“A Duke University study of the tiny nematode worm C. elegans finds that young worms that don’t get anything to eat in the first few days of life are buffered from early […]
Year: 2016
Stem cell therapy appears to have TBI treatment effect
“Results of a cellular therapy clinical trial for traumatic brain injury (TBI) using a patient’s own stem cells showed that the therapy appears to dampen the body’s neuroinflammatory response to […]
Scientists successfully tune the brain to alleviate pain
“Scientists at The University of Manchester have shown for the first time that if the brain is ‘tuned-in’ to a particular frequency, pain can be alleviated.”
Vaccinating against dengue may increase Zika outbreaks
“New research shows that vaccinations for dengue increase the number of people contracting Zika. It also shows that the more people in a particular population that are vaccinated against dengue, […]
Mulberry extract activates brown fat
“Rutin treatment significantly reduced adiposity, increased energy expenditure, and improved glucose homeostasis in both the genetically obese mice and the mice with diet-induced obesity.”
ContraReport Opioid/Cannabis 2016 Video Sources
link to video: https://youtu.be/VY9udZKzUEg?si=LDZP6xTBsUkdBkN4 “78 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose.” – CDC ‘Understanding the Epidemic’ Since 2000 opioid overdose deaths have increased 200%. – Rudd, R. (2016). […]
Additional benefit of omega-3 fatty acids for the clearance of metabolites from the brain
“New research published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are found in fish oil, could improve the function of the glymphatic system, which facilitates […]
A new look at vitamin D challenges the current view of its benefits
“Research at the Buck Institute shows that vitamin D works through genes known to influence longevity and impacts processes associated with many human age-related diseases. The study, published in Cell […]
Study investigates absorption of artificial sweeteners in blood
“The results of the study demonstrate that, compared to adults, children had double the concentrations of plasma sucralose after ingestion of a single twelve ounce can diet soda. The same […]
Boosting levels of known antioxidant may help resist age-related decline
“In young animal cells, stress doesn’t cause such a rapid loss of glutathione. The cells from older animals, on the other hand, were quickly depleted of glutathione and died twice […]