Category: Science
Scientific articles and discussions, with my comments and take on the topics therein.
Aspirin as effective as pharma blood thinners
The study only looked at patients hospitalized for bone fractures, but I don’t see why the results…
Chronic stress causes depression by depleting allopregnanolone
This is perhaps one of the very few articles that directly makes the claim that stress can,…
Vitamin D can reverse peripheral neuropathy and demyelination
Some great news for patients with diabetes and/or multiple sclerosis (MS). The former is well-known to cause…
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a major cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
At a first glance, mitochondrial dysfunction (a “functional” problem) has little in common with the build-up of…
Glycine may prevent/treat diabetic neuropathy
A very interesting study, which adds more evidence in favor of the recent hypothesis that glycine (just…
SSRI/serotonin cause heart damage/failure
The role of serotonin in fibrotic conditions is well-known in research circles but is a taboo topic…
Neuron/brain growth depends on metabolism (OXPHOS)
As many of my readers know, the mainstream medical dogma is that the number of neurons in…
Vitamin D supplementation may lower suicide risk by 50%
Suicide rates have been rising for the last 20+ years and have truly gotten out of control…
Major depression likely driven by mitochondrial deterioration/dysfunction
This the latest study demonstrating that not only are various chronic diseases and aging essentially the same…
Elevated serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) drive nightmares in PTSD
More than a quarter of all military/veteran personnel are estimated to have some form/level of PTSD, regardless…