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In Search of Genetic Agency: On the Uses and Actionability of Direct‐to‐Consumer Genetic Test Results in Biohacking Practices

Sociology of Health &Illness, Volume 48, Issue 6, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The article examines why and with what consequences biohacking individuals use direct‐to‐consumer genetic tests (DTC GTs). Based on thematic coding of 15 semi‐structured interviews, it argues that these users generally see themselves as capable of generating actionable knowledge to optimise future health by manipulating their ‘milieu’. DTC GTs
Carsten Stage
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Relative Efficacy of Piracetam, Modafinil and Citicoline on Cognitive Function in an Animal Model [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Nootropic drugs or cognitive enhancers are pharmacological agents that improve cognitive function and memory by various mechanisms. Drugs like piracetam, modafinil and citicoline have been used as nootropic agents.
Farrukh Ahmad, Veena Nayak, Chaitanya Malalur, Rinz Mathew, Amruta Tripathy, Kurady Laxminarayana Bairy   +5 more
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Borates in Biomedicine: A Retrospective Analysis

ChemMedChem, Volume 21, Issue 11, 15 June 2026.
The graphical abstract displays the molecular structure of boric acid, an hormetic substance with pleiotropic bