Blissed-Out Fish on Prozac

“According to the USGS, pharmaceutical traces can be found in 80 percent of United States streams.”

Studies show connection between diet, cognitive function

“…her data suggested that caloric restriction functioned as a sort of “fountain of youth” for aging rodents, whose neurovascular and metabolic functions were better than those of young mice on […]

Dietary fiber reduces brain inflammation during aging

“The new study reveals, in old mice, that butyrate inhibits production of damaging chemicals by inflamed microglia. One of those chemicals is interleukin-1β, which has been associated with Alzheimer’s disease […]

Common pesticide inhibits brain development in frogs

“New research published in Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry reveals that low doses of a commonly used pesticide potentially harm the Northern Leopard frog by inhibiting their brain development.”

First biomarker evidence of DDT-autism link

“The investigators found the odds of autism with intellectual disability in offspring were increased by greater than twofold for the mother’s DDE levels in the top quartile. For the overall […]