Tag: inflammation
Air pollution impairs cognition, aspirin is protective
A new study demonstrating that even short-term (less than a month) exposure to polluted air impaired cognition…
Inflammation (from PUFA), not telomeres, determines lifespan / healthspan
The idea of lifespan being entirely determined by limits on cellular division has ruled biology for more…
Endotoxin (LPS) may be the cause of fatal lung damage in COVID-19
Yet another study, which demonstrates that there is virtually no disease (acute of chronic, infections or not)…
Aspirin beneficial, other NSAID harmful, for COVID-19
Once again, the miracle of nature known as aspirin gets some recognition. Studies done early in the…
Silica, present in most supplements/food, activates the endotoxin receptor (TLR4)
Many of my readers know about the health risks of silica – a substance doctors and pundits…
Androgens (T, DHT) highly protective against the flu
A gem of a study that throws a wrench in one of medicine’s core dogmas – i.e….
Glucocorticoids may increase inflammation in the long run
Glucocorticoids (both bioidentical and synthetic) are some of the most widely used drugs in the clinical setting,…
Blocking PUFA/prostaglandins restores metabolism and reverses brain aging
The bad news for PUFA has been accumulating for decades, yet public health authorities continue to claim…
Endotoxin (LPS) as a cause of systemic inflammation seen in obesity
Yet another study implicating the great villain of systemic health – endotoxin / LPS. It is well-known…
Stress-driven lipid peroxidation, inflammation re-awakens dormant cancer cells
Yet another study demonstrating that stress is anything but benign or irrelevant for chronic diseases, especially for…