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“HN001 was also linked to lower eczema risk in children with certain immune- or skin-related genetic variants, further supporting a possible role for immune and skin-barrier pathways. Fewer children returned at age 11 than at the earlier study visits, making it harder to estimate the true size of the benefit.”

“Polyunsaturated fats play critical roles in cardiovascular and neurological health. While cancer is often viewed as a genetic disease, metabolic changes occur in cancer cells that contribute to their growth and spread.”

“They compared adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) to healthy controls, and mice that developed depression-like behaviors during chronic stress to unstressed control mice, using metabolite profiling (measurement of small molecules involved in metabolism), along with behavioral testing, gut microbiome manipulations, genetic models, and a small…”

“While it won't eliminate genetic susceptibility, studies suggest that it can delay onset and reduce overall risk, even in those predisposed to cancer—engaging in 1–4 and more than 7 hours per week of leisure-time physical activity reduces the risk of breast cancer by 9% and 15%, respectively, in women with a family history of breast cancer.”

“More than four decades of study in the field of aging research have yielded some impressive findings, the most significant of which was the identification of longevity genes that are present in nearly every life form on earth.”

“Dr. Rhonda Patrick talks at SF Nerd Nite about transgenerational effects of caloric restriction on longevity, B-vitamins silencing bad genes, cognitive stimulation reversing neurodegenerative disease, exercise increases neurogenesis, and ways in which vitamin D might influence aging.”

“Dr. Shinya Yamanaka discovered a group of proteins that can reprogram differentiated (mature) cells into pluripotent stem cells. These proteins, now called Yamanaka factors, are highly expressed in embryonic stem cells in mice and humans.”

“Rumination, the practice of dwelling on external stressors to excess, can set in motion a cascade of hormonal and physiological responses that harm mental and physical health. Meditation has been shown to reduce rumination and its negative effects, however, and influences the gene expression of as many as 500 genes, many of which are in the brain.”

“Biotechnology may have a special potential to create change across generations, as it has done with the global eradication of smallpox – a vaccine that ceased mainstream use in the 1970s. Synthetic biology, with its potential to eradicate viral illnesses, could usher in an era of global progress.”

“In this Institute for Functional Medicine excerpt, Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers a longevity question with a food-first premise: identify essential micronutrients and choose foods that supply them before focusing only on what to avoid.”