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Neurotransmitters can act as accelerators (like a gas pedal) or inhibitors (as breaks). E.g., Glutamate accelerates clear thinking, learning, memory, perception. GABA (gamma-amino-butyric acid) calm things down. Imbalance of this combo can cause anxiety, mania, panic attacks.

Our nerves communicate via electrical signals.....and chemical signals, called neurotransmitters. First neurotransmitter (acetyl-choline) was discovered in 1921, in a dream. A Nobel prize winning experiment showed chemicals from one frog could stimulate another frog's heart.

Mycoplasma genitalium causes STDs that are widespread but difficult to diagnose. Survey of 6 US urban health clinics in 2020 showed 1-in-6 people were infected. Because infections are not reportable & often show no symptoms, most remain unaware. doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci…

This month marks 20 years since Marshall & Warren received Nobel prize for proving H. pylori was causing certain stomach ulcers. They faced strong backlash when they proposed the idea. Marshall drank a 'cocktail' of bacteria to prove his hypothesis. nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin…

Better hygiene has dramatically reduced H. pylori infections. For example, data from Japan show a significant drop (from 68% to 5%) in people born within 75 years. H pylori plays a key role in GI problems, e.g., peptic ulcer & gastric cancer. nature.com/articles/s4159…

H. pylori Testing Options Ongoing infection: - Breath test (looks for 13Carbon in urea) - Stool test (looks for actual bacteria) Past infection: - Blood test (antibodies against the bacteria) - Biopsy & culture (invasive, allows checking the damage) rxhometest.com/product/h-pylo…

Skin overgrowth is fairly common. But it's critical to know if it's a benign lump/wart called "skin tag" or a cancerous papilloma. Papilloma from HPV can be confirmed with: rxhometest.com/product/human-… Genital wart with: rxhometest.com/product/herpes… Read More: tinyurl.com/2fcc749p

Heart rate measurements are common. But heart beat rate changes due to many factors: exercise, time-of-the day, season, gender, athleticism, age, etc. Plot of 24-hour trend shows heart beats the slowest in morning, just before waking up. Some athletes can be as low as 30 bpm.

The papilloma virus (HPV) looks like a bucky ball with 72 pentagonal 'patches'. HPV often causes skin bumps (papilloma) or 'acrochordons', a finger-like growth. Over 175 varieties have been reported so far. Some can cause different forms of cancers. rxhometest.com/product/human-…

Theory of Emotions is a Way to Explain Emotions Using Neurotransmitters. As in Theory of Colors (RGB), it Includes 3 Basic Emotions & Underlying Neurotransmitters: - Dopamine (DA), e.g. for Joy - Norepinephrine (NE) for Stress - Serotonin (5-HT) for Sad doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.…

Are Neurotransmitters also Hormones? They are both important chemicals in the body to send messages. Neurotransmitters: fast, local (nerve-to-nerve, nerve-to-muscle). Hormones: slower, long-distance (in blood, across the body). Test to find out: rxhometest.com/product/neurot…

Most molds are not harmful to healthy humans. In fact, some are used to make foods or medications, e.g., penicillin. The 4 most common mycotoxins to humans are: - ASPERGILLUS (grains) - PENICILLIUM (rotting fruits) - FUSARIUM - TACHYBOTRYS (black mold) rxhometest.com/product/mycoto…

What testosterone therapy can or can NOT do? (lessons from a clinical trial): -higher bone density -longer walking distances -better mood -better sexual function -higher hemoglobin, lower anemia -may raise PSA (prostate) -may increase artery plaque & CVD doi.org/10.1210/er.201…

Testosterone is a good marker of muscle mass & bone density. That's true for both men & women. However, women's levels are 10% of men. It's well known that T levels drop with age. But, they rise after menopause! It impacts longevity & quality of life. rxhometest.com/article/hormon…

Mpox is caused by an ovoid brick-shape virus from orthopoxvirus family. Monkeypox is really really small: 0.2 microns, 19kb DNA. Interestingly, the virus can exist in two distinct forms: outside the cells as enveloped (EV) & inside as mature virus (MV). rxhometest.com/blog/common-se…

Mycoplasma genitalium is one of the most difficult bacteria to detect. Yet, it infected 3M adults in 2017-18. Without rigid wall, these flask shaped mobile & fastidious creatures are difficult to grow in lab & are rapidly becoming antibiotic-resistant. rxhometest.com/blog/common-se…

Human papillomavirus (#HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. HPV has 40 subtypes: - Low-risk types 6, 11 cause 90% of genital warts. - High-risk types 16, 18 cause 70% of cervical cancers; (types 31, 33, 45, 52, 58 rest of 10% of cervical cancers).

Infection of herpes virus stays for life. HSV settles in the nerve cells but keeps growing & shedding for years. Even after 10 yrs, regular shedding of HSV-2 can happen every 5 days & HSV-1 shedding every 50 days. Most shedding episodes last 10-20 hrs. rxhometest.com/product/herpes…

HSV is a life-long infection caused by a DNA virus that permanently establishes itself in nerve cells. HSV1 (oral) & HSV2 (genital) infections have different symptoms. Using the proteins on outer shell, it's possible to identify the type of #HSV virus. rxhometest.com/product/herpes…

When testing for stress, possible options: 1. Diurnal Cortisol Test - 4x saliva collected in 24 hrs. 2. AM/PM Test - 2x saliva-morning, night. 3. Cortisol Awakening Response-4-6 tubes, collected every 10-15mins in morning. 4. Cortisol+Melatonin Test. rxhometest.com/blog/cortisol-…