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“Sleep deprivation profoundly affects the human body, negatively influencing cognitive performance, cardiovascular health, and more. Findings from a 2020 study suggest that sleep deprivation impairs muscle protein synthesis, but exercise counters this effect.”

“In addition, they found that the endurance athletes had worse glucose control than a matched control group. The findings from this small study suggest an upper limit to the mitochondrial benefits of HIIT exists, potentially impeding performance and harming health.”

“They also analyzed changes in the animals' gut microbial composition and the presence of crucial microbial metabolites in the gut and serum. They found that Bifidobacterium breve improved the sleep-deprived animals' performance in the novel object recognition test – an assessment of recognition memory.”

“Researchers divided the participants into two groups based on their performance on neuropsychological tests: "SuperAgers" (those whose cognitive function was comparable to that of young adults) and those whose cognitive function was typical for their ages.”

“Although plasma levels of collagen peptides increased among participants taking the supplemental collagen, supplementation did not increase muscle fiber or connective tissue synthesis more than the placebo.”

“Stress can either sharpen performance or slowly wear down the body, depending on how frequently and intensely it strikes. Chronic stress, especially the kind triggered by psychological or social pressures, can lead to depression, anxiety, and other serious health problems.”

“Findings from a new study suggest that the removal of information from working memory requires active suppression. Most people can only hold three or four thoughts in working memory; eventually old information (thoughts) needs to be removed to make room for new ones.”

“Some scientists have proposed mild cognitive impairment as a transitional stage before the development of Alzheimer’s disease, one of the most common causes of dementia. Epidemiological evidence suggests that vitamin supplementation may support cognitive function.”

“The researchers assigned over 5,000 female participants to take folic acid (2,800 micrograms) only, iron plus folic acid (60 milligrams iron and 2800 micrograms folic acid), or multiple micronutrients (15 micronutrients including iron and folic acid) for an average of 33 weeks between baseline and conception.”

“Consequently, fasting improves overall body composition but also triggers the activation of biochemical processes and signaling pathways that optimize human performance and physiological function, possibly slowing the processes of aging and disease.”