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• TUSTIN, Calif., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BioPhotas, Inc., the makers of Celluma Light Therapy and market leader in therapeutic LED light therapy devices, announced today the launch of the RESTORE Hair Serum, an optimized scalp and hair formulation that complements the award-winning Celluma RESTORE LED device to provide a complete hair-restoration solution.
• "It's an amazingly elegant formulation that is clear and easily absorbed into the scalp so that it can be used daily to maximize the Celluma Light Therapy results."
• For the growing number of professionals and individuals achieving significant and visible results with the FDA-cleared Celluma RESTORE Light Therapy device for hair restoration, this serum is an ideal complement for use between each light therapy treatment.
• According to Mr. Cluff, "the Celluma RESTORE light therapy device has been available since receiving FDA-clearance for hair restoration in 2021.

• The clinical trial was part of the ChromaDex External Research Program (CERP™), which donated ChromaDex’s patented nicotinamide riboside (NR) ingredient, Niagen, for the advancement of this research.
• This is Dr. Sack’s fourth published study on NR, and the seventh clinical study overall, that demonstrates NR’s effectiveness in reducing inflammation, an important indicator of how the body is aging,” remarked Rob Fried, CEO of ChromaDex.
• This is the third published human clinical study demonstrating that NR supplementation has a protective effect in healthy individuals and lays the foundation for future clinical research ( Elhassan et al.
• Research suggests a depletion of NAD+ is associated with impaired inflammatory responses and innate immune dysfunction, indicating NAD+ levels may have a critical impact on the function of immune cells.

• But does our brain burn more energy when engaging in mental athletics than it does during other activities, such as watching TV?
• Tracing brain energy consumption can be done using both sugar and oxygen, but oxygen is the more accessible option.
• Tracing oxygen consumption, the brain accounts for about 20% of the body’s energy consumption, despite only representing 2% of its weight.

How do we know?

• We can’t measure brain energy consumption in humans in this way, but we can follow the oxygen, as increased brain activity requires more oxygen.
• Research indeed shows increased mental load (such as performing mental arithmetic, reasoning, or multitasking) is linked to increased oxygen consumption (measured via CO₂ release).

Can we measure oxygen use just in the brain?

• That extra supply of oxygen-rich blood is region specific and can be (literally) channelled with micrometre precision to active neurons.
• Since blood and its oxygen are weakly attracted by magnetic fields, we can use MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), a radiation-free tool, to obtain an, albeit indirect, measure of brain activity.
• But unfortunately, we can’t use MRI to tell us how much energy our brain uses for different mental activities.

So, how much does brain activity increase?

• MRI studies have shown attentively monitoring moving objects compared to passively watching them increases brain activity in our visual cortex by around 1%.
• But interestingly, processing visual information leads to a reduction of activity in auditory areas, meaning we spend less energy processing the sounds in our environment.
• This works the other way around as well: when we attend to auditory information, we reduce our visual processing activity.

Then why do we feel exhausted after too much mental activity?

• Complex mental tasks are typically also emotionally challenging and lead to increased activation of our sympathetic nervous system, ultimately leading to mental and physical fatigue.
• The good news is we don’t have to worry that too much mental activity will drain our brain energy.

• LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has launched its trusted Synergize disinfectant in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
• "Our Synergize disinfectant has long been trusted in North America to protect people and animals," said John Adent, Neogen's President and CEO.
• Synergize disinfectant is a combination quaternary ammonium and glutaraldehyde multi-purpose disinfectant that is non-corrosive to hard surfaces, killing both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, fungi, spores, and viruses.
• Synergize will be launched at the EuroTier exhibition this week in Hannover, Germany, where Neogen will exhibit its full range of biosecurity solutions in Hall 23 D47.