Month: November 2020

Melatonin could possibly have more use than just aiding in a good night’s sleep. A new study from the Cleveland Clinic suggests the hormone could be a possible treatment option for those infected with the novel coronavirus. In an analysis of patient data from the Cleveland Clinic's COVID-19 registry, researchers found that melatonin, a hormone that regulates the body’s sleep-wake cycle, was “associated with a nearly 30% reduced likelihood of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 after adjusting for age, race, smoking history and various disease comorbidities,” according to a news release accompanying the study published in the journal PLOS Biology. (SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19.)  Melatonin could possibly have more use than just aiding in a good night’s sleep. A new...

In response to what is being called the third wave of Covid-19 infections, governors and health-care professionals are taking targeted and partial measures in hopes of curbing the spread of the pathogen as the U.S. continues to top 100,000 cases a day. While the seven-day moving average of new cases is outpacing the 14-day average in all 50 states, a number of states are being hit particularly hard. Ohio reported a record 6,508 new positive infections over the past 24 hours, with an additional 386 people hospitalized and 23 deaths. Gov. Mike DeWine, who called the latest data "alarming" in a post on Twitter, plans to deliver a prime-time address Wednesday regarding the state's fight against Covid-19. Wisconsin continues to hover at record numbers, with over 7,000 new confirmed cases...

A new study on male fertility has revealed that health nuts could try nuts for their nuts. The quality of sperm relies on many factors, not just genetic, but environmental, lifestyle and, particularly, diet, which scientists are only recently beginning to understand. Now, nutritional researchers have demonstrated in humans for the first time the effects of specific foods on sperm quality — in this case, tree nuts, namely almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts. They found that healthy people on a “Western-style diet,” which is typically high in red meat, processed foods and sugars, who ate those particular nuts enjoyed almost immediate benefits to the genetic profile of their seed. This new research built upon previous findings pointing to an improvement in sperm overall, including m...

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