MAY 31, 2024 by University of Rochester Medical Center Synaptic activity and LTP, but not neuronal firing or PPR, decrease during paired stimulation under AIR conditions and do not recover during D-ꞵHb administration. Credit: PNAS Nexus (2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae196 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester have identified mechanisms...
In 2015, researchers began noticing that a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, empagliflozin, came with the added benefit of decreasing hospitalization for heart failure and death from cardiovascular causes in those patients. “It was very unexpected, because this drug is targeted and marketed for Type 2 diabetes, not heart failure,” said Kim Ho, a pediatrics...
by Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT biologists have discovered an unexpected effect of a ketogenic, or fat-rich, diet: They showed that high levels of ketone bodies, molecules produced by the breakdown of fat, help the intestine to maintain a large pool of adult stem cells, which are crucial for keeping the intestinal lining healthy. The...
As Silicon Valley trendsetters, famous actors, and online health sites tout the low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic, or “keto,” diet, scientists are working to study it – from how it impacts inflammation in the brain to its effects on weight and heart health, as well as any other potential health risks. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Among the...
