The Healthy Diet Linked To Good Mental Health
Almost one-in-five suffer from mental illness, the study found. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - July 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Mental Health Nutrition Source Type: blogs
How to Run a Comparatively Simple Self-Experiment to Assess the Impact of Taurine Supplementation on Measures of Aging
This post walks through the process of setting up and running a simple self-experiment with taurine supplementation, shown to improve measures of health in old mice and non-human primates. These effects result from enhancing the performance of glutathione, an antioxidant enzyme. You might recall that supplementation with gluthathione precursors to increase gluthatione levels produced suprisingly large effects for a supplement regimen in a small trial in older people.
Taurine levels in blood decline with age, halving from the 20s to 40s-50s in the general population. So while forms of dietary supplementation are usua...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 30, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Photobiomodulation as an Approach to Improve the Quality of Transplanted Stem Cells
In this study, cultured adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) were derived from subcutaneous white adipose tissue isolated from mice fed a normal diet. We performed senescence-associated-β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) staining, real-time PCR, and Western blot to evaluate the levels related to cellular senescence markers.
The mRNA expression levels of senescence markers were significantly increased in the later passages of ASCs. We show that light activation reduced the expression of senescent genes, and SA-β-Gal in all cells at passages. Moreover, the light-activated ASCs-derived exosomes decrease the expression of senes...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 29, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
The Interaction of Calorie Restriction and Circadian Rhythm
Researchers here note that feeding and fasting time appears to meaningfully change the effects of long-term calorie restriction on life span in short-lived mammals. Much of the more recent literature on intermittent fasting, fasting mimicking strategies, and calorie restriction appears, to me at least, to lean towards the conclusion that time spent in a state of hunger is an important factor in the degree to which the intervention slows aging. It is interesting to compare this with protein restriction studies in which hunger and calorie intake is not meaningfully different between restricted animals and the control group. ...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 29, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
The Best ChatGPT Plugins: How To Add Browsing, Learning, Wolfram And More
ChatGPT plugins became available a few weeks ago and I have been testing them to see what they can do. They offer interesting new features from all walks of life, so let’s take a look at these new gadgets.
What are ChatGPT plugins and how you can get them?
You can imagine these as apps on your phone: little extra programs that give ChatGPT extra skills.
How to enter the beta features?
You need to have GPT-4 access, which comes with the paid accounts. If you have GPT-4, click on your name on the bottom left, go to settings, click on beta features and allow them with the slider.
How t...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 27, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF artificial intelligence ChatGPT plugins digital health Medicine AI in healthcare AI in medicine Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 26th 2023
This study explored the association between different cooking fuel types and the risk of cancer and all-cause mortality among seniors constructing Cox regression models. Data were obtained by linking waves of 6, 7, and 8 of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, which included a total of 7,269 participants who were 65 years old and over. Cooking fuels were categorized as either biomass, fossil, or clean fuels. And the effects of switching cooking fuels on death risk were also investigated using Cox regression models.
The results indicate that, compared with the users of clean fuels, individuals using bio...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 25, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Can You Drink Licorice With Hypertension?
Conclusion
It’s clear that licorice, with its potent compound glycyrrhizin, can potentially raise blood pressure. This makes it a food item to approach with caution for those living with hypertension. But, remember, not all “licorice” you see on shelves contains real licorice root or extract. Checking labels can help identify those sneaky substitutes.
Moderation and informed choices are your allies. While occasional licorice consumption might be fine for some, it’s always best to consult your healthcare provider to ensure you’re not jeopardizing your well-being.
Delicious alternatives...
Source: The EMT Spot - June 24, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
The Aging Fly Cell Atlas, a Map of Gene Expression Changes with Age
Gathering data on the fine details of aging proceeds a good deal more rapidly than making use of that data. The new Aging Fly Cell Atlas is a representative example of the many large databases being generated using modern omics techniques. It provides details of gene expression changes over the course of aging for different cell types in the fly body. Taking this data and tying it to specific causes and consequences of aging remains a sizable undertaking, a work in progress in its earliest stages. Progress towards therapies to treat aging cannot wait for the greater understanding of the fine details of aging that lies deca...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 23, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
8 Risk Factors Of Low Blood Pressure
Conclusion
In a nutshell, understanding the risk factors associated with low blood pressure is essential for maintaining good health.
