Benton Lowey-Ball Topics

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Statins Good or Bad: Why the Popularity ...
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Statins Good or Bad: Why the Popularity ...

Michael J. Koren, MD, Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Cholesterol, Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Misconceptions

The Physical and Mental Toll of PTSD
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The Physical and Mental Toll of PTSD

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Is Inflammation the Fire That Fuels Kidn...
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Is Inflammation the Fire That Fuels Kidn...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Renal Impairment

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Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Healthy Eating

Can an Inflammation Blood Test Detect He...
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Can an Inflammation Blood Test Detect He...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Health

Cat Naps and Calories: Uncovering the Li...
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Cat Naps and Calories: Uncovering the Li...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Obesity, Healthy Eating

What is High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)?
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What is High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)?

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Cholesterol

Can We Outsmart Viruses by Targeting The...
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Can We Outsmart Viruses by Targeting The...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Viruses

Is Your Chronic Cough an Unwelcome House...
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Is Your Chronic Cough an Unwelcome House...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Respiratory

Metabolic Syndrome: A New Hope
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Metabolic Syndrome: A New Hope

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Metabolic Syndrome

Asthma: From Trigger to Treatment
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Asthma: From Trigger to Treatment

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Asthma

Observations on Autosomal Dominant Polyc...
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Observations on Autosomal Dominant Polyc...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Renal Impairment, Kidney Disease

The Flu Fighters: Unusual Remedies from ...
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The Flu Fighters: Unusual Remedies from ...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Influenza (Flu), Vaccines, Viruses

Norovirus: Stomach Flu Spreading Like Ro...
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Norovirus: Stomach Flu Spreading Like Ro...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Vaccines, Viruses

Elevated Lipoprotein(a): Causes, Risks, ...
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Elevated Lipoprotein(a): Causes, Risks, ...

Michael J. Koren, MD, Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Cholesterol, Lipoprotein a - Lp(a)

Can Cannabis Cancel Migraines?
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Can Cannabis Cancel Migraines?

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Migraine, Medical Marijuana

Why Is Diabetic Neuropathy Painful?
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Why Is Diabetic Neuropathy Painful?

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Diabetes, Investigator Training

Why Did RSV Cases Spike After the Pandem...
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Why Did RSV Cases Spike After the Pandem...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

A Trip Down Memory Lane
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A Trip Down Memory Lane

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Alzheimer’s Disease

Eye-Opening Facts About Blepharitis
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Eye-Opening Facts About Blepharitis

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Blepharitis

Diabetes From Your Head To Your Toes!
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Diabetes From Your Head To Your Toes!

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS, ENCORE Research Group Staff

Diabetes

Rheum for Improvement: Tackling Rheumato...
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Rheum for Improvement: Tackling Rheumato...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Migraines: Are They More Than a Headache...
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Migraines: Are They More Than a Headache...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Migraine

Inhale, Exhale, Repeat: Understanding CO...
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Inhale, Exhale, Repeat: Understanding CO...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Pulmonary, Miscellaneous

Which Animal Is the Deadliest to Humans?
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Which Animal Is the Deadliest to Humans?

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Vaccines, Chikungunya Virus, Viruses

How Did the Tuskegee Study Influence Mod...
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How Did the Tuskegee Study Influence Mod...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials, Placebo

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. In Research
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R.E.S.P.E.C.T. In Research

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials

What Is Diabetic Gastroparesis and How D...
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What Is Diabetic Gastroparesis and How D...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Diabetes, Gastrointestinal

What's Keeping a Billion People Up at Ni...
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What's Keeping a Billion People Up at Ni...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Sleep Apnea

Will Gut Microbiome Transplants Lead to ...
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Will Gut Microbiome Transplants Lead to ...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Gastrointestinal, Ulcerative Colitis

Pacing the Path to Healthy Blood Pressur...
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Pacing the Path to Healthy Blood Pressur...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Blood Pressure

Getting Hyper-Fixated on Hypothyroidism
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Getting Hyper-Fixated on Hypothyroidism

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Autoimmune Disorders, Miscellaneous

The Effectiveness of Duct Tape in Fixing...
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The Effectiveness of Duct Tape in Fixing...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Holidays

The Woman Who Pioneered Diabetes Researc...
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The Woman Who Pioneered Diabetes Researc...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials, Diabetes, Holidays

Lp(a), The Little Hellfire Engine That C...
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Lp(a), The Little Hellfire Engine That C...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Cholesterol, Lipoprotein a - Lp(a)

Adult Acne Really Gets Under My Skin
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quick-hits

Adult Acne Really Gets Under My Skin

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Vaccines, Miscellaneous, Acne

What Is Chronic Kidney Disease?
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What Is Chronic Kidney Disease?

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Renal Impairment, Kidney Disease

Who Knew Hand Washing Could Be So Danger...
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Who Knew Hand Washing Could Be So Danger...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials, Misconceptions

The Lipid Invasion Model - A New Alzheim...
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The Lipid Invasion Model - A New Alzheim...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Alzheimer’s Disease

What’s Love Got to Do with Health?
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What’s Love Got to Do with Health?

