[Podcast] How Exercise-Derived Lactate May Support Brain Health
Dr. Rhonda Patrick explains lactate transport, brain fuel and antioxidant pathways, TBI research, and emerging vascular signaling. ... exercise brain bdnf tbi lactate
Watch now[Story] Early nasal rinsing and gargling with saltwater may shorten the common cold.
...s course. Sixty-six adults were randomly assigned to either continue their usual self-care or to use hypertonic saline, a saltwater solution (sodium chloride in water) that is more concentrated than normal body fluids, for nasal rinsing and gargling. Participants were instructed to choose the highes... immune system virus
Read more[Story] Microplastic-derived compounds form unstable heavy-metal complexes, making them highly reactive and prone to breaking down into harmful molecules.
...compared natural organic matter from soil and water with organic matter released by degraded plastics like polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride. They analyzed how these substances interact with cadmium, chromium, copper, and lead to understand differences in their chemical behavior and... environment pollution Microplastics
Read more[Topic] Microplastics
...a variety of chemicals that are harmful to humans, including polyethylene terephthalate (commonly called PET), polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polyester, polyurethane, polyamide, styrene acrylate, and polymethyl-methacrylate. Roughly 70% to 80% of micro- and nanoplastic... environment brain diet cardiovascular Microplastics pollution PFAS
Read more[Story] Microplastics were identified in 80 percent of surgically removed blood clots, potentially elevating the risk and severity of heart attacks, strokes, and respiratory issues.
...ined the particles' sizes, shapes, and numbers. They found that 80 percent of the thrombi contained microplastics, including polyamide 66, polyvinyl chloride, and polyethylene. Higher concentrations of microplastics were associated with greater disease severity. This study was small, but its findin... pollution environment cardiovascular Microplastics
Read more[Story] A calcium-rich nasal spray reduces the number of small respiratory droplets exhaled among people at high risk for COVID-19.
...h an infected family member. In all, 92 people participated in the study. Each of the participants received a dose of nasal spray composed of calcium chloride and sodium chloride in distilled water (with a salt content similar to seawater), administered via a hand-held mister for one to two minutes. ... covid-19
Read more[Story] With health care cuts looming, low-cost magnesium a potential option for treating depression
...rescription SSRI treatments in effectiveness. [...] > The study team found that in 112 participants with analyzable data, consumption of magnesium chloride for six weeks resulted in a clinically significant improvement in measures of depression and anxiety symptoms. In addition, these positive eff... nutrition brain diet depression mental health magnesium
Read more[Story] Bacteria put in saltwater manipulate sodium chloride to create a 3D structure in order to "hibernate."
...n microorganisms and salt. When Escherichia coli cells are introduced into a droplet of salt water and is left to dry, bacteria manipulate the sodium chloride crystallisation to create biomineralogical biosaline 3D morphologically complex formations, where they hibernate. Afterwards, simply by rehydr... salt
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