A major study looking at how our brains age was just released. The Amen Clinics, Google, John Hopkins, UCLA and UCSF collaborated to look at what factors contributed to accelerated aging in humans. Using SPECT scans they evaluated over 100 brain areas in over 60,000 people and compared individuals with different characteristics to estimate how…
As a guy, we often possess the innate ability to overlook some smudges or small messes that our better halves (wives) quickly spot. Our spouses are much better at keeping things spotless, but apparently this may come at a price. A fellow physician recently shared an article and its press release with me that linked…
Brush Your Liver for Health Your gag reflex may be kicking in as you ponder how you might get your toothbrush down your throat far enough to reach your liver. Don’t worry, just brush those gums you see in the mirror and lower inflammation in your entire body. Researchers report on a study of patients…
Express Subway from Skull to Brain — A number of thrilling discoveries have arisen in recent months from the field of neuroimmunology. First researchers stumbled upon the brain’s lymphatic system despite believing for decades that none existed. Now researchers uncovered a mechanism for immune cells in the bone marrow of the skull to reach the…
As a close cousin of cardiac atherosclerosis, peripheral artery disease simply blocks different arteries in other body areas. While the heart’s arteries lend themselves to good targets for stent placement to keep such blood channels open, those in the legs or arms must leave room for flexibility in bending. Vascular specialists therefore do not have…
Another Sweet and Sour Study – Nutrition – Artificial Dogmatism often eats its own words and in this case, sweet words have turned into a sour lunch. Splenda was touted for its safety not only by industry, but by scores of doctors encouraging diabetics and overweight to ingest this near zero calorie sweetener. Now newer…
Had to pick myself up off the floor with this discovery. I could not believe it that a mainline academic institution would allow an article like this to be printed. I mean, how could the University of Massachusetts publicly admit that functional doctor’s like myself were right about omega 3’s and childhood aggressive behavior. I…
Dr. Potter is the first to explain how Jill’s various symptoms fit together. After the nurse leaves, Jill glances around for the usual pharmaceutical propaganda promising the magic cures from the latest pill. Nothing catches her attention and then the door knock startles her. Dr. Potter enters and introduces himself. After a short description of…
Research studies about turmeric or its derivative, curcumin, frequently catch my eye, especially this one that looked at turmeric and glaucoma. Researchers had apparently been testing systemic administration of turmeric for glaucoma (a disease of high pressure inside the eye that can result in blindness). The poor ability of turmeric to dissolve in water had…
No, I am not writing a veterinary piece this week on zoo animals. I am referring to Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders related to Streptococal infections. PANDAS is a well-known acronym in the medical world for several decades, yet a still mysterious constellation of symptoms with even more mysterious mechanism by which it wrecks havoc in…