Research

The Role of Neurotransmitters in Brain and Cognitive Health

Have you ever wondered how your brain orchestrates the complex dance between your thoughts, emotions, and physical actions? The secret lies in neurotransmitters - the chemical messengers that play a...

Unlocking brain power

Unlocking brain power: The omega-3 secret for memory, focus, and brain health

Body composition: shifting perspectives on weight loss

The truth about weight loss and body composition will reshape everything you thought you knew about achieving your weight and overall health goals.

Egg yolk antibodies (IgY) and their applications in human and veterinary health: A review

DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.05.015 Summary: This article aims to review IgY's applications in both human and veterinary health.. Research paper authors: E P V Pereira, M F van Tilburg, E O P...

Protective effect of hyperimmune egg yolk IgY antibodies against Eimeria tenella and Eimeria maxima infections

DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.04.020 Summary: In this randomized controlled trial, young chicks from hatch were continuously fed a comercially available powder which contained a fraction of purified IgY which was immunized with...

Roles of Zinc Signalling in the Immune System

DOI: 10.1155/2016/6762343 Summary: This review highlights the emerging functional roles of Zn and Zn transporters in immunity, focusing on how crosstalk between Zn and immune-related signaling guides the normal development...

α-Lipoic acid prevents senescence, cell cycle arrest, and inflammatory cues in fibroblasts by inhibiting oxidative stress

DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2019.01.003 Summary: In this study, anti-aging potential of α-lipoic acid (α-LA), in rat embryonic fibroblast (REF) cells was assessed. The results of this study show that α-LA has beneficial...

Lipoic acid and autophagy: new insights into stem cell aging

DOI: 10.15252/embr.202051175 Summary: In this issue of EMBO Reports, Du et al report that alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) sustains an active endocytosis-autophagy network that effectively reverses age-dependent ISC hyperplasia in Drosophila...

EGCG protects vascular endothelial cells from oxidative stress-induced damage by targeting the autophagy-dependent PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway

DOI: 10.21037/atm.2020.01.92 Summary: Our study aimed to investigate the protective effect of EGCG in an endothelial injury model induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and reveal the possible mechanisms. The results...