Tag: metabolism

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Media: Endotoxin (LPS) drives obesity/diabetes

I did not think we will ever see such a headline in a major news outlet, but…

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Regaining weight post diet/exercise due to lowered metabolism by increased PUFA in cardiolipin

This is by far the most significant study I have seen come out in the last 2-3…

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Century-long metabolic decline, not less exercise and/or more eating, causing the obesity epidemic

I did a few posts years ago on the alarming findings that the youngest generations are among…

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Aspirin / eugenol can remove lipofuscin from cells

One of the visible hallmarks of aging is the accumulation of so-called “age pigment” or “aging spots”,…

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Metabolic rate may determine personality type and disease risk

Very interesting study that links mitochondrial density/number (and as such, the metabolic rate) with personality types. Namely,…

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Restoring mitochondrial function may be sufficient to reverse aging

The findings of the study may not sound very novel to my readers, however please keep in…

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The “cancer metabolism” drives aging in humans

A truly monumental study, as it is perhaps the first one to demonstrate that “aging” in human…

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Gel manicures lead to cell death, mitochondrial dysfunction and cancer

Yet another common and “benign” cosmetic procedures has now been demonstrated to be actually quite dangerous. Prior…

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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…

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Neuron/brain growth depends on metabolism (OXPHOS)

As many of my readers know, the mainstream medical dogma is that the number of neurons in…