Margaret Razón Healdsburg Realtor

While COVID-19 dominated the news in 2020, UCSF research about keto diets, nicotine in e-cigarettes, and a protein that confers the cognitive benefits of exerci...se still engaged our readers. Here are some of our most popular (non-COVID!) stories of the year! Exercise in a pill? A liver protein may be responsible for the well-known benefits of exercise on the aging brain, potentially paving the way for new medicines that confer those same benefits for those who can't exercise. http://tiny.ucsf.edu/LvMId4 It's a landmark UCSF study: Five years after having an abortion, over 95 percent of the women said it was the right decision for them. http://tiny.ucsf.edu/s6mcpF UCSF researchers found that JUUL e-cigarettes delivers substantially more nicotine to the blood per puff than cigarettes or even previous-generation e-cigs, and impairs blood-vessel function comparable to cigarette smoke. http://tiny.ucsf.edu/ilT18Y Low-carb, high-fat #ketogenic diets have a dramatic impact on the microbes residing in the human gut, which may have anti-inflammatory effects, according to a UCSF study of mice. http://tiny.ucsf.edu/chOjxI Rejuvenation! UCSF scientists found that a few doses of an experimental drug can reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility in mice. http://tiny.ucsf.edu/UTRBLU