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Category: Physiology

Even More Evidence Links Shorter Sleep Duration to Increased Risks of Dementia
Physiology

Even More Evidence Links Shorter Sleep Duration to Increased Risks of Dementia

April 21, 2021

Neurology has shown us that the body has but one onboard mechanism for preventing dementia in our later years:…

Scientists and CEOs Expand Grey Markets of Cannabis to Break the FDA Stranglehold on the Medical Field
Physiology

Scientists and CEOs Expand Grey Markets of Cannabis to Break the FDA Stranglehold on the Medical Field

April 1, 2021

Cannabidiol, (CBD) the non-psychoactive component of marijuana, is now widely available in the United States for treating things like…

This Protein Seemingly Links Exercise Mediation and Sauna Use to Risk-Reductions of Neurological Disease
Physiology

This Protein Seemingly Links Exercise Mediation and Sauna Use to Risk-Reductions of Neurological Disease

January 26, 2021

Taken from an earlier article from World at Large… A growth-factor compound produced in our brains and muscles is…

BDNF — Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is a Major Cognitive Enhancer and Functional Medicine Goldmine
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BDNF — Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is a Major Cognitive Enhancer and Functional Medicine Goldmine

January 22, 2021January 24, 2025

A growth-factor compound produced in our brains and muscles is emerging as having potentially mitigative effects on neurological disease,…

Physiology

NR Supplementation Reduced Levels of Notable Cancer Enzyme While Increasing NAD+

January 11, 2021

Nicotinamide Riboside (NR), a compound being broadly researched as a potential multi-use nutritional supplement and therapeutic intervention, has been…

Physiology

Chronic Inflammation Lowers NAD+ Linking Two Critical Aging Pathways Together

December 14, 2020

A breakthrough in the study of aging occurred within the labs of Dr. Eric Verdin at the Buck Institute…

Physiology

Just Move Around Your House or Office Again: Study Shows Any Kind of Movement is Beneficial for Health

October 19, 2020

“Move more at any intensity – the more the better,” say a quartet of researchers writing for The Conversation,…

Physiology

Human Memory Prioritizes Remembering Where High-Calorie Food Is: So Don’t Bring it in the House

October 12, 2020

A study from the Netherlands demonstrated that for those among the population seeking to lose weight, one of the…

Physiology

NR (Nicotinamide Riboside) Greatly Improves Postpartum Health in Mother and Infant Mice

September 23, 2020

Nicotinamide riboside (NR) was found in a study looking at the maternal effects of supplementation post-pregnancy to significantly improve…

Physiology

The Toes on the Modern Running Shoe Could be Causing Muscle Atrophy and Plantar Fasciitis

September 17, 2020

PICTURED: The curved toe spring on a modern running shoe in part facilities the runner landing on his heel;…

Physiology

Study Reports Psilocybin Tamps Down Activity in the Brain’s Mysterious Center of Ego

June 5, 2020

Latin for “hidden away” the word Claustrum also applies to a central and deep down region of the brain…

Physiology

Blue Light Exposure After Dark Creates Lasting Depressive Symptoms in Rats

June 1, 2020

From the dawn of life until now, an organism’s perception of light and dark has been an important trigger…

Physiology

Those Who Frequently Exercise May be Immunocompromised from Deficiencies in Vitamin D and Various Minerals

May 15, 2020

The human immune system is a very complicated biological system that relies on many different nutrients to work properly.…

Physiology

Rare Killer Mutations Could be Taking Months off Our Lives

April 27, 2020

Ultra-rare genetic mutations passed on from mother and father to their offspring have been found to possibly take months…

Physiology

Food Allergies in Children Seem Heavily-Determined by Mother’s Microbiome and Fiber Intake

March 25, 2020

The human microbiome – the cultures of microscopic lifeforms which live inside us, is proven to have all manner…

Physiology

In 2013 Researchers Created Mutant Worms that Live 500% Longer – Now They Know How,

March 17, 2020

PICTURED: C. elegans under a microscope. Photo credit: Zeiss Microscopy. CC 2.0 Back in 2013, researchers at the Buck…

Physiology

What if There Were a Drug that Tricked Your Body into Thinking it was Fasting?

March 10, 2020

PICTURED: Researcher Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, and his colleague Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban. Medical science is now becoming very comfortable…

Physiology

New Study Finds Two Proteins Which Seem to Prevent Healthy Aging in Worms, Mice, and Humans

February 27, 2020

Over the 20th and 21st centuries the average lifespan of human beings across the world has been getting longer…

Physiology

Probiotics Like Lactobacillus Casei have been Shown to Dramatically Reduce Symptoms of Depression

February 19, 2020

Some of the most extensive research into the human microbiome has revealed that the health or variance in genetic…

Physiology

World’s Largest Microbiome Research Cohort Begins To Reveal The Path To Possible Medical Breakthroughs

November 19, 2019

PICTURED: The cover to a coffee table book “Hadza” that was released based on research and field notes from…

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