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Blood Pressure, Holidays

Measuring Cognitive Function with MMSE
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Measuring Cognitive Function with MMSE

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Memory Loss

Preventing a Second Heart Attack or Stro...
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Preventing a Second Heart Attack or Stro...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Stroke, Cardiovascular Health

Ulcerative Colitis: When the T-helper Do...
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Ulcerative Colitis: When the T-helper Do...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Gastrointestinal, Ulcerative Colitis, Autoimmune Disorders

Heart Failure to Heart Success
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Heart Failure to Heart Success

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Health

Gene-Editing in Humans, a First for the ...
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Gene-Editing in Humans, a First for the ...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials

A Year of Discovery at ENCORE Research G...
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A Year of Discovery at ENCORE Research G...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials, Holidays, Placebo

Volunteering for Research: The Gift That...
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Volunteering for Research: The Gift That...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials, Holidays

The Fat Truth About Dyslipidemia
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The Fat Truth About Dyslipidemia

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Cholesterol, Lipoprotein a - Lp(a)

Dialing in a new treatment for Type 2 Di...
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Dialing in a new treatment for Type 2 Di...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Diabetes

Mechanisms and Side Effects of Immunosup...
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Mechanisms and Side Effects of Immunosup...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Autoimmune Disorders

Low Back Pain: Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
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Low Back Pain: Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Miscellaneous

Thinking our way to better health
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Thinking our way to better health

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Holidays

A Patient’s Gratitude for Clinical Res...
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A Patient’s Gratitude for Clinical Res...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials, Placebo

The Goodness of Gratitude
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The Goodness of Gratitude

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Miscellaneous, Holidays

The Science of Spookiness
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The Science of Spookiness

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Holidays

ENcouraging COmmunity Research and Educa...
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ENcouraging COmmunity Research and Educa...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials, Misconceptions

The Layers of Dry Eye
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The Layers of Dry Eye

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Miscellaneous

Wub-Dub and Watts: Understanding Electri...
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Wub-Dub and Watts: Understanding Electri...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease, Technology, Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib), Cardiovascular Health

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Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Miscellaneous, Misconceptions, Placebo

Cardiovascular Disease Is More Common Th...
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Cardiovascular Disease Is More Common Th...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Health

Why Is the Flu Seasonal?
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Why Is the Flu Seasonal?

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Influenza (Flu)

The Battle Within: How Autoimmune Diseas...
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The Battle Within: How Autoimmune Diseas...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Autoimmune Disorders, Lupus

Going Beyond Skin Deep on Systemic Scler...
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Going Beyond Skin Deep on Systemic Scler...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Autoimmune Disorders, Systemic Sclerosis

Navigating the Ups and Downs of POTS: Un...
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Navigating the Ups and Downs of POTS: Un...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

POTS

Facts About Fibromyalgia
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Facts About Fibromyalgia

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Fibromyalgia

MASHing the Nash
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MASHing the Nash

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

NASH

What Can You Do About NASH Today?
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What Can You Do About NASH Today?

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Fatty Liver, NASH

The Liver: Our Unsung Hero and Guardian...
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The Liver: Our Unsung Hero and Guardian...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Fatty Liver, NASH

New Liver Meds Take New Approaches
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New Liver Meds Take New Approaches

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Fatty Liver, NASH

Breaking Down Osteoarthritis
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Breaking Down Osteoarthritis

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Arthritis

The Long Road Of Long COVID
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The Long Road Of Long COVID

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

A Swirl Of Information About Hurricanes
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A Swirl Of Information About Hurricanes

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Emergency Preparedness

Take A Breath As We Dive Into Lung Cance...
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Take A Breath As We Dive Into Lung Cance...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Cancer

Gout: A Royal Pain
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Gout: A Royal Pain

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Gout

Most People Have No Symptoms From EBV bu...
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Most People Have No Symptoms From EBV bu...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Viruses

Put Down Your Corona, Let’s Talk About...
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Put Down Your Corona, Let’s Talk About...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Vaccines, Lyme Disease

Don’t Have a Heart Attack When You Rea...
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quick-hits

Don’t Have a Heart Attack When You Rea...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease

Don’t Sleep On Your High Blood Pressure
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deep-dive

Don’t Sleep On Your High Blood Pressure

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Blood Pressure

Things to Remember About Early Alzheimer...
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Things to Remember About Early Alzheimer...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Alzheimer’s Disease

The Diabetes Drug That Is Taking the Wor...
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deep-dive

The Diabetes Drug That Is Taking the Wor...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Diabetes

Boring Facts About Asthma
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quick-hits

Boring Facts About Asthma

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Pulmonary

What is Primary Biliary Cholangitis?
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What is Primary Biliary Cholangitis?

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Expecting Side Effects with Nocebo
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quick-hits

Expecting Side Effects with Nocebo

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials, Placebo

The Obesity Spiral
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deep-dive

The Obesity Spiral

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Obesity, Weightloss, Metabolic Syndrome

Battle of the Abbreviations: NAFLD, NASH...
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Battle of the Abbreviations: NAFLD, NASH...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

NASH

How Do We Get Nash?
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quick-hits

How Do We Get Nash?

