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·January 12, 2019·13 min read

Sugar’s Sick Secrets: How Industry Forces Have Manipulated Science to Downplay the Harm

UCSF researchers report the food and beverage industries push sugary products while obfuscating the significant health issues added sugars can cause. The findings shed light on sugars' link to disease and exposes industrial tactics to downplay the public health risks of diets too high in sugar.

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·February 18, 2019·4 min read

Exercise May Improve Health by Increasing Gut Bacterial Diversity

A new study reveals exercises that improve cardiorespiratory fitness may help to support health by altering the presence, activity and clustering of gut bacteria.

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·April 6, 2023·3 min read

Beige Fat Could Hold Key to Age-Related Metabolism Change

Stimulating the production of white adipose tissue, or beige fat, helps to reverse a slowing metabolism. The findings could help ward off age-related weight gain and prevent metabolism disorders.

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·January 25, 2019·3 min read

How Sleep Deprivation Affects Our Genes

Study reveals sleep deprivation is associated with lower DNA repair gene expression and more breaks in DNA. The damage to DNA may explain the increased risk of cancers and neurodegenerative diseases in those who are sleep deprived.

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·July 14, 2020·4 min read

Link Between Delirium and Brain Energy Disruption Discovered

Artificially inducing peripheral inflammation in mice triggered the sudden onset of delirium-like cognitive dysfunction, and this was mediated by a disturbance in energy metabolism.

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·October 22, 2018·5 min read

Drug Cocktail that Increases Lifespan Discovered

Researchers have discovered a combination of drugs that not only appear to increase the lifespan of C. elegans, but also delay the rate of aging. The findings lay the groundwork for researching drug combinations that could produce the same effect in humans.

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·November 12, 2018·2 min read

Cannabis Compound THC May Improve Memory in Alzheimer’s

Researchers say THC can impair or improve memory depending on age and disease. Findings suggest, in Alzheimer's disease, the cannabis compound can help improve memory and mitigate some of the symptoms of the disease.

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·August 25, 2015·3 min read

Potential Link Between Throat Microbiomes and Schizophrenia

Researchers discover an association between microbes, such as lactic-acid bacteria and schizophrenia.

The image shows the association between sleep and immune system.

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·October 23, 2013·3 min read

New Biological Links Between Sleep Deprivation and the Immune System Discovered

Biological mechanisms related to sleep loss affect the immune system and trigger an inflammatory response, a new study reports.

Image shows the chemical structure of rapamycin.

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·April 5, 2017·5 min read

New Function Discovered For Compound That May Help Slow Aging

Researchers discover a new mechanism of action for rapamycin that could help prevent neurological damage associated with neurodegenerative diseases.

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·June 27, 2022·4 min read

How the Liver Can Control the Brain and Behavior

The liver appears to play a significant role in regulating feeding behaviors in mice.

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·August 11, 2020·4 min read

Excess Weight Among Pregnant Women May Interfere With Child’s Developing Brain

Maternal obesity may hinder their child's brain development as soon as the second trimester of pregnancy. High maternal BMI is associated with changes to the child's prefrontal cortex and anterior insula, two brain areas associated with decision making, and behavior.

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metabolism

Sugar’s Sick Secrets: How Industry Forces Have Manipulated Science to Downplay the Harm

Exercise May Improve Health by Increasing Gut Bacterial Diversity

Beige Fat Could Hold Key to Age-Related Metabolism Change

How Sleep Deprivation Affects Our Genes

Link Between Delirium and Brain Energy Disruption Discovered

Drug Cocktail that Increases Lifespan Discovered

Cannabis Compound THC May Improve Memory in Alzheimer’s

Potential Link Between Throat Microbiomes and Schizophrenia

New Biological Links Between Sleep Deprivation and the Immune System Discovered

New Function Discovered For Compound That May Help Slow Aging

How the Liver Can Control the Brain and Behavior

Excess Weight Among Pregnant Women May Interfere With Child’s Developing Brain

How the Brain Decodes Speech in Noisy Rooms

Decoding Emotions: AI Model Predicts People’s Feelings

Progesterone’s Protective Role Against Parkinson’s in the Enteric Nervous System

Dopamine Plays Double Duty in Learning and Motivation

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