Scientists unlock brain's natural clean-up system for new treatments for stroke

spoaceman7777 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah, the body-wide mucous thinning properties of NAC are one of the reasons it has racked up papers showing its efficacy in a truly staggering number of illnesses and conditions. (Including neurodegenerative diseases.)

Highly recommend reading the actual literature on its effects in regard to cystic fibrosis, pancreatitis, COPD, neurodegenerative disorders, high blood pressure, ulcers, IBD, liver and kidney problems, OCD...

The list goes on at a pretty extreme length, and it sounds too good to be true, but the papers are out there.

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ridgeguy an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Can you suggest a review article or two? Interested in this as my dad passed from hemorrhagic stroke, my mom from occlusive stroke. Thanks.

	▲	Loughla an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Would also like to ask for a starting point in this. Googling has not really gotten me anywhere credible. Specifically related to stroke or high blood pressure (both family traits).

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AnthonBerg an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Seconded.

I... I don't know how to get it across; For the love of God read the literature on NAC, alpha lipoic acid, bromhexine, and ambroxol.

Just... read. Read the molecular biology papers.

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lanakei 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Full article: https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/scientists-unlock-brain...

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canadiantim 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Very interesting, especially in light of the Chinese study’s claiming to have success with a large subset of Alzheimer’s by adding a shunt to the cervical lymphatic nodes, which seems to be exactly what they’re doing here too.

For those who don’t want to wait and have someone they love who can benefit from this, simply massaging the lymph nodes in the neck 10 minutes a day also significantly increases flow through these lymph nodes and thereby increases drainage of lymph from the brain.

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therobots927 22 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I’ve been giving my old dog lymphatic massages daily for a couple months. He basically demands them at this point.

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yosito 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It would be really interesting if we find out that a simple 10 minute daily massage of the lymph nodes in the neck significantly prevents Alzheimer's.

	▲	crossroadsguy 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		.. and I think there are already evidence that it tends to affect people who had regular lymphatic inflammations throughout their life (on a less serious note: like yours truly's.. the neck/throat ones.. and I am already forgetting things and blanking out and I haven't even touched 40 :/).

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rowanG077 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Is this something I can do to myself? Is there some kind of video tutorial to see what I really need to do?

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drekk 2 hours ago | parent [-]

You absolutely can! Look up "lymphatic face drainage" on YouTube, there are lots of tutorials. You can do it with just your hands or a jade gua sha tool.

	▲	Loughla an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Other than maybe helping with Alzheimer's as claimed above, is there any benefit to this?

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colordrops 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Hmm, I had a bunch removed due to thyroid cancer. I wonder if that reduced my brains ability to clean itself out.

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monero-xmr 3 hours ago | parent [-]

It will turn out we just need to sit in a box for 15 minutes a day to pound us with magnets, sound waves, and hardcore vibrations to live to 125

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hkt 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Don't forget near infrared lasers for some photobiomodulation!

	▲	dmd 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		supposing you brought the light inside the body, either through the skin or some other way

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calvinmorrison 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

also living on 600 calories a day of course

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bsder 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Heavy metal stops Alzheimer's! Yeah! \m/_(>_<)_\m/

Huh? What did you say? You'll have to speak up louder, though.