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

NASH

When Good Eosinophils Go Bad
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quick-hits

When Good Eosinophils Go Bad

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Gastrointestinal

You’re Going to Love This Article
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quick-hits

You’re Going to Love This Article

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease

The Long Road of Cholesterol Research
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deep-dive

The Long Road of Cholesterol Research

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Cholesterol

Understanding and Managing High Triglyce...
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deep-dive

Understanding and Managing High Triglyce...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Cholesterol

Sweet Ways to Measure Blood Sugar
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quick-hits

Sweet Ways to Measure Blood Sugar

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Diabetes

Smoking Changes Your Brain
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quick-hits

Smoking Changes Your Brain

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Smoking

ARTICLE

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Miscellaneous, Holidays

Does Chocolate Really Have Health Benefi...
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Does Chocolate Really Have Health Benefi...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials, Placebo

The Science of Gift Giving
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quick-hits

The Science of Gift Giving

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Miscellaneous, Holidays

This Article Contains No Fibs About AFib
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This Article Contains No Fibs About AFib

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease

The Difficulties of C.difficile
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quick-hits

The Difficulties of C.difficile

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Gastrointestinal

Heart Failure, Don’t Miss the Signs
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quick-hits

Heart Failure, Don’t Miss the Signs

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease

Tryptophan and Turkey, Turning the Table...
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quick-hits

Tryptophan and Turkey, Turning the Table...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Miscellaneous, Holidays

Experience The Hawthorne Effect
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quick-hits

Experience The Hawthorne Effect

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials, Placebo

Cirrhosis: When the Liver Fails, the Bra...
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quick-hits

Cirrhosis: When the Liver Fails, the Bra...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

NASH

Dependent vs Independent Variables, How ...
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quick-hits

Dependent vs Independent Variables, How ...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials, Placebo

The “Spanish Flu” of 1918
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quick-hits

The “Spanish Flu” of 1918

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Viruses

Insulin Resistance: The Dark Side of Dia...
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quick-hits

Insulin Resistance: The Dark Side of Dia...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Diabetes

Tau: A Little Protein With Big Effects
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quick-hits

Tau: A Little Protein With Big Effects

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Alzheimer’s Disease

Good Kidneys Gone Bad: Renal Impairment
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quick-hits

Good Kidneys Gone Bad: Renal Impairment

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Renal Impairment

With a Reduced Ejection Fraction, Oxygen...
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With a Reduced Ejection Fraction, Oxygen...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease

Diet and Exercise May Not Be Able to Hel...
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Diet and Exercise May Not Be Able to Hel...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease

Why You Should Consider Getting a Fibros...
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quick-hits

Why You Should Consider Getting a Fibros...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Fatty Liver

Metabolic Syndrome: When Fat Fights Back
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quick-hits

Metabolic Syndrome: When Fat Fights Back

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome

Vaccine Types: A Short History
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Vaccine Types: A Short History

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Vaccines

The Fight Against Hypertension
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The Fight Against Hypertension

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Blood Pressure

The Symptoms of Celiac Can Be Hard to Di...
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The Symptoms of Celiac Can Be Hard to Di...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Celiac Disease

Good Medicine Is Only Half the Picture
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quick-hits

Good Medicine Is Only Half the Picture

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Vaccines

Your Phone May Be Able to Hear Congestiv...
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Your Phone May Be Able to Hear Congestiv...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Heart Disease

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Ain’t Noth...
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quick-hits

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Ain’t Noth...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Bringing Presbyopia Into Focus
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Bringing Presbyopia Into Focus

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Presbyopia

There’s an Aura of Hope Around Migrain...
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There’s an Aura of Hope Around Migrain...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Migraine

Ulcerative Colitis Doesn’t Play Favori...
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Ulcerative Colitis Doesn’t Play Favori...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Ulcerative Colitis

NASH Treatments - The Quest for the Holy...
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NASH Treatments - The Quest for the Holy...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

NASH

Be Ye Wondering About How Clinical Trial...
ARTICLE
quick-hits

Be Ye Wondering About How Clinical Trial...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Clinical Trials

Could Antibiotics Be Causing Mental Decl...
ARTICLE
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Could Antibiotics Be Causing Mental Decl...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Alzheimer’s Disease

Glaucoma: Too Much Aqueous Humor Is Noth...
ARTICLE
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Glaucoma: Too Much Aqueous Humor Is Noth...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Glaucoma

The Latest Treatments for Crohn’s Dise...
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The Latest Treatments for Crohn’s Dise...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Crohn's Disease

NERD - Non-Erosive Reflux Disease
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NERD - Non-Erosive Reflux Disease

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

NERD (Non-Erosive Reflux Disease)

Parkinson's Disease and the Gut-Brain Ax...
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Parkinson's Disease and the Gut-Brain Ax...

Benton Lowey-Ball, BS

Parkinson's Disease