Clinical Research

Beatboxing Is Cool- And Safer For Your Voice Than Crooning

Cranky old people might think that mellow crooning is less damaging to the voice than beatboxing, with its harsh, high-energy percussive sounds. Not so, according to a paper in the Journal of Voice.  Beatboxing may be harder on the ears, that is why Micha ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 26 2013 - 11:58am

Wound Dressings Work: Review Finds That, In Skin Ulcers, Alternative Methods Are Unreliable

A systematic review of 66 research papers focused on the treatment of skin ulcers suggests that most are so technically flawed that their results are unreliable, and even of those that aren't flawed only weak evidence that alternative treatments work ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 28 2019 - 12:18pm

Type 2 Diabetes Is An Inflammatory Disease, Says Study

It's well established that as people's waistlines increase, so does the chance for the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Scientists from Denmark have found that in mice, macrophages, a specific type of immune cell, invade the diabetic pancreatic tis ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 2 2014 - 5:21pm

We Know Type 2 Diabetes Is Increasing, But Why?

Type 2 diabetes, which is blamed for over three million deaths each year, is on the increase and various food pundits and politicians say they can cure it if people would just ban trans fats or sodas or whatever they happen to be against this year. And th ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 10 2014 - 6:00am

Myth: Coffee Consumption Leads To Dehydration

Because caffeine is a mild diuretic, there is a common assumption that caffeinated beverages, such as coffee, also have this effect. The problem is that a kernel of scientific knowledge can be misconstrued in news outlets. As we discussed on Thanksgiving, ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2014 - 6:43pm

Chinese Herbal Medicines Might Slow Progression Of Diabetes

A new paper claims that traditional Chinese herbal medicines might slow the progression of diabetes- by slowing the more vague condition referred to as "prediabetes." Prediabetes is considered to mean elevated blood sugar levels without the rise ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2014 - 11:07am

Vitamin D Controls Blood Pressure- Sort Of

UV-B radiation in sunlight is the most important factor for the production of vitamin D, and that is why some people suffer from low levels of vitamin D during the winter months. Many foods contain vitamin D, though not all have enough to make food an ade ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 17 2014 - 3:38pm

Ibuprofen And Other NSAIDs Don't Increase Risk Of Miscarriages

Women who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen, naproxen and diclofenac during pregnancy are not at increased risk of miscarriages. NSAIDs are used by pregnant women in the first trimester to combat pain, fever and inflammatio ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2014 - 4:14pm

Weight Loss: Sorry, Still No Magic Pill And Approved Drugs May Be Dangerous

Since most people don't want to engage in the only weight loss plan guaranteed to work- consuming fewer calories than they burn- options are limited in America's battle of the bulge and are likely to stay limited. The Federal Drug Administration ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 12 2014 - 6:00am

PHPS1 Compound Improves Cardiac Function In Mice With Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital heart disease is the most common form of birth defect, affecting one out of every 125 babies, according to the National Institutes of Health. Researchers from the University of Missouri recently found success using chemical compound  PHPS1 to t ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 28 2014 - 3:30am