Author: Partha Nandi, MD

Partha Nandi M.D., F.A.C.P. is the creator and host of the internationally syndicated medical lifestyle television show, Ask Dr. Nandi. A practicing physician and a renowned international speaker, his appearances include TEDx, college commencements, numerous charity functions, premier medical meetings such as Digestive Disease Week, and nationally syndicated television programs such as The Katie Couric Show. Dr. Nandi has partnered with the Ministry of Health in multiple countries, including Jamaica and India, and has collaborated with The World Health Organization in multiple areas throughout the globe, Dr. Nandi delivers passionate and inspiring talks to diverse audiences. He continues to travel internationally for conferences and symposia, meeting with global health leaders on his quest to improve health care quality, access, and to empower people across the world β€œTo Be Your Own Health Hero.” DrNandi@AskDrNandi.com
Breathwork Can Change Your State of Mind β€” A New Brain Scan Study Shows How
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Breathwork Can Change Your State of Mind β€” A New Brain Scan Study Shows How

You probably haven’t thought about your breathing today, but how you breathe affects your stress, your focus, and your brain. Breathwork, which means breathing exercises meant to shift your mental and emotional state, is gaining ground in therapy for stress and mental health. One form, high ventilation breathwork, uses rapid, deep breathing, and people who…

40Hz Light and Sound Therapy for Alzheimer’s: What the Science Shows So Far
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40Hz Light and Sound Therapy for Alzheimer’s: What the Science Shows So Far

Picture an Alzheimer’s treatment with no pills, no infusions, and no surgery, just an hour a day of light flickering and sound pulsing 40 times per second. It sounds too simple to work, yet it has reached phase III clinical testing. The need is real. Newer drugs clear amyloid plaques but slow decline by only…

Olive Oil Before Carbs Lowered Blood Sugar Spikes in Mice, Study Finds
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Olive Oil Before Carbs Lowered Blood Sugar Spikes in Mice, Study Finds

Two groups of mice received the same amount of olive oil and the same amount of glucose. Only one group had a smaller blood sugar spike, and the difference was which one came first. The response behind it was not what you’d expect, since it involved glucagon, a hormone known for raising blood sugar, along…

Yale Researchers Test an Epilepsy Drug for Osteoarthritis Pain and Cartilage Loss
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Yale Researchers Test an Epilepsy Drug for Osteoarthritis Pain and Cartilage Loss

A drug used to prevent seizures may one day help people with aching joints. Researchers at Yale tested lacosamide, an epilepsy medication, in early experiments on osteoarthritis. It eased pain and helped protect cartilage at the same time. It does this by acting on a single protein found in both pain nerves and cartilage cells….

New Research Offers Hope for Retinal Disease by Targeting a Protein That Blocks Repair
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New Research Offers Hope for Retinal Disease by Targeting a Protein That Blocks Repair

If you lose retinal cells to disease, they stay lost. That rule is why conditions like retinitis pigmentosa and glaucoma are so hard to treat. Zebrafish don’t follow it. They regrow damaged retinal neurons using support cells called MΓΌller glia, and mammals have the same cells. They just don’t use them. A team at KAIST…

Researchers Question Whether Alzheimer’s Proteins Can Spread Through Donated Blood

Researchers Question Whether Alzheimer’s Proteins Can Spread Through Donated Blood

Few things in medicine are as routine, or as life-saving, as a blood transfusion. Patients receive them after accidents, during surgery, and through cancer treatment, and most never give it a second thought. Now a group of researchers is asking whether donated blood could carry more than blood. A new review inΒ The LancetΒ examines whether proteins…

Daily Tomato Paste Linked to Sharper Focus and Changes in Brain Scans

Daily Tomato Paste Linked to Sharper Focus and Changes in Brain Scans

Most of us use tomato paste for flavor and little else. A recent clinical trial tested what happens when it becomes a daily habit, and the effects appeared in two places: on cognitive tests and on brain scans. The changes were modest and the evidence is early, but the results raise a bigger question about…

Nearly 8 in 10 Young Adults Show Signs of a Syndrome Linked to Artery Damage
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Nearly 8 in 10 Young Adults Show Signs of a Syndrome Linked to Artery Damage

Most people file heart disease under problems for later in life, something to think about in their 50s or 60s. New research on young adults suggests that timeline deserves a second look. It also points to a condition that links your heart to other systems in your body, one that most people have never heard…