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Image: Carnitine, Choline, Cancer and Cholesterol: The TMAO Connection and how Resveratrol could be anti-atherosclerotic . NB. The concentration of TMAO in blood increases after consuming foods containing carnitine or lecithin if the bacteria that convert those substances to TMAO are present in the gut. High concentrations of carnitine are found in red meat, some energy drinks, and some dietary supplements; lecithin is found in soy, eggs, as an ingredient in processed food and is sold as a dietary supplement.

Resveratrol, found in red wine etc reduces the risk of heart disease by changing the gut microbiome, according to a new study by researchers from China...

Tom1 Modulates Binding of Tollip to Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate via a Coupled Folding and Binding Mechanism •Tollip TBD is a disordered domain that partially folds when bound to Tom1 GAT •Tom1 GAT also directly binds to the Tollip C2 domain •Binding of Tom1 to Tollip inhibits binding of Tollip to PtdIns(3)P •Tollip TBD plays a major role in Tom1’s inhibitory function

It has important implications for Rx of allergies, heart disease, cancer types. The discovery explains how 2 particular proteins, Tollip and Tom1, work together to contribute to the turnover of cell-surface receptor proteins that trigger inflammation...

Preventive strategies, targeting diet, drugs, body chemistry, mental health, pre-existing disease, and lifestyle may help to stave off dementia. This could be particularly important, given that, as yet, there is no cure, they say. The researchers wanted to look at the factors associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease in a bid to determine the degree to which these might be modified and so potentially reduce overall risk.

They trawled key research databases, looking for relevant studies published in English from 1968 up to July 2014. Out of almost 17,000 studies, 323, covering 93 different potential risk factors and more than 5000 people, were suitable for inclusion in the analysis...