(HealthDay News) -- Binge drinking can weaken the body's ability to fight infections for at least 24 hours, say U.S. researchers.
Binge drinking is defined as consuming large amounts of alcohol over a short period of time to deliberately get drunk.
In experiments with mice, the researchers found that binge drinking affects toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a protein that plays an important role in immune system activation. Specifically, heavy drinking suppresses TLR4's ability to send signals that activate production of inflammatory cytokines -- signaling molecules that begin the inflammatory response to infection.
The researchers also determined that binge drinking inhibits NF-B, a protein complex that controls DNA transcription and expression of some of the cytokines inhibited by alcohol. Read more...
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Senin, 07 November 2011
Binge Drinking May Encourage Infection
(HealthDay News) -- Binge drinking can weaken the body's ability to fight infections for at least 24 hours, say U.S. researchers.
Binge drinking is defined as consuming large amounts of alcohol over a short period of time to deliberately get drunk.
In experiments with mice, the researchers found that binge drinking affects toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a protein that plays an important role in immune system activation. Specifically, heavy drinking suppresses TLR4's ability to send signals that activate production of inflammatory cytokines -- signaling molecules that begin the inflammatory response to infection.
The researchers also determined that binge drinking inhibits NF-B, a protein complex that controls DNA transcription and expression of some of the cytokines inhibited by alcohol. Read more...
Ayurtox for Body Detoxification
Binge drinking is defined as consuming large amounts of alcohol over a short period of time to deliberately get drunk.
In experiments with mice, the researchers found that binge drinking affects toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a protein that plays an important role in immune system activation. Specifically, heavy drinking suppresses TLR4's ability to send signals that activate production of inflammatory cytokines -- signaling molecules that begin the inflammatory response to infection.
The researchers also determined that binge drinking inhibits NF-B, a protein complex that controls DNA transcription and expression of some of the cytokines inhibited by alcohol. Read more...
Ayurtox for Body Detoxification
Rabu, 02 November 2011
Ted Talk: Trust, morality -- and oxytocin
"What drives our desire to behave morally? Neuroeconomist Paul Zak shows why he believes oxytocin (he calls it "the moral molecule") is responsible for trust, empathy and other feelings that help build a stable society."
For more read our previous blog post "Liquid Trust and Artificial Love" here.
For more read our previous blog post "Liquid Trust and Artificial Love" here.
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