Published June 9, 2018

Researchers have found that a compound from daffodils called haemanthamine can effectively fight cancer. It binds to ribosomes to prevent them from functioning, and it also keeps the nucleolus of the cell from producing more ribosomes. The stress this creates in the nucleolus actually triggers the immune system to activate an anti-tumor surveillance pathway that can help take out the cancer cells.

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Published June 7, 2018

Researchers had postmenopausal Korean women who also suffered from stage 2 hypertension climb 192 stairs two to five times a day four days a week. The women experienced several benefits, including reductions in arterial stiffness, decreases in blood pressure, and gains in leg strength.

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Published June 5, 2018

Researchers have known about the increased risk of osteoporosis in people taking SSRIs for years. They have also known that SSRIs concentrate in bones even more than they do in the brain. What they didn’t know until recently is how they cause osteoporosis. Now they do. SSRIs work by interfering with the actions of the neurotransmitter (brain chemical) called serotonin.

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