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New Way to Stimulate Brain to Release Antioxidants
Neopallium writes "A joint research effort between researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla, CA, and a team from Japan (Iwate University, Osaka City University, Gifu University, Iwate Medical University) has discovered a novel way to treat stroke and neurodegenerative disorders. This approach works by inducing nerve cells in the brain and the spine to release natural antioxidants that protect nerve cells from stress and free radicals that lead to neurodegenerative diseases."
... pomegranite juice injections in my spine. Why don't they hook me up with a white wine IV and save themselves the trouble?
Stimulating the brain on its own would be a great achievement for todays couch potatoes.. let alone releasing anti oxidants.
-Sj53
According to the article, they use NEPPs (NEurite outgrowth-Promoting Prostaglandins) to activate the pathways to release the stress-reducing antioxidants. That's like how R2D2 is frequently used to run the elevators while Luke and Han are running around the Death Star.
mad dr: IGOR! what is that I smell?!? ****BZzZzzztt!!***** (fumes)
Igor: Massstr!! Thaphts your attempt at stimulating neurological antioxidents!
mad dr: You imbasol! I told you not to use electricity! I told you to use electrolytes!!. You nimwit!
igor: but,...MASssssterr! I swwear you said electricity! ****BZzZzzztt!!*****
mad dr: this is the last time I let you help me with my experiments!
"excessive levels glutamate is toxic, resulting in over stimulation of nerve cells, known as excitotoxicity, and causing excessive stress on the nerve cells eventually ending in cell death"
Who knew stress was bad for you, eh?
...to stimulate the brain. Pr0n. Next problem, how to desensitize it.