Individuals with certain risk factors, such as age, medication usage, underlying medical conditions, dehydration, prolonged bed rest, nutritional deficiencies, pregnancy, and inherited factors, should be particularly aware of the potential for low blood pressure.
Regular monitoring of blood pressure, communication with healthcare providers, and appropriate management strategies are important for individuals with these risk factors to ensure their well-being.
Furthermore, diet pla...
Source: The EMT Spot - June 23, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Can You Drink A Juice Cleanse With Hypertension?
Conclusion
Navigating the crossroads of popular health trends and chronic conditions can be challenging. So, can you drink a juice cleanse with hypertension? Yes, but with an asterisk. The nature of the cleanse, your individual health, and the involvement of healthcare professionals all play a pivotal role.
The answer lies in striking the right balance – not too much sodium or sugar, an eye on potassium levels, and regular monitoring of blood pressure. As the experiences of Mark, Sarah, and John demonstrated, the journey is unique for everyone.
In the words of Dr. Naomi Fisher at Harvard Medical School:
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Source: The EMT Spot - June 23, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Gut Microbiome Alterations as a Biomarker of Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease
A growing body of evidence points to an altered gut microbiome in Alzheimer's patients. If only a specific subset of the varied age-related changes observed to take place in the gut microbiome across the broader population provide a significant contribution to the early pathology of the condition, this may help to explain why many older people fail to develop Alzheimer's disease despite exhibiting all of the other known risk factors. Are gut microbiome characteristics that appear in Alzheimer's patients a contributing cause of the condition, or do they stem from, perhaps, greater immune dysfunction with age, and that immun...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 22, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Prompt Engineering For Healthcare: 11 Tips To Craft Great ChatGPT Prompts
In conclusion, as AI continues to grow and evolve, the importance of being adept at prompt engineering cannot be overstated. The ability to elicit useful and meaningful responses from AI can empower us to make the most of this cutting-edge technology. Remember, practice is key, and each question we ask is a step towards becoming more fluent in the language of AI.
In general, use it to expand your knowledge and ideas instead of solving things on behalf of you.
The post Prompt Engineering For Healthcare: 11 Tips To Craft Great ChatGPT Prompts appeared first on The Medical Futurist. (Source: The Medical Futurist)
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI in healthcare AI in medicine AI text generator ChatGPT ChatGPT in healthcare prompt engineering Healthcare AI Source Type: blogs
What to do about problematic medication taking?
Welcome to another episode of BDI Briefs! Our aim with BDI Briefs is to take a brief look at important issues about the emotional side of diabetes.In this short discussion, Scott, Bill, and Susan explore problematic medication taking and what you can do about it. You may be surprised by some insights – I know I was! Enjoy! And please let us know what you think and what you’d like to hear more about. And remember to subscribe to BDI’s YouTube channel!
Detailed show notes and transcript
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Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - June 21, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Pump Up the Potassium
The element potassium plays a pivotal role in our bodies. It’s found in all our cells, where it regulates their volume and pressure. To do this, our bodies carefully control potassium levels so that the concentration is about 30 times higher inside cells than outside. Potassium works closely with sodium, which regulates the extracellular fluid volume and has a higher concentration outside cells than inside. These concentration differences create an electrochemical gradient, or a membrane potential.
Potassium is the primary regulator of the pressure and volume inside cells, and it’s important for nerve transmiss...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - June 21, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Molecular Structures Cellular Processes Element Proteins Source Type: blogs
Towards Treatments for Neurodegenerative Disease via Alteration of the Gut Microbiome
The balance of microbial populations making up the gut microbiome shifts with age, favoring potentially harmful, inflammatory microbes over those that produce beneficial metabolites. This is increasingly associated with the development of disease, and particularly with neurodegenerative conditions, though every age-related condition with a strong inflammatory component to its pathology is likely accelerated by the aging of the gut microbiome. There are ways to adjust the balance of populations to restore a more youthful configuration, such as fecal microbiota transplantation from a young donor, but the research community h...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 21, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
