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Nutritional Neurobiology
Nutritional Neurobiology explores the biological mechanisms connecting nutrition and the nervous system, examining how certain nutrients impact neural processes, neurotransmitter activity, and overall brain…
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Nutrition
The field of science encompasses how diet and nutrients affect the human body. While the field of nutrition examines how diet and nutrients impact…
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Norepinephrine, also known as noradrenaline, is a neurotransmitter and hormone that plays an important role in the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), which coordinates the…
Read termNon-Essential Amino Acids
Non-essential amino acids are a group of amino acids that the human body can synthesize internally, so they do not need to be obtained…
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The pathway by which oral microbes can be translocated to the gut and vice versa during compromised oral gut integrity. For instance, Fusobacterium nucleatum…
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The orexigenic gut peptides are derived from the Greek word ὄρεξις (órexis,”appetite”). They are primarily produced in the stomach to stimulate appetite and food…
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