Published March 13, 2018

Researchers found that a single dose of 300 mg of melatonin can eliminate the damage caused by ionizing radiation from CT and PET scans.

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Published March 10, 2018

Researchers at Juntendo University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan, have been investigating the link between caffeine and Parkinson’s disease. We know that caffeine consumption is actually associated with a decreased Parkinson’s risk, but little is currently known about how people with the disease metabolize caffeine. The researchers focused on this topic and uncovered something interesting.

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Published March 8, 2018

Researchers found that estrogen turns on a protein called estrogen receptor beta (ERb). This protein then helps protect the brain from the inflammatory damage that destroys myelin sheaths (a hallmark of MS). It seems that ERb affects not only immune cells but also oligodendrocyte cells, which are responsible for making the myelin sheaths.

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