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Researchers Pinpoint Reason Infants Die From SIDS | BioSpace
When mammals shut down, there is a massive reduction in oxygenated blood going to the brain. This compromises function and can result in loss of consciousness.
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Babies lack exteroception and only experience different states of alertness like anxiety through interoception.
Andrew Huberman • The Science of Emotions & Relationships
S. M. and the German twins didn’t suffer from a debilitating panic attack and anxiety because of mental illness. They suffered because of a broken line of communication between their chemoreceptors and the rest of their brains.
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Most studies use plasma biomarkers, which is much more short term. This may be the cause of many conflicting data.
Andrew Huberman • Dr. Rhonda Patrick: Micronutrients for Health & Longevity
When your cells are in a state of autophagy but sense a malfunctioning cell, they will initiate cellular death, a process known as apoptosis.
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They have also evolved to require a molecule called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, or NAD. As we will see later, the loss of NAD as we age, and the resulting decline in sirtuin activity, is thought to be a primary reason our bodies develop diseases when we are old but not when we are young.