Author Archives: SupremePundit

How Fructose Affects FOOD PORN

Researchers found that the food porn lit up the reward centers in the brains of the fructose drinkers, but not so much in the glucose drinkers via How Fructose Affects Weight Gain – Prevention.com.

Banks WILL LIE to stock holders of firms they want to do business with:fined by US regulators over Toys R Us research

The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) alleges the banks offered a favourable rating to the US toy retailer in return for being employed on its 2010 stock offering. The banks include Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse and Barclays. They were fined a total of $43.5m. via BBC News – Banks fined by… Read More »

DOCTORS AS BULLIES Medical debt collection, reporting under scrutiny – Chicago Tribune

BULLIES: Many consumers don’t know they owe money for medical procedures until they get a call from a collection agency or they discover it on their credit report, a federal consumer watchdog says. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday released a report spotlighting concerns about how medical debts are collected and reported. About 43… Read More »

Undercover cops outed, attacked at Oakland protest — 1 pulls gun – SFGate

Were the cops trying to incite a riot so they could crack down? Like THEY DID AT THE G20 HERE, AND HERE AND HERE. An undercover law enforcement officer from an outside agency who was attempting to infiltrate a demonstration against police brutality in Oakland pulled a gun on the protesters after he and his… Read More »

Mitochondria & aging: ‘Remarkable’ effects for nicotinamide riboside in mice, says new study

Niagen N(R) from HPN In the supplement space, nicotinamide riboside is commercialized by Chromadex, which has been accumulating the IP surrounding the ingredient for a couple of years, having licensed patents from Cornell University, Dartmouth College, and Washington University in St Louis. via Mitochondria & aging: ‘Remarkable’ effects for nicotinamide riboside in mice, says new… Read More »

NAD+ Deficiency in Age-Related Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Cell Metabolism

Age-related mitochondrial dysfunction is thought to contribute to mammalian aging, particularly in postmitotic tissues that rely heavily on oxidative phosphorylation. A new study ( Gomes et al., 2013 ) shows that reduced levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) contribute to the mitochondrial decay associated with skeletal muscle aging and that sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) modulates this process.… Read More »

ACUTE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON ANDROGENS IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN | Alcohol and Alcoholism

Heavy alcohol consumption is associated with abnormalities of the menstrual cycle, sterility, miscarriages, and loss of female sexual characteristics, all of which are affected by the hormonal balance in women (Van Thiel and Lester, 1979). Thus, it seems reasonable to postulate that these adverse effects could at least in part originate from alcohol-mediated changes in… Read More »

Nicotinic Acid, Nicotinamide, and Nicotinamide Riboside: A Molecular Evaluation of NAD+ Precursor Vitamins in Human Nutrition – Annual Review of Nutrition, 28(1):115

Because current data suggest that nicotinamide riboside may be the only vitamin precursor that supports neuronal NAD+ synthesis, we present prospects for human nicotinamide riboside supplementation and propose areas for future research. via Nicotinic Acid, Nicotinamide, and Nicotinamide Riboside: A Molecular Evaluation of NAD+ Precursor Vitamins in Human Nutrition – Annual Review of Nutrition, 28(1):115.

NAD and live forever

Scientific Studies Mitochondrial Function [1.] Declining NAD(+) induces a pseudohypoxic state disrupting nuclear-mitochondrial communication during aging. Gomes AP, Price NL, Ling AJ, Moslehi JJ, Montgomery MK, Rajman L, White JP, Teodoro JS, Wrann CD, Hubbard BP, Mercken EM, Palmeira CM, de Cabo R, Rolo AP, Turner N, Bell EL, Sinclair DA. Cell. 2013 Dec 19;155(7):1624-38.… Read More »

Police have a wish list of stuff they want to seize from you – The Week

  By SHAILA DEWAN November 9, 2014 The seminars offered police officers some useful tips on seizing property from suspected criminals. Don’t bother with jewelry (too hard to dispose of) and computers (“everybody’s got one already”), the experts counseled. Do go after flat screen TVs, cash and cars. Especially nice cars. In one seminar, captured on video… Read More »

A Tiny Box Cutter You’ll Want to Show Off | WIRED

If you tote a knife as part of your everyday carry, you probably don’t need a limited-edition full-tang damascus steel beast designed for skinning game. On the other hand, pocket knives are easily misplaced. They also break and get confiscated in the name of homeland security. Here’s a small, inexpensive Gerber knife that’ll thrive in… Read More »

Major Drop In Solar Activity Predicted: Landscheidt Minimum is upon us and a mini-ice age is imminent | The k2p blog

Major Drop In Solar Activity Predicted: Landscheidt Minimum is upon us and a mini-ice age is imminent The stunning announcement made at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society exceeded the expectations from the advance publicity! The results of new studies were announced today (June 14) at the annual meeting of the solar physics division… Read More »

20 Poisons To Your Happiness

1. Your jealousy can ruin any relationship.   Your better off dealing with jealousy head on when it rears its ugly head. Most people don’t want to admit when they have been bitten by the green-eyed monster but it can happen from time to time. There are people who exude jealousy to the point that… Read More »

“Every man is a rapist” Sexual Consent Policy Coming to New Hampshire? Lawmaker Files Bill Draft : News : University Herald

  Consent does not have to be a resounding “yes” either, it may be given by a head nod or by reciprocating an advance. Consent cannot be given if at least one person is intoxicated, inebriated, asleep or unconscious. So blow my breathalyzer before you blow me ok honey? Otherwise every man is a rapist.… Read More »