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Tag: Brain Health

Screen Use in Babies Delays Communication, Problem Solving—Except With Video Calls to Family
Physiology

Screen Use in Babies Delays Communication, Problem Solving—Except With Video Calls to Family

September 8, 2023

While it may be tempting at the end of a particularly challenging day when a parent has been running…

Dietary Selenium Brings Neurogenesis and Reverses Cognitive Decline in Elderly Similarly to Exercise
ArchivesNutrition

Dietary Selenium Brings Neurogenesis and Reverses Cognitive Decline in Elderly Similarly to Exercise

February 7, 2022September 7, 2023

Story at a glance… Selenium was found to pair with exercise’s beneficial effect for hippocampal health. Exercise in mice…

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
Physiology

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

January 22, 2021

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

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

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…

Nutrition

Why Do We Take Fish Oil Supplements, And Could There Be Something Better?

August 13, 2019

EPA and DHA, welcome abbreviations for eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid respectively, are actually that which so many professionals…


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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023

The Washington Post has reported that the US is close to giving Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles that have a 200-mile…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

Andy Corbley July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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