Life Enhancement News with Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw

Comparison of Efficacy of Turmeric and Curcumin in Immunological Measures and Gene Regulation -- Dietary Intake of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Provides More Neuroprotection in Transgenic Mice -- Post-Operative Cognitive Decline Associated with a Cytokine Cascade Triggered by Tumor Necrosis-Factor-Alpha -- Correlated Genotypes in Friendship Networks

Mirthful Laughter Improves Vascular Function -- Restricting Food Intake to the Active (Dark) Phase Prevents Body Mass Gain in Mice -- The Unfortunate Result of Poorly Designed Clinical Trials without Adequate Explanation of Findings -- Anti-aging and Rejuvenating Effects of Quercetin in Aging and Senescent Fibroblasts -- Quercetin, N-acetylcysteine Prevent Muscle Disuse Atrophy -- Disease Risk Alleles Do Not Compromise Human Longevity in Genome Study -- Low Dose Resveratrol Partially Mimics Caloric Restriction, Retards Some Aspects of Aging -- DHEA Replacement Therapy in Older Women Results in Significant Improvements in Spine BMD -- Upper Body Subcutaneous (sc) Fat Cells Differently Affected by Overeating Than Lower Body sc Fat Cells -- Delay in Administering Hormone Replacement Therapy in Postmenopausal Women Results in Loss of Estrogen Protection: Possible Prev

Inflammation as an Indicator of Sensitivity to Social Rejection -- Sodium Selenite Increases Mean and Maximum Lifespan of Banana Fruitfly -- Protection by Trehalose Against Mutant Protein Causing a Neurodegenerative Disease -- Theabrownin May Be the Main Bioactive Molecule in Pu-erh Tea -- Kidney Function Declines with age and AGEs and Is A Major Source of Mortality -- Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Inflammation, Insulin-Sensitivity, Fatty Liver -- Two Recipes from Sandy’s Kitchen

Sleep Apnea -- White Blood Cell Count and Risk of Mortality -- Patients on a Low Salt Diet Have Increased Mortality -- If You Have a Heart Attack, Be Sure To Do This While on Your Way to the Hospital -- Reducing Uncertainty in Decisionmaking By Hand Washing -- Diabetes, Insulin Resistance -- Sell Off Some of the Nature Preserves and Protected Areas to Invest In More Cost-Effective Conservation

Alzheimer’s disease: Fish oil and EGCG act synergistically to inhibit cerebral amyloid beta deposits -- Predicting future cognitive decline: Markers help predict future cognitive decline in individuals without dementia -- Alzheimer’s disease: ApoE4 found to be carried by VLDL and is possibly converted by VLDL into a more pathogenic form -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Decreased histone deacetylase activity results in resistance to antiinflammatory effect -- Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease: More on the effects of carbonyl compounds -- Weight control, diabetes: Inhibition of starch digestion by black tea -- Fat reduction: Consumption of acetic acid (vinegar) suppresses body fat accumulation in mice -- Good News! We win yet another First Amendment suit against the FDA!! -- Glioblastoma: Experimental treatment that may never be approved by the FDA -- Psychobiochemistry: Testosterone decreases trust in human social relationships

Orange Juice and Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Atherosclerosis -- Anti-Aging Supplements: Plant Extracts That Inhibit Elastase and Collagenase -- Cardioprotection and Neuroprotection Against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: New Use for a Very Old Drug -- Chronic Activation of NF-kappaB, the Master Regulator of Inflammation, Induces Senescence -- Cardioprotection, Possible Life Extension: Inhibitors of mTOR Revisited: Resveratrol -- Another Autophagy Inducer: Trehalose -- Kidney Injury and Recovery: Serotonin Receptor Stimulation Increases Mitochondrial Biogenesis -- Emerging Medicine: Angiogenesis Inhibitor: What Does Athlete’s Foot Have to Do with Angiogenesis?

Life Extension by Inhibiting Growth -- Adipocyte Size Predicts Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women -- Melatonin Preserves Longevity Protein SIRT1 Expression in the Hippocampus and Cognitive Function of Total Sleep-Deprived Rats -- Knee Arthritis Relief