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posted by chromas on Friday May 10 2019, @03:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the sorry-W dept.

Broccoli sprout compound may restore brain chemistry imbalance linked to schizophrenia

In a series of recently published studies using animals and people, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have further characterized a set of chemical imbalances in the brains of people with schizophrenia related to the chemical glutamate. And they figured out how to tweak the level using a compound derived from broccoli sprouts.

They say the results advance the hope that supplementing with broccoli sprout extract, which contains high levels of the chemical sulforaphane, may someday provide a way to lower the doses of traditional antipsychotic medicines needed to manage schizophrenia symptoms, thus reducing unwanted side effects of the medicines.

Scizophrenia affects about 21 million people worldwide and the scientists indicate further research is needed to determine dosing, efficacy and safety of sulforaphane. They also cautioned against using this to infer benefit from unregulated over the counter sulforaphane supplements sold in health food stores.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 10 2019, @08:49AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 10 2019, @08:49AM (#841766)

    My mind combined this title with the next one about electrons or whatever into that fanciful one.

  • (Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Friday May 10 2019, @05:53PM

    by Osamabobama (5842) on Friday May 10 2019, @05:53PM (#841951)

    That's the kind of thing that leads to this [fandom.com] episode of Powerpuff Girls. From the description:

    The episode begins with a really strange UFO hovering over Earth. Inside are broccoli-like sapient beings called Broccoloids who plan on complete world domination and expansion of their empire.

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