Tag: health

How the Immune System Protects the Brain | Quanta Magazine

Now that we know the brain is not completely sequestered from the immune system, new questions arise, Schwartz said. Neurological diseases might be caused by malfunctions in communication between the brain and the immune system, rather than by problems within the brain. According to Rustenhoven, the dural sinuses offer both a location to study diseases like multiple sclerosis or even Alzheimer’s disease and a potential target for treatments.

— Read on www.quantamagazine.org/how-the-immune-system-protects-the-brain-20210428/

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The age you feel means more than your actual birthdate – BBC Future

Interestingly, however, the people with younger subjective ages also became more conscientious and less neurotic – positive changes that come with normal ageing. So they still seem to gain the wisdom that comes with greater life experience. But it doesn’t come at the cost of the energy and exuberance of youth. It’s not as if having a lower subjective age leaves us frozen in a state of permanent immaturity.

Feeling younger than your years also seems to come with a lower risk of depression and greater mental wellbeing as we age. It also means better physical health.

— Read on www.bbc.com/future/article/20180712-the-age-you-feel-means-more-than-your-actual-birthdate

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New Brain Effects behind “Runner’s High” – Scientific American

Now, German researchers have shown the brain’s endocannabinoid system—the same one affected by marijuana’s ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)—may also play a role in producing runner’s high, at least in mice

Source: New Brain Effects behind “Runner’s High” – Scientific American

 

Any runners out there?   When does runners high kick in?  I always assumed it was similar to entering a meditative state.

Go run mofo!

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