Pesticides in the gut? Starting around 2002, multiple reviews supporting the hypothesis that the vagus nerve as an initial site for Parkinson’s disease started being published. The vagus nerve includes cells that relay information from the gut to the brain. Currently, the speculation is as follows [1]:– An environmental cue (ex: ingested pesticide) triggers a […]
“Losing the ability to smell is one of the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s diseases.” I hear this a lot, but people usually can’t comment more than this. So I looked into it:The cells involved in first helping you smell (the olfactory sensory neurons) have a really high turnover rate with a lifespan averaging about a […]
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