April 23, 2012 / Brain metabolism, Ketogenic diet, Neuroscience FAQ, Q&A, The selfish brain
Q&A and FAQ (archived) :: Ongoing Q&A :: Neuroscience Q&A and FAQ Question Hi Tanya, I've read your opinion article and a commentary on it by Dr Peters. Could you please expla
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December 1, 2011 / Glucose, Ketogenic diet, Ketone bodies, Ketosis, ketogenesis, Methodology
It is interesting that while the ketogenic diet becomes well researched as a method for improving energy metabolism during quite a few medical conditions and the number of original research articles
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November 30, 2011 / Alzheimer's, Glucose, Ketone bodies, Lactate
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
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
November 17, 2011 / Brain metabolism, Energy Substrates, Ethics in science, Excitatory GABA, Lactate, Methodology, Neurodegenerative diseases, Neuroscience FAQ, Q&A
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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July 9, 2011 / Alzheimer's, Neuroscience FAQ, Q&A, Parkinson's, Pyruvate
Q&A and FAQ (archived) :: Ongoing Q&A :: Neuroscience Q&A and FAQ Question I've read on WebMD that there's no evidence that anything can be done to fight off Alzheimer's disease. But I
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May 7, 2011 / Applications, Energy Substrates, Glucose, Ketone bodies, Lactate, Pyruvate
Part 1. "Sweet slices are fine"? Part 2. Energy substrates: too sour? Part 3. Let the neurons breathe! Part 4. "Physiological" concentrations: what and where? Is glucose the absolutely exclus
April 9, 2011 / Neurodegenerative diseases, Neuroprotectors
Related: Is Q10 a fitness-enhancing or an anti-aging supplement in the long run? "Several clinical trials of CoQ10 have been performed in Parkinson’s disease and atypical Parkinson’s syndromes,
March 16, 2011 / Brain metabolism, Neurodegenerative diseases
Related: Food sources of iodine Selected nutrients in foods Iodine plays an important role in the synthesis of thyroid hormones, which regulate the metabolic processes in the brain. Iodine deficien
February 20, 2011 / Alzheimer's, Neurodegenerative diseases, Neuroprotectors
Related: Resveratrol and curcumin, plant’s own weapons that protect the brain 1. Curcumin is a better antioxidant than alpha-tocopherol and can protect blood vessel cells from oxidative stress cau
February 10, 2011 / Applications, Neuroscience FAQ, Q&A
Original questions :: About these Q&A :: Q&A Category Question: Hi. Please, before you claim this as outside of your expertise I would really appreciate your answer even if it is
January 18, 2011 / Dementia, Epilepsy, Neuroprotectors, Parkinson's
The study conducted by researchers at McGill University in Montreal and published in January 2011 issue of Nature Neuroscience showed that the music increased dopamine levels in certain areas of t
December 10, 2010 / Alzheimer's, Neuroscience FAQ, Q&A, Parkinson's
Original Q&A :: About these Q&A :: Other Q&A QUESTION: Hi Tanya, I was wondering whether there are any studies that show a link between diet and CRPS. In particular, could a switch
November 15, 2010 / Epilepsy, Glucose, Ketone bodies, Lactate, Neuroprotectors, Pyruvate
A few interesting articles about glucose, lactate, and pyruvate and their neuroprotective functions. J Neurochem. 2010 Feb 15 Chronic in vitro ketosis is neuroprotective but not anticonvulsant. Ma
October 15, 2010 / Brain metabolism, Dementia, Energy Substrates, Neuroprotectors
Twenty-five percent of individuals over 65 years of age have sufficient cognitive problems, short of dementia, to affect the quality of their lives (1, 2). The ability to learn consciously and recall