Month: October 2024

How Intermittent Sobriety Affects Your Health

Abstaining from alcohol is a current trend in healthy circles. Unlike “Dry January,” which means abstaining from alcohol for an entire month, intermittent sobriety refers to practicing recurring but temporary pauses from drinking alcoholic beverages, according to Real… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the […]

Published on October 1, 2024

Antibodies in breast milk provide protection against common GI virus

A study found that breast milk provides protection against rotavirus, a common gastrointestinal disease that causes diarrhea, vomiting and fever in infants. Babies whose mothers had high levels of specific antibodies in their breast milk were able to fend off the infection for a longer period than infants whose mothers had lower levels. Read Full […]

Published on October 1, 2024

New images of RSV may expose stubborn virus’s weak points

The complex shape of respiratory syncytial virus is one hurdle limiting the development of treatments for an infection that leads to hospitalization or worse for hundreds of thousands of people in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New images of the virus may hold the key to […]

Published on October 1, 2024