People who get the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines produce immune system cells that protect against the common the cold.
That’s the conclusion a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine.[1]
The scientists took blood samples from 30 healthy subjects before and after they had two doses of one or the other of the vaccines. The researchers then analyzed immune cells in the samples known at CD4+ T cells.… Read More
The raw food diet has definitely generated a lot of hype in recent years. The idea behind it is that cooking reduces the nutritional value of many foods, especially vegetables.
But the fact is, cooked vegetables are not always nutritionally inferior.[1]
Many essential nutrients in vegetables are bound inside thick cellular walls. Cooking breaks down these walls and releases the nutrients.… Read More
Big Pharma has known for many years that blocking an enzyme called Cathepsin K (CatK) stops bone loss and prevents osteoporosis.
That’s why the holy grail of pharmaceutical research to improve bone health is a medication that inhibits CatK. Drug companies know that the potential market for such a product is massive. Osteoporosis affects one in three women and one in five men.… Read More
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) plague millions of women. The conventional treatment is antibiotics. But often, the bug quickly returns.
UTIs are caused by bacteria overwhelming the body’s natural defenses in the urinary tract. The most common symptoms are a burning sensation during urination, back or stomach pain, and needing to urinate frequently.
Men can get UTIs, too. But they are 30 times more prevalent in women.… Read More
Most of us believe that our big brain is what sets humans apart from other species. And that’s what anthropologists thought for decades. All the fossils of our hominid ancestors indicated larger brains.
But everything changed in 1974.
That’s when the fossilized skeleton of a female human ancestor was unearthed in Ethiopia. Scientists called the specimen “Lucy.”
Her remains were 3.2 million years old.… Read More
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