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Recent Longevity News for the week ending 8/17/16 Pioglitazone Diabetes Prevention Data Now Published - Medscape, 8/12/16 - "The now-generic glucose-lowering drug pioglitazone cuts the risk of developing diabetes in half among people with insulin resistance and cerebrovascular disease"
Oral Carnitine
Supplementation Reduces Body Weight and Insulin Resistance in Women With
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Medscape, 8/10/16 -
"Overall, 12 weeks of carnitine administration
in PCOS women resulted in reductions in weight,
BMI, WC and HC, and beneficial effects on glycaemic control; however, it did not
affect lipid profiles or free testosterone" - See
L-carnitine at Amazon.com Marijuana Tied to Persistent Subclinical Psychotic Symptoms in Teens - Medscape, 8/15/16 - "for each year the teens engaged in weekly marijuana use, their level of subsequent subclinical psychotic symptoms rose by 21%. The increase was greatest for paranoia (133%) and hallucinations (92%)" Abstracts from this week:
Effect of Probiotics on
Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled
Trials - Nutrients. 2016 Aug 6;8(8) - "It has been
reported that gut probiotics play a major role in
the bidirectional communication between the gut and the brain. Probiotics may be
essential to people with depression, which
remains a global health challenge, as depression is a metabolic brain disorder
... Probiotics had an effect on both the healthy population (MD = -0.25, 95% CI
(-0.47--0.03), p = 0.03) and patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) (MD =
-0.73, 95% CI (-1.37--0.09), p = 0.03) ... probiotics were associated with a
significant reduction in depression" - See
probiotic products at Amazon.com
Tocotrienols and Whey
Protein Isolates Substantially Increase Exercise Endurance Capacity in Diet
-Induced Obese Male Sprague-Dawley Rats - PLoS One. 2016 Apr
8;11(4):e0152562 - "whey protein
isolates (WPIs) and vitamin E tocotrienols
(TCTs) ... Ten weeks of both TCTs and WPIs increased
exercise endurance by 50% in sedentary,
diet-induced obese rats" - [Nutra
USA] - See
whey protein at Amazon.com
A randomized, double
blind, placebo controlled study of spirulina supplementation on indices of
mental and physical fatigue in men - Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2016;67(2):203-6 -
"After 1 week, a 3 g/day dose of
spirulina produced a small, but statistically
significant increase in exercise output (Kcals consumed in 30 min exercise on a
cross trainer machine). A mathematical based mental fatigue test showed improved
performance 4 h after the first time of supplementation as well as 8 weeks
later. Similarly, a subjective survey for a sense of physical and mental fatigue
showed improvement within 4 h of the first supplementation as well as 8 weeks
later. These results show that spirulina intake can affect fatigue in men"
- [Nutra
USA] - See
spirulina at Amazon.com Health Focus (Sytrinol):
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