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 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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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
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
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
August 30, 2010 / Alzheimer's, Dementia, Neurodegenerative diseases, Neuroprotectors, Parkinson's
“Thinking, Moving, Feeling”: What Do They Have in Common? This question opens a review of age-related declines, their inter-relationships, mechanisms, and the ways to postpone if not avoid th
June 9, 2010 / Brain metabolism, Neuroprotectors, Parkinson's
Both hypervitaminosis D3 and hypovitaminosis D3 cause premature aging Vitamin D3 is not a vitamin because it is not biologically active as it is. However, without it, the body's hormonal system cant
March 17, 2010 / Dementia, Excitatory GABA, Ketogenic diet, Ketone bodies, Neuroprotectors
Neuronal activity in immature neocortical neurons depends on the availability of ketone bodies in ACSF [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="The provoking findings of Rheims et al. su