Tag: PUFA
Maternal high-PUFA diet causes alcoholism, aggressiveness, early puberty, and hyper-estrogenism in offspring
Finally, an intervention study that should help convince some of the die-hard PUFA fans that these fatty…
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…
PUFA metabolites may drive bacterial infections and their resistance to antibiotics
The study below demonstrates yet again that there is hardly an aspect of human health that PUFA…
DHT / Progesterone / aspirin treat, cortisol ineffective, PUFA promotes prostate cancer
A great study, albeit in-vitro, that once again throws into doubt the entire hypothesis behind prostate cancer….
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,…
PUFA promote torpor / hibernation, decrease lifespan
Not many studies on this topic, but here is one that will hopefully satisfy my critics who…
PUFA are potent immunosuppresive agents
Just a quick post for all those PUFA/fish-oil lovers who keep sending me hate-mail about the “incredibly…
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…