Oregon State University
Daily Almond Snack Improves Health of People With Metabolic Syndrome
A daily dose of almonds improved key health markers for people with metabolic syndrome in a study led by scientists at Oregon State University’s (OSU) Linus Pauling Institute and the OSU College of Health. The findings, published in Nutrition Research, showed that eating 2 ounces of almonds—approximately 45 nuts—daily led to signs of better cardiometabolic and ...
Compound Derived From Hops Reduces Abundance of Gut Microbe Associated With Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers have shown in a mouse model and lab cultures that a compound derived from hops reduces the abundance of a gut bacterium associated with metabolic syndrome. The findings, published in the journal Microbiome, are important because an estimated 35 percent of the U.S. adult population suffers from metabolic syndrome. Patients are considered to have metabolic ...
Multivitamin, Mineral Supplement Linked to Less Severe, Shorter-lasting Illness Symptoms
Older adults who took a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with zinc and high amounts of vitamin C in a 12-week study experienced sickness for shorter periods and with less severe symptoms than counterparts in a control group receiving a placebo. The findings by Oregon State University (OSU) researchers were published in the journal Nutrients. The research ...
Lipoic Acid Supplements Help Some Obese But Otherwise Healthy People Lose Weight
A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down, research by Oregon State University (OSU) and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) showed. The research, published in the Journal of Nutrition, analyzed the effects of 24 weeks of daily, 600-milligram ...
Dietary Supplements An Important Weapon For Fighting Off COVID-19, Other Respiratory Conditions
Supplements containing vitamins C and D and other micronutrients, sometimes in amounts exceeding the federally recommended levels, are a safe, effective and low-cost means of helping your immune system fight off COVID-19 and other acute respiratory tract diseases, an Oregon State University (OSU) researcher says. Findings were published April 23 in the journal Nutrients. Adrian Gombart of ...
Nobel Laureate to Speak at Conference Hosted by OSU’s Linus Pauling Institute
A Nobel laureate whose discoveries have advanced treatments for heart disease and impotence will deliver a keynote public address at Oregon State University (OSU) this summer, part of the Linus Pauling Institute’s biennial conference on vitamins, minerals and natural products and their effects on human health. Registration is open to hear the presentation by Louis ...
Metabolic Syndrome Patients Need More Vitamin C to Break Cycle of Antioxidant Depletion
A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of antioxidant disruption and health-related problems, an Oregon State University (OSU) researcher says. That’s important news for the estimated 35 percent of the U.S. adult population that suffers from the syndrome. “What these findings are really ...
NIH Awards $1M Clinical Research Grant to NUNM, OSU & Pacific NW National Lab
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), awarded $1 million to Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University (OSU); Helfgott Research Institute at National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM); and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a U.S. Department of Energy research laboratory in Richland, WA, for ...
OSU Biologist Advocates Ecological Approach to Improving Human Health
Chronic diseases like cancer, autoimmune disorders and obesity may ultimately vanquish the efforts of medical intervention unless people change their diet, an Oregon State University (OSU) biologist argues in a recently published paper. Matt Orr, assistant professor in the College of Science at OSU-Cascades, describes a “restoration ecology” approach toward patient health—every person is like ...
Richard van Breemen named director of Linus Pauling Institute at OSU
Oregon State University (OSU) has named Richard van Breemen as the director of the university’s Linus Pauling Institute. Dr. van Breemen, professor of pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will succeed Balz Frei as director and endowed chair of the institute, which studies the role of vitamins and other micronutrients in enhancing health ...
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