news.


Positive results in first-in-U.S. trial of CRISPR-edited immune cells | Penn Today

This is GIANT news for anybody with cancer. Check this out! Finally using genetic editing to prime a patient's immune system to target individual specific cancer cells. This is super-targeted immunotherapy. This could illuminate any collateral damage from cancer treatment.

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/positive-results-first-us-trial-crispr-edited-immune-cells

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

THE GUARDIAN: Rates of Parkinson’s disease are exploding. A common chemical may be to blame


Rates of Parkinson's disease are exploding. A common chemical may be to blame
Researchers believe a factor is a chemical used in drycleaning and household products such as shoe polishes and carpet cleaners

Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/APus3XvK8S26MAHTygHGTvw

Saturday, April 3, 2021

PATIENT WORTHY: NYC's Cohen Center Established to Offer Dedicated Lyme Disease Treatment


NYC's Cohen Center Established to Offer Dedicated Lyme Disease Treatment
Lyme disease, and other tick-borne illnesses, can cause intense and prolonged symptoms. In fact, some patients experience chronic symptoms for a number of years following the initial bite. However, there is little expertise on how to effectively treat these chronic and sometimes debilitating symptoms. Now, a $16M grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen […] The post NYC's Cohen Center Established to Offer Dedicated Lyme Disease Treatment appeared first on Patient Worthy.

Read in Patient Worthy: https://apple.news/AwVuPLdWVSzGSOsdkNPU1dg


Shared from Apple News



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Sunday, November 15, 2020

Horowitz: Dapsone + doxy + rifampin very effective for chronic Lyme





Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Vitamin D levels appear to play role in COVID-19 mortality

Vitamin D levels appear to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates: Patients with severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200507121353.htm

Researchers analyzed patient data from 10 countries. The team found a correlation between low vitamin D levels and hyperactive immune systems. Vitamin D strengths innate immunity and prevents overactive immune responses. The finding could explain several mysteries, including why children are unlikely to die from COVID-19.

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Stool transplants: A way to bring gut bacteria back to health

Interesting article about possible linkage between PD and gut biome…. 

Stool transplants: A way to bring gut bacteria back to health

We often don't like talking about our bowels, but they are of great importance for our overall health. And if they don't work properly, serious problems can occur. Sometimes stool transplants can help. 

What is the correct medical language when talking about human solid body waste? S…? Excrement? Or feces?

The common name among doctors is stool, says Maria Vehreschild,  the head of Infectiology at the University Hospital in Frankfurt,  Germany.

She knows that hardly anyone likes to talk about stool in general and their own in particular. And to even imagine what it would be like to have someone else's stool transplanted into one's own body is probably a rather repulsive idea for most people.

But patients who are about to undergo a stool transplant  are hardly bothered by this, says Vehreschild. After all, it could mean an improvement in their state of health. "The psychological problems of the recipients are mainly caused by the fact that intestinal diseases are usually recurrent. In other words, they come back again and again. This troubles the patients more than anything else," says Vehreschild.

In addition to her work at the University of Frankfurt...

See the rest of the article….. 






Tuesday, September 15, 2020