[Podcast] Q&A #62: Vitamin D for Autoimmune Disease—and Is Smoked Salmon Carcinogenic?
Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses if smoked salmon is carcinogenic, high-dose melatonin, creatine on workout vs. non-workout days, and the Neurocode brain scan. ... rhonda vitamin d brain melatonin curcumin supplements red light therapy
Watch now[Podcast] Q&A #51: Can Methylene Blue Help Alzheimer’s Disease?—Plus Spermidine for Longevity
Dr. Rhonda Patrick explores growth hormone secretagogues, spermidine's longevity role, methylene blue, whey protein, and solutions for scar tissue in a Q&A. ... rhonda aging vitamin c omega-3 stem cells skin sauna protein berberine supplements red light therapy
Watch now[Podcast] Q&A #34: Is Dark Chocolate Heart-Healthy—and What Does High Lp(a) Mean for Heart Risk?
Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session. ... rhonda cancer diet aging pregnancy vitamin k saturated fat stroke cardiovascular urolithin a cocoa
Watch now[Podcast] Dr. Eran Elinav: Microbiome Insights into Personalized Response to Diet, Obesity, and Leaky Gut
Dr. Eran Elinav discusses the complex interactions between humans and their resident gut microbiomes. ... microbiome obesity metabolism heart disease diabetes intestinal permeability autoimmunity
Watch now[Story] Vitamin D is a cost-effective means to reduce the number of cancer deaths.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, claiming the lives of nearly 10 million each year. As the number of cancer drugs has increased in recent years, so too have the costs associated with their use. Findings in a recent report indicate that vitamin D may reduce the number of cancer deaths, saving thousands of dollars. The authors of the study drew on data regarding age- and sex-specific cancer deaths in the German Center for Cancer Registry. They estimated the costs of cancer treatment and years of living lost in people over the age of 50 years since most cancer deaths occur ... vitamin d cancer
Read more[Topic] Zinc
[toc position='left'] Background Zinc is an essential nutrient that participates in numerous biological processes and modulates the activity of more than 300 enzymes and 2,000 transcription factors.[ref doi='10.1136/bmj.326.7386.409'] First identified for its influence on growth and development, zinc is now understood to play critical roles in immune function, protein synthesis, wound healing, DNA synthesis, and cell division. History The importance of zinc in the human diet first became apparent in the early 1960s, after a patient with a rare syndrome presented to Dr. Ananda Prasad, a physic... nutrition interesting zinc
Read more[Story] German researchers grow the first complete spinal cord in a petri dish from stem cells.
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Read more[Story] Tire industry rushes to breed special dandelions native to Kazakhstan whose taproot produces a milky fluid with rubber particles in it
FTA: > And they could have some interesting modifications. For instance, German researchers have bred the plants to grow to up to a foot (30 cm) in height, dwarfing many of their backyard cousins. They are also developing the dandelions with upright rather than flat-growing leaves - just so harvesting machines have something to grab on to. ... technology genetic engineering
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