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Diabetes drug makes brain cells grow (neural stem cells)
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| 5-Jul-2012
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Posted on 07/12/2012 5:27:30 PM PDT by neverdem
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posted on
07/12/2012 5:27:52 PM PDT
by
neverdem
To: neverdem; Shimmer1
I should be pretty smart by now...
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posted on
07/12/2012 5:30:12 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Day 1268 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
To: neverdem
The critical question here is does this drug require EXISTING brain cells for augmentation? If not, and new brain cells can be spontaneously created as well, THEN, there is promise for liberals and statists.
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posted on
07/12/2012 5:32:58 PM PDT
by
C210N
("ask not what the candidate can do for you, ask what you can do for the candidate" (Breitbart, 2012))
To: austinmark; FreedomCalls; IslandJeff; JRochelle; MarMema; Txsleuth; Newtoidaho; texas booster; ...
FReepmail me if you want on or off the diabetes and/or stem cell ping lists.
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posted on
07/12/2012 5:34:30 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: neverdem
I wonder if berberine might work the same way?
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posted on
07/12/2012 5:37:49 PM PDT
by
upsdriver
To: null and void
I take metformin in the morning and insulin at night.
I am going to be a genius, a genius I tell you, a genius!!
In all seriousness, this ‘sounds’ like great news for folks with brain injuries.
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posted on
07/12/2012 5:47:42 PM PDT
by
Gator113
(***YOU GAVE it to Obama. I would have voted for NEWT.~Just livin' life, my way~)
To: surroundedbyblue; pieceofthepuzzle
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posted on
07/12/2012 5:59:53 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: null and void
me too...and it’s free by me
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posted on
07/12/2012 6:07:07 PM PDT
by
Doogle
((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: neverdem
To: neverdem
I’ve been taking 2000mg of Metformin per day for three years. Funny, I don’t feel smarter :)
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posted on
07/12/2012 6:28:18 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(FACEBOOK... Share pointless stuff with friends you don't know. Beg for intrusion into your life.)
To: neverdem
I’ve been taking 3000MG a day for years, and I’m still dumb as a brick. Maybe it requires a few working brain cells to start with.
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posted on
07/12/2012 6:30:41 PM PDT
by
pallis
To: upchuck
Metformin has also been shown to reduce cancer rates. Some doctors recommend all adults take it to reduce cancer prospects.
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posted on
07/12/2012 6:33:33 PM PDT
by
aimhigh
To: neverdem
I'll read the paper, but the bottom line here is that metformin has been around since 1922 and was FDA approved for diabetes in the early 1990s. There are a ton of people on it, but as far as I know no evidence that people with diabetes on metformin have an increase in brain function. That said, the results look interesting and I hope there is something here. Thanks for the alert.
To: neverdem
I got smarter, but had to hang out on the john all the time. Now I’m dumb again, but not stuck in that little room.
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posted on
07/12/2012 6:36:52 PM PDT
by
gitmo
( If your theology doesn't become your biography it's useless.)
To: neverdem
I’m taking maximum dosages and still have CRS (Can’t remember Sh*t).
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posted on
07/12/2012 6:46:37 PM PDT
by
Dogbert41
("...The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God" Zech. 12:5)
To: gitmo
FYI, my husband had the same problem with metformin. When he finally got up the nerve to mention it to his dr. he found out there is an extended release form that doesn’t give him any trouble. Alleluia.
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posted on
07/12/2012 6:49:04 PM PDT
by
Wiser now
(Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
To: aimhigh
Thanks for that info. I also take 5000iu of Vit D3 daily. Been doing that for seven years. It is anecdotal, but I haven’t been sick one day since starting the Vit D.
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posted on
07/12/2012 6:54:28 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(FACEBOOK... Share pointless stuff with friends you don't know. Beg for intrusion into your life.)
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
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posted on
07/12/2012 7:06:12 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: Marie Antoinette
To: neverdem
Thanks you. Interesting information.
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posted on
07/12/2012 7:30:40 PM PDT
by
Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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