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High levels of triglycerides, the most common type of fat in the body and the foods we eat, directly cause abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to a study in mouse models. Researchers identified triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and proteins that regulate triglyceride metabolism, including APOC3 and ANGPTL3, as causal drivers of abdominal aortic aneurysm. The study challenges the longstanding belief that triglycerides are merely biomarkers of vascular disease and instead demonstrates that they play a direct role. "We have known that hyperlipidemia is a risk factor for aortic aneurysm, but this multidimensional study pinpoints hypertriglyceridemia as an essential contributor to the development and...

In patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is associated with improved urinary function and reduced lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), according to a study. İsa Dağlı and colleagues examined the impact of adherence to the MedDiet on uroflowmetry parameters and International Prostate Symptom Scores (IPSS) in patients presenting with LUTS in a prospective study involving 400 patients. The patients were divided into two groups: MedDiet-adherent (AMD) and nonadherent (NAMD; 193 and 207 patients, respectively). The Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) was used to assess adherence. The researchers found that compared with patients in the...

Toothpaste made from your own hair may offer a sustainable and clinically effective way to protect and repair damaged teeth. In a new study, scientists discovered that keratin, a protein found in hair, skin and wool, can repair tooth enamel and stop early stages of decay. The scientists discovered that keratin produces a protective coating that mimics the structure and function of natural enamel when it comes into contact with minerals in saliva. Dr. Sherif Elsharkawy said, "Unlike bones and hair, enamel does not regenerate. Once it is lost, it's gone forever." Acidic foods and drinks, poor oral hygiene, and...

Two masked suspects who allegedly impersonated police officers were shot and killed by a homeowner in Houston on Friday night after they attempted to enter a residence under false pretenses, according to local news station KHOU and the Houston Police Department (HPD). Newsweek reached out to the HPD via email on Saturday for comment. **SNIP** What To Know The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on Bellnole Drive in southeast Houston, according to the HPD, with both suspects, believed to be in their 30s, pronounced dead at the scene after exchanging gunfire with the homeowner. The suspects approached the home claiming...

A study demonstrates that arginine dentifrices reduce dental caries in children with active caries as effectively as or more effectively than a sodium fluoride dentifrice, depending on the arginine concentration. Dental caries remain a significant oral health burden globally. Scientific evidence has demonstrated the dose-dependent, anticaries action of fluoride; however, more effective, comprehensive, and alternative prevention strategies should be investigated. The study carried out a two-year, phase III, double-blind, three-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial from April 15, 2019 through March 12, 2022 across three centers in China. Six thousand children aged 10–14 with two or more active caries lesions were...

Red meat has long been associated with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death globally. But new research offers a new perspective. According to Samitinjaya Dhakal, including red meat in high-quality diets improves adequacy of nutrients related to mental health and was associated with favorable shifts in gut microbial diversity. "What was really compelling was the significant nutritional benefit we saw in healthy eaters who consumed red meat," Dhakal said. "This suggests the public health message shouldn't be about complete elimination, but rather about building a high-quality diet into which lean red meat can fit." Dhakal and his research team...

For years if not decades, coffee lovers everywhere have been confused.While growing research has linked our favorite morning drink to numerous health benefits from reduced inflammation to lower risk of serious diseases, like cancer, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease, doctors have still warned against its high levels of caffeine.Why?Well, the theory has long been that the caffeine that gives your brain a jolt to get you started each morning might also give your heart a jolt that could cause rhythm problems, such as atrial fibrillation (AFib).So what’s a coffee lover to do?Well, rather than giving up your cup of joe, sit...

Researchers have discovered that a natural molecule made by gut bacteria can reverse liver damage and repair the gut lining after aflatoxin exposure. The treatment may offer a new, non-toxic way to prevent and treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The study revealed that 10-hydroxystearic acid (10-HSA), a compound produced by Lactobacillus bacteria, successfully restored gut-liver health in mice exposed to aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is a toxic substance made by mold commonly found in peanuts, corn and other crops. It is known to cause liver injury. "This is the first time a single microbial molecule has been shown to repair both...

A medication developed in the 1950s to treat Parkinson's disease may offer a powerful new tool in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), according to new research. The study found that benztropine can dramatically reduce levels of TB-causing bacteria by boosting the body's natural immune response. TB is the world's deadliest infectious disease. Treatment requires a months-long regimen of multiple antibiotics, which can have serious side effects and is increasingly challenged by the emergence of drug-resistant bacterial strains. Tuberculosis is particularly difficult to treat because the bacteria responsible, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is able to infect and survive within the very immune cells...

Researchers have found a promising treatment breakthrough for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that avoids many of the drawbacks of current drugs, and it has come from an unexpected place. Now studies have found that a drug commonly used to treat lung fibrosis could also be ideal for overcoming key problems associated with current treatments for COPD. Dr. Belinda Thomas said the current standard of care for COPD usually includes steroids, drugs which are good at reducing inflammation. However, sudden attacks of COPD (called exacerbations) are usually caused by viruses and steroids encourage their replication, making things worse. Steroids can...

Epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher Exposes the Crime of the Century on The Dr. Maria ShowCatastrophic new data are emerging on COVID-19 mRNA injections — pointing to nothing less than a transgenerational crisis. The evidence now shows an unprecedented rise in infant mortality, mounting proof of sterilization, total collapse of birth rates, and the devastating “Cascade of Harms” being documented in the scientific literature. I broke down these findings in detail during my recent interview on The Dr. Maria Show on Lindell TV. Below is a comprehensive summary of the most critical evidence uncovered so far: For decades, infant mortality in the...

Researchers have uncovered a novel link between gut microbiota-derived palmitic acid (PA) and increased thrombosis risk in cardiovascular disease (CVD). Their findings reveal how a high-fat diet elevates circulating PA via gut bacteria and induces hypercoagulation. Studies link gut microbiota to CVD. Host diet and macronutrients are key mediators that link the interactions between host and gut microbiota. Circulating palmitic acid (PA) primarily originates from diet and endogenous synthesis, and an elevated level is typically correlated with an increased risk of CVD. In this study, the researchers found significantly higher levels of circulating PA and hypercoagulable states in patients with...

A new study highlights the potential of using a natural compound from maple to combat the bacteria responsible for tooth decay: Streptococcus mutans. The compound, epicatechin gallate, is a powerful and safe alternative to traditional plaque-fighting agents. The new study emerged as an offshoot of research into natural compounds that inhibit biofilm formation in Listeria monocytogenes, a foodborne pathogen. They isolated polyphenolic compounds from maple that inhibit Listeria attachment and biofilm formation. They also identified their target: sortase A, an enzyme that anchors adhesins to the bacterial cell wall. When sortase A is inhibited, these adhesins are not anchored in...

Diego Borella passed away from a "sudden heart attack" on set in VeniceAn assistant director has died on set in Venice during the filming of the fifth season of Emily In Paris. Diego Borella, who was working as the third assistant director and was hired locally, collapsed and died from a “sudden heart attack”, according to Italian newspaper La Repubblica. He was 47. “We are deeply saddened to confirm the sudden passing of a member of the Emily In Paris production family,” a Paramount Television Studios spokesperson said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “Our hearts go out to...

Pierre Cote spent years languishing on public health waitlists trying to find a therapist to help him overcome his PTSD and depression. When he couldn’t, he did what few might consider: he built one himself.“It saved my life,” Cote says of DrEllis.ai, an AI-powered tool designed to support men facing addiction, trauma, and other mental health challenges. Cote, who runs a Quebec-based AI consultancy, tells Reuters that he built the tool in 2023 using publicly available large language models and equipped it with “a custom-built brain” based on thousands of pages of therapeutic and clinical materials.Like a human therapist, the...

" ... the FDA will disclose adverse events publicly in real time."The Food and Drug Administration on Friday started to publicly report adverse events to drugs and some vaccines in real time, a change FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said promotes “radical transparency.” The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System, known as FAERS, is what the FDA uses as its primary database for collecting adverse event reports related to medication errors, prescription drugs, and some vaccines — though the main database for vaccine adverse event reports is known as VAERS. The reports are collected from health care professionals, manufacturers, and consumers....

Illustrative photo of a woman brushing her teeth. (photo credit: Sophie Gordon/Flash 90) Israeli tap water will no longer contain fluoride after Tuesday, following a decree by Health Minister Yael German earlier this month discontinuing the practice. The decision has been lauded by various rights groups, but criticized by many in the medical and dental communities as a serious mistake. Fluoride is commonly added to national water supplies by governments throughout the world in order to prevent tooth decay, but critics say overconsumption of the invisible, odorless, tasteless gas is a health hazard. Israel originally mandated water fluoridation in 1970...

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee was sworn into his new leadership role earlier this week by former Vice President Kamala Harris – one of the key ex-White House officials the panel’s chair is interested in hearing from in its probe of President Joe Biden. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., was elected to serve as ranking member of the committee in June, following the death of former ranking member Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. Harris, who swore Garcia in as mayor of Long Beach in 2014 when she was California’s attorney general, reprised that role on Wednesday in a ceremonial...

A maniac threw gasoline on cops and set fire to a decommissioned police precinct in the Bronx early Friday morning using a gas-filled Coca-Cola bottle, according to sources and the NYPD. Samantha Calderon, 32, of the Bronx, was witnessed by two police officers allegedly pouring gasoline on a decommissioned stationhouse on Alexander Avenue at around 2:30 a.m., according to sources. The alleged firebug then lit the gasoline on fire, which ignited on the structure briefly before it self-extinguished, cops said. When confronted, Calderon became combative and threw gasoline from the bottle of Coke onto the officers, hitting them in the...

WASHINGTON — A mob of rioters ambushed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in San Francisco, with one knife-wielding, keffiyeh-clad agitator threatening to “stab” one of the feds and “go after” his family, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Adrian Guerrero was charged with assaulting an officer and destruction of property over the alleged Wednesday attack on ICE officers in the Enforcement Removal Operations division, federal prosecutors said. “I’m going to f--- you up,” Guerrero seethed while allegedly wielding a black knife and wearing what appeared to be a black-and-white checkered keffiyeh headscarf and orange-tinted goggles, according to photos in...