In The News: School of Integrated Health Sciences

Science Daily

Could changing your diet play a role in slowing or even preventing the development of dementia? We're one step closer to finding out, thanks to a new UNLV study that bolsters the long-suspected link between gut health and Alzheimer's disease.

Associated Press

Lighthouse Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics to alter the course of dementia and other degenerative diseases, announced completion of a Pre-investigational New Drug meeting with the Food and Drug Administration related to the planned Phase 2b clinical study of LHP588 and the formation of its Clinical Advisory Board (CAB). The CAB includes six members with diverse backgrounds and expertise in dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, inflammation, neurodegenerative disorders, and drug development.

The Week

A new drug shows promising results in trials, but questions remain about whether benefits outweigh side effects.

Scientific American

Findings suggest that the amyloid-targeting drug candidate slows cognitive decline in some people, but questions remain over its potential side effects

Being Patient

One of a few kinds of gut bacteria singled out by scientists in a recent study appears to be associated with an 18-percent-higher chance of getting Alzheimer's disease.

Fox News

Former Coca-Cola consultant discusses a study linking Alzheimer's disease to gut bacteria and how what you eat can impact your brain health.

Medical Xpress

ҳ| 鶹ýӳ, researchers have identified a correlation between Alzheimer's disease and specific gut microbiota populations. In a paper published in Scientific Reports titled "Genetic correlations between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiome genera," the researchers explain how they narrowed the search down to a half dozen disease-correlated microbes, with one related to the most significant risk.

Science Alert

Tensions between the brain, the gut, and the makeup of its microbial inhabitants appear to play a critical role in the development of neurodegenerative conditions.

Insider

Nuclear blasts create dangerous fallout — residual radioactive material that travels high into the air, cools into dust, and eventually settles back to the ground, poisoning it in the process.

Healthline

When embarking on a healthy eating plan, people may offer up several goals that motivate them, including things like wanting to feel better, losing weight, or living a longer healthier life.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Emergency physician Nathan Hollister noticed that when a UFC fighter came into the ER, or a member of the Las Vegas Raiders or Vegas Golden Knights, there were special protocols for treating their injuries.

Healthline

According to research presented on March 5, 2023, at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology, a “keto-like diet” was associated with negative effects, including higher levels of LDL cholesterol, the so-called “bad” cholesterol.