FASEB Journal has recently suggested to us that there is a specific enzyme by the name of 5 lipoxgenase that might be helpful when inhibited to help lessen or maybe even put a halt to some of the harmful immune issues of astronauts. These issues are a result of flight in space. Many problems caused by spaceflight are similar to the process of aging for humans here on earth. It is thought that 5 lipoxgenase may also help the immune system of the elderly. Ph.D, Mauro Maccarrone and some of his colleagues conducted an experiment to gather this new information. They took the blood from donors that were completely healthy. Thelymphocytes from each donor were isolated. One group of lymphocytes was put onboard the International Space System and into a centrifuge. It had a space-like environment but an earth-like gravitational force. The other group was put onboard the ISS as well but also exposed to microgravity. The lymphocytes in the earth gravity were basically normal; however, the ones exposed to the microgravity were above "normal." It is believed that the reason for these results is because of the levels of this enzyme.


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Researchers from the British Medical Journal say that swimming with dolphins can work pretty well as a treatment for depression. The theory of biophilia is supported by this research. Biophilia shows us how a human relationship with the environment is important. The human is dependent on this. Thirty patients in Honduras that had a mild to moderate depression were used in this research, with half serving as the control group, and the other half as the experimental group. Those in the experimental group swam with dolphins every day for an hour over a two week time frame. All of the people in the control group did all of the same water activities that the experimental group participated in, only the dolphins were not present. During the experiment, both groups were not allowed to use any drugs or medications to treat the depression. The depression of each individual taking part in this experiment was measured before and after the two weeks. On average, the experimental group had a decrease of depression symptoms after the two weeks more so than the control group. It turns out that the cute sea critters are healers.

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