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Walk into any grocery store today and it is almost impossible to pick up any kind of processed food that doesn't have some variant of MSG in it.
Like emergency workers rushing to a disaster scene, cells called microglia speed to places where the brain has been injured, to contain the damage by 'eating up' any cellular debris and dead or dying neurons.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have documented a previously unknown biological mechanism in the brain's most important line of defense: the blood-brain barrier.
Stress is a term commonly used today, and we know it can have an impact on one’s mental and physical well-being. Now researchers are saying it may affect your memory too!
Anyone who has ever been subject to chronic stress knows that it can take a toll on emotions and the ability to think clearly.
