Archive for November, 2011

November 30, 2011 / Alzheimer's, Glucose, Ketone bodies, Lactate

Alzheimer’s disease and a long-standing exposure to glucose in the Western diet

  Chronic exposure to glucose due to the traditional Western diet impairs neuronal function and causes apoptosis (programmed neuronal death), concluded Drs Seneff & Wainwright (UK) and Mas

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November 26, 2011 / Epilepsy, Neuroprotectors

Neuroprotective effects of vitamins C and E against epilepsy-induced neuronal death

Epilepsy is thought to be associated with oxidative stress, which play its role in the seizures-induced neuronal death (1, 2). On the other hand, the brain, due to a high content of polyunsaturated fa

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November 25, 2011 / Glucose, Hormesis, Theories

Toxic glycolysis and brain aging

Related article: Prescription-strength stress as a medicine The intermittent glycolysis during fasting, physical exercise, and stress may delay senescence by lowering intracellular concentration of m

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November 17, 2011 / Brain metabolism, Energy Substrates, Ethics in science, Excitatory GABA, Lactate, Methodology, Neurodegenerative diseases, Neuroscience FAQ, Q&A

Glucose versus lactate in immature brain slices

Glucose versus lactate in immature brain slices

Related Q&A: "Y Ben-Ari writes that 'Zilberter and Bregestovski and colleagues' dealt with 'ketone body metabolites'. What does ketone body metabolite mean? " About this post 1. These quotes

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