Category: Science
Scientific articles and discussions, with my comments and take on the topics therein.
Illness (endotoxin) makes body odor unpleasant, may lead to social shunning
The study below demonstrated something most of us have known intuitively since childhood. Namely, sick people not…
PUFA metabolites (prostaglandins) drive “flu” pathology
A highly relevant study in light of the recent (and apparently, still ongoing) COVID-19 pandemic, which not…
Parkinson Disease (PD) akin to infectious disease – driven by endotoxin, damaged mitochondria
Yet another study demonstrating that there is no need for genes or any other hereditary mechanism to…
Niacinamide may lower blood pressure in humans by raising NAD+
The study actually used the now-banned NAD+ precursor known as nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), but, as I keep…
Vitamin D deficiency and low, not high, dopamine drive schizophrenia
One of the most persistent medical myths can be found in psychiatry. More specifically, in the category…
Molecules dissolved in vitamin E preferentially target brain injuries
A fascinating study, confirming Ray’s work from decades ago. Namely, that various lipophilic molecules (e.g. steroids) dissolved…
Vitamin D is a ‘Game Changer’ for Patients With GI Cancers
The actual title of the article and I agree with that statement since the study demonstrated that…
Aspirin lowers all-cause mortality
A fascinating study, which highlights once again that there is a lot more to aspirin than “COX…
Restoring mitochondrial function reverses aging in blood/immune cells
The number of studies focusing on bioenergetics as a reliable method for delaying (or even reversing) aging…
Parkinson Disease (PD) is metabolic, of gut origin, progesterone to the rescue
One of the most famous sayings in medicine since antiquity has been Hippocrates’ quip that “all disease…