dear friends,
I found this article about prolactin in the news.
Well, they forgot to mention breastfeeding among prolactin-raising
activities :(. I think it is far more effective than puzzle solving :).
Does anybody know whether the risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
somehow depends on number of pregnancies and breastfeeding history of the
women?
May be prolactin in breastmilk helps babies in growing  their brain cells?
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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=8109384
Fend Off Dementia with Sex, Crosswords and a Run
Thu Apr 7, 2005 01:05 AM ET

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Sex, cryptic crosswords and a good run could help ward
off dementia and other degenerative conditions by stimulating new brain
cells, an Australian researcher said on Thursday.
Perry Bartlett, a professor at the University of Queensland's Brain
Institute, said mental and physical exercise helped create and nurture new
nerve cells in the brain, keeping it functional and warding off diseases
such as .

"Perhaps one should run a long distance and do the cryptic crossword, "
Bartlett told Australian radio.

He said a chemical called prolactin appeared to promote new cells in the
brain and could be found in high levels in pregnant women.

"Prolactin levels also go up during sex as well. So one could think of a
number of more entertaining activities than running in order to regulate the
production of nerve cells," Bartlett said.

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Sincerely yours, Victoria Nesterova,

bf supporter, Kiev,Ukraine

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