This dramatic video from the University of Calgary illustrates how the smallest quantities of mercury can destroy growing nerve cells. Abbreviated version. VIDEO: Lorscheider FL, Leong CW, Syed NI. How Mercury Causes Brain Neuron Degeneration. Calgary: Dept. of physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary.
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How Sweet Is It?
The following video is an excerpt from a CBS 60 Minutes feature aired in 1997 entitled How Sweet Is It? It investigates some of the unanswered questions and concerns overshadowing aspartame. Produced by Isidore Rosmarin.
Scientists Discover New Role For Vitamin C In The Eye — And The Brain
In a surprising finding, vitamin C is found to prolong proper functioning of retinal cells: Portland, Ore. — Nerve cells in the eye require vitamin C in order to function properly — a surprising discovery that may mean vitamin C is required elsewhere in the brain for its proper functioning, according to a study by …
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