Tag: brain
High serotonin linked to poor aging trajectory (brain atrophy and depression)
This is one of the studies that Big Pharma will probably spend a lot of money on…
Chronic stress doubles the weight gain from high-fat diets
I am only posting this to demonstrate that the (in)famous claim so many doctors and dietitians and…
Neuron/brain growth depends on metabolism (OXPHOS)
As many of my readers know, the mainstream medical dogma is that the number of neurons in…
Gut bacteria overgrowth drives (cocaine) addiction; glycine can reverse it
Yet another study highlighting the importance of the microbiome for our health, and suggesting again that there…
Lifestyle, not age, rules cognitive function…
…whether you are 18 or 80. Yes, I know it is hard to believe this statement but…
Low-dose aspirin may prevent most dementias (even Alzheimer’s)
Over the last couple of months, a few studies came out arguing (again) that aspirin is not…
Vitamin D Deficiency Can Lead to Dementia And Stroke
Despite this being an observational study, the analysis for extraneous factors has been strong enough that the…
Ocular progesterone administration may treat eye, brain, and mental illness
A few months ago, I posted a study demonstrating improvement in localized, ocular steroidogenesis by administration of…
Allopregnanolone found safe, may slow brain atrophy from Alzheimer’s
A great new study, which is one of the very few to examine the safety and effectiveness…
Blocking endotoxin may reverse cognitive decline of aging
Another study implicating endotoxin (LPS) and its associated receptor (TLR4) in a phenotype of aging considered “normal”…