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BHI as a dynamic measure of the response of the body to stress In this scheme, healthy subjects have a high BHI with a high bioenergetic reserve capacity, high ATP-linked respiration (AL) and low proton leak (PL). The population of mitochondria is maintained by regenerative biogenesis. During normal metabolism, a sub-healthy mitochondrial population, still capable of meeting the energetic demand of the cell, accumulates functional defects, which can be repaired or turned over by mitophagy. Chronic metabolic stress induces damage in the mitochondrial respiratory machinery by progressively decreasing mitochondrial function and this manifests as low ATP-linked respiration, low reserve capacity and high non-mitochondrial (e.g. ROS generation) respiration. These bioenergetically inefficient damaged mitochondria exhibit increased proton leak and require higher levels of ATP for maintaining organelle integrity, which increases the basal oxygen consumption. In addition, chronic metabolic stre...

Special baby yoghurt to prevent childhood leukaemia, would quite likely also reduce the severity/incidence of some autism by permanently modulating the immune system. Today’s post is about Leukaemia/Leukemia, another condition like autism, that is usually caused by "multiple hits".   It makes for surprisingly interesting reading for those interested in understanding autism.   Leukaemia is a group of cancers that begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal white blood cells . Symptoms may include bleeding and bruising problems, feeling tired , fever, and an increased risk of infections. These symptoms occur due to a lack of normal blood cells. Cancer research is making some great strides and, being English myself, I am pleased that some of the cleverest research is being carried out in England; the epicentre is the Royal Marsden Hospital/Institute of Cancer Research . Sadly, there is no such centre of excellence for autism research in England, or anywh...