Protein Synthesis (music video), Glenn Wolkenfield
YouTube Glenn Wokefield helps us remember the basics of protein synthesis with his music video. This resource is related to Course III: Metabolism – Maintaining…
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Protein Synthesis, Transcription, and Translation, Bozeman
YouTube Video Paul Andersen explains the central dogma of biology. He explains how genes in the DNA are converted to mRNA through the process of…
Your Body’s Molecular Machines
YouTube Video These are the molecular machines inside your body that make cell division possible. Animation by Drew Berry at the Walter and Eliza Hall…
The Protein Folding Problem: A major condundrum of science, Ken Dill
YouTube Video For 50 years, the “protein folding problem” has been a major mystery. How does a miniature string-like chemical – the protein molecule –…
The Therapeutic Potential of the Ketogenic Diet in Treating Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis International (2015)
Scientific Paper Until recently, multiple sclerosis has been viewed as an entirely inflammatory disease without acknowledgment of the significant neurodegenerative component responsible for disease progression…
The Nervous System and Metabolic Dysregulation: Emerging Evidence Converges on Ketogenic Diet Therapy, Frontiers in Neuroscience (2012)
Scientific Paper A link between metabolism and brain function is clear. Since ancient times, epileptic seizures were noted as treatable with fasting, and historical observations…
Ketogenic Diets as an Adjuvant Cancer Therapy: History and Potential Mechanism, Redox Biology (2014)
Scientific Paper Cancer cells, relative to normal cells, demonstrate significant alterations in metabolism that are proposed to result in increased steady-state levels of mitochondrial-derived reactive…
Ketogenic Diets and Pain, Journal of Child Neurology (2013)
Scientific Paper Ketogenic diets are well-established as a successful anti-convulsant therapy. Based on overlap between mechanisms postulated to underlie pain and inflammation, and mechanisms postulated…
Beyond Weight Loss: A Review of the Therapeutic Uses of a Very-Low-Carbohydrate (Ketogenic) Diet, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2013)
Scientific Paper Very-low-carbohydrate diets or ketogenic diets have been in use since the 1920s as a therapy for epilepsy and can, in some cases, completely…
Low-Carb, High-Fat (LCHF) Video Playlist: Talks and Lectures on YouTube
YouTube Videos Click here to navigate to the playlist, Ditch the Carbs, Love Your Life. This resource is related to Course III: Metabolism – Maintaining…