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News & Articles By Patrick Lewis
10/17/2025
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By Patrick Lewis
“Supercharged” vitamin K derivatives offer new hope for neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers synthesized a series of hybrid vitamin K analogues (linked with retinoic acid or modified side chains) that show about threefold greater potency in driving neural progenitor cells to differentiate into neurons compared to natural vitamin K (MK-4). Mechanistic studies revealed that vitamin K activates mGluR1-mediated signaling, triggering downstream epigenetic and transcriptional programs that steer […]
10/14/2025
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By Patrick Lewis
Dark chocolate’s surprising health perks: from blood sugar to blood pressure
A Mendelian randomization study found a likely causal link between dark chocolate consumption and lower risk of essential hypertension and a suggestive association with reduced venous thromboembolism risk. Meta-analyses and randomized trials among diabetic patients show that cocoa or dark chocolate intake can modestly reduce fasting blood sugar and LDL cholesterol.. In trials with healthy […]
10/14/2025
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By Patrick Lewis
Oral nicotine: A new frontier in antiviral protection
Oral nicotine is being reconsidered as a possible antiviral tool—despite its association with tobacco—because it can modulate immunity, suppress viral replication and reduce inflammation in viral disease. In immune modulation, nicotine appears to suppress levels of proinflammatory cytokines (e.g., IL-6, IL-8, TNF-a), influence T-cell/macrophage signaling and possibly downregulate overstimulation (such as cytokine storms). Preliminary human trials […]
10/01/2025
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By Patrick Lewis
Study suggests drinking 10 cups of black tea daily lowers heart disease risk
A meta-analysis of 14 observational studies suggests that drinking 10 cups (1.2L) of unsweetened black tea daily is linked with a 16? percent lower risk of heart disease compared to non-tea drinkers, whereas drinking just two cups yields a smaller five percent reduction. The analysis included 958,477 participants, among whom 16,990 developed heart disease; the authors argue the […]
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