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CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics
The Journal of Headache and Pain
Brain Stimulation
Contraception
Replacing animal fat in the human diet with vegetable oil seems not to lower heart disease risk, and might even boost it, according to a study published Wednesday that challenges a cornerstone of dietary advice. Switching from saturated to unsaturated Omega-6 fats did result in lower blood cholesterol in a trial with nearly 10,000 participants, it said, but not the expected reduction in heart disease deaths. In fact, those with a greater reduction in cholesterol “had a higher rather than a lower risk of death,” according to the research published by the medical journal BMJ.
Tapping into a nerve in the neck is transforming medicine. WebMD tells you how stimulating the vagus is helping treat epilepsy, obesity, and maybe even asthma, PTSD, and more.
Scientists are pushing to restore human health in Western countries by changing our diet to restore the microbial species lost over the evolution of Western diet.
Value in Health
British Journal of Pain
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain