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A Piece of Licorice a Day Keeps the Doctor Away?

March 19, 2014March 5, 2017 knowingneurons 0 Comments 2013, Alzheimer’s disease, excitatory, excitotoxicity, glutamate, Huntington's, inhibitory, Licorice, liquiritigenin, Neuroprotection, Neuroprotective effects of liquiritigenin isolated from licorice roots on glutamate-induced apoptosis in hippocampal neuronal cells, NeuroToxicology, Song, toxicity, Yang
Turns out that tub of black licorice you got from Costco, and managed to eat in only a few days (don’t worry, I won’t tell anybody!), might have actually done… Read more
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From Turkey Comas To New Disease Treatments

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Neurodegenerative disorders, like Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s disease, are devastating.  As you can imagine, witnessing the slow and progressive loss of a loved one’s mental and emotional states is an extremely… Read more

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