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Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity

Chemical toxins have tremendous impact on the developing nervous system of the child, according to a recent study (3/2014), published in the medical journal Lancet Neurology. Neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and other cognitive impairments, affect millions of children worldwide, and some diagnoses seem to be increasing in frequency. Industrial chemicals that injure the developing brain are among the known causes for this rise in prevalence.

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ΒΙΤΑΜΙΝΗ Β12 ΤΡΙΤΗ ΗΛΙΚΙΑ
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Vitamin B12 and the elderly

Vitamin B12 deficiency, which affects 10-15% of adults over the age of 60, is frequently associated with neurological manifestations. Compared to younger individuals, this vitamin deficiency is more common in older adults because of the higher prevalence of food-bound vitamin B12 malabsorption (atrophic gastritis) and the higher incidence of the autoimmune condition, pernicious anemia. Hematological changes, including elevated blood levels of homocysteine and methylmalonic acid, are diagnostic of vitamin B12 deficiency. However, approximately 25% of cases include neurological symptoms as the only clinical indicator of vitamin B12 deficiency. Such neurologic symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency include numbness and tingling of the extremities, especially the legs; difficulty walking; concentration problems; memory[…]

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Sun, vitamin D and health

Sun, vitamin D and health. A very healthy combination indeed! We present you the latest scientific data about the amazing importance the sun -our Sun- has. Its all about our health and the prevention of many diseases of the nervous system. Yes, you read correctly! We will focus on a very important process in the human body. An for all who live in Greece, and especially in Crete, this process may occur almost year-round. And this very important process, is the production in our own skin of the vitamin–hormone with the amazing properties, vitamin D. Of course vitamin D, can be absorbed by diet and supplements. This is a must for all those not benefiting from sunbathing. No doubt, modern lifestyle makes skin exposure to the sun rather difficult. Whats more, we very often notice a phobia towards the[…]

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Neurodegenerative diseases is determined by mitochondria

Exciting research in recent years, enables us to speak of a new sector in bioiatrikesSciences, called Epigenetics. In the case of the nervous system, studying the ways thatregulate the expression of genes that affect the onset of neurological diseases. Thekey points of DNA that determine when and how they will express a gene like theremote control that adjusts the tv screen.   New data concerning the expression of genes that regulate the genesis and thedeconstruction (aytofagia) of mitochondria and determine to a large extent thehealth, longevity, aging and neurodegenerative diseases, published in April 2015, online, in the very reliable biomedicine inspection nature, from the team of Mr. Tavernarakis, in FORTH. This new publication gives new[…]

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