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Mouthwash use could inhibit benefits of exercise

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 3, 2019

Results show the blood-pressure-lowering effects of exercise were diminished by more than 60% over the first hour of recovery, and completely absent two hours post-exercise in those who used antibacterial mouthwash.... Read More...

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Can’t Exercise? Taking a Hot Bath Improves Inflammation and Metabolism

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2018

For those who find it difficult to exercise, taking a hot bath can help improve inflammation and glucose levels, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Giant Neurons in the Brain May Play Similarly Giant Role in Awareness and Cognition

Neuroscience NewsJuly 23, 2018

Researchers reveal the role nucleus gigantocellularis neurons play in generalized arousal and cognition.... Read More...

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Ultrasound Could Help Improve Dementia Symptoms

Neuroscience NewsJuly 20, 2018

Researchers report applying ultrasound to the whole brain improves cognitive dysfunction in mouse models of dementia. A clinical trial is currently underway to test the effectiveness in humans with the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...

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Discovery Sheds Light on How Neurodegenerative Diseases May Occur

Neuroscience NewsApril 10, 2018

Researchers report nitric oxide plays a key role in regulating neural function. The findings shed new light on how neurodegeneration may occur.... Read More...

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Depression Linked to Reduced Arginine Levels

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 21, 2018

Researchers have identified a link between reduced arginine levels and major depressive disorder. ... Read More...

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New Wake Promoting Node Pinpointed in Brain

Neuroscience NewsNovember 10, 2017

A new study reports supamammillary glutamate neurons in the caudal hypothalamus play a critical role in wakefulness.... Read More...

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Leprosy Turns the Immune System Against Itself

Neuroscience NewsAugust 24, 2017

Researchers reveal the mechanism behind leprosy's destructive effect on the body and note the disease may share common characteristics with multiple sclerosis.... Read More...

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Beet This: Beetroot Juice Before Exercise Helps Older Brains Perform More Efficiently

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2017

Researchers say drinking beetroot juice prior to exercise can help the aging brain to perform more efficiently.... Read More...

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Migraine Sufferers Have More Nitrate-Reducing Microbes in their Mouths

Neuroscience NewsOctober 19, 2016

Researchers discovered migraine sufferers harbor significantly more microbes with the ability to modify nitrates than those who do not suffer migraine headaches.... Read More...

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Diagram shows how NO functions in the human body.

Gut Busting: How Gaseous Substances in the Body Affect Psyche and Behavior

Neuroscience NewsJuly 26, 2016

A new study reports on the role gasotransmitters play in behavior and psychology.... Read More...

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Nitric Oxide Keeps Blood-Brain Barrier Intact and Protects Against Neuroinflammation

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 27, 2016

Researchers discover nitric oxide plays an unexpected role in maintaining the integrity of the blood-brain barrier, reducing parasite invasion in the brain and neuroinflammation.... Read More...

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Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other

Researchers hone in on the elusive receptor for sour taste

Neurology

Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other

Migraine sufferers needlessly enduring agonizing pain

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nitric oxide

Mouthwash use could inhibit benefits of exercise

Can’t Exercise? Taking a Hot Bath Improves Inflammation and Metabolism

Giant Neurons in the Brain May Play Similarly Giant Role in Awareness and Cognition

Ultrasound Could Help Improve Dementia Symptoms

Discovery Sheds Light on How Neurodegenerative Diseases May Occur

Depression Linked to Reduced Arginine Levels

New Wake Promoting Node Pinpointed in Brain

Leprosy Turns the Immune System Against Itself

Beet This: Beetroot Juice Before Exercise Helps Older Brains Perform More Efficiently

Migraine Sufferers Have More Nitrate-Reducing Microbes in their Mouths

Gut Busting: How Gaseous Substances in the Body Affect Psyche and Behavior

Nitric Oxide Keeps Blood-Brain Barrier Intact and Protects Against Neuroinflammation