Category: Health News

Sperm Quality Found to Be Indicator of Overall Health: Research

With the global decline of sperm quality in recent decades and more and more couples seeking IVF treatment to conceive, understanding the causes of sub-fertility has become a pressing matter. Researchers from the Infertility and Reproduction Program at Australia’s Hunter Medical Research Institute have now identified a connection between a metabolic process that occurs in both…


Study From Japan: COVID-19 Vaccinated Pregnant Women Can Pass Antibodies to Babies

Vaccinations in pregnancy have always been a key topic in the medical sector. A research team composed of National Mie Hospital in Japan discovered recently that after a pregnant woman is COVID-19 vaccinated, antibodies from the mother can be transferred to the fetus, which helps to protect the mother and newborn at the same time….


How Sound Reduces Pain in Mice

An international team of scientists has identified the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice. The findings, which could inform the development of safer methods to treat pain, were published in the journal, Science. The study was led by researchers at NIDCR; the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei; and Anhui…


Facial Pain Comes to Light

In Brief: Using an imaging technique to visualize pain signals in facial nerves, NIDCR researchers identified a protein that enhances neurons’ responses to painful stimuli. Blocking the protein in mice blunted pain signaling; the results could inform the development of safer, non-opioid pain therapies. From a throbbing tooth or aching jaw to a pounding migraine,…


Taiwanese Researchers: Medicinal Mushroom Shows Promise in Preventing, Treating COVID-19

Ganoderma is a medicinal mushroom long used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Species of ganoderma, commonly called lin-zhi (靈芝) or reishi, have been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of illnesses. Now, researchers have shown that ganoderma microsporum, a species of ganoderma native to Taiwan, may prevent and alleviate COVID-19 infection. Taiwan…


Israeli Investigators Find COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Side Effects: Leaked Video

Israeli researchers found some side effects that occurred after COVID-19 vaccination were caused by Pfizer’s vaccine, according to a leaked video. The Israeli Ministry of Health (MoH) commissioned researchers to analyze adverse event reports submitted by Israelis and the researchers presented findings from the new surveillance system in an internal June 2022 meeting, video of…


Could Artificial Sweeteners Be Bad for Your Heart?

Artificial sweeteners are a popular way to try to keep slim, but French researchers suggest they may also increase your risk for a heart attack or stroke. The finding stems from tracking heart health among more than 103,000 men and women in France for close to a decade. “We observed that a higher intake of artificial…


Swiss TCM Practitioners: TCM Shows Promising Results for Rehabilitation After COVID-19

The use of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) preventive measures and treatments for COVID-19 is gaining attention worldwide. A study team from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland surveyed local TCM practitioners and therapists who treated patients in the first wave of the pandemic in 2020. They found that over 70 percent of the people who…


Cancer, Dementia Deaths Up in Australia Following Pandemic Years

Australia in 2022 has so far seen an increase in deaths from cancer, dementia, and diabetes. The findings from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) come after elective surgeries were suspended during the pandemic years over concerns hospitals could not cope with the volume of extra patients. The ABS found 75,593 deaths occurred since the start…


‘Irrefutable Proof’ Study on mRNA Vaccines Causing Damage: Doctors Respond to WHO Fact-Checking Branch

Two microbiologists wrote a counterargument to a piece by “Health Feedback” that challenged their August publication titled ‘Vascular and organ damage induced by mRNA vaccines: irrefutable proof of causality.‘ Dr. Michael Palmer and Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi said in a statement sent to The Epoch Times on Sept. 18 that the Health Feedback article is “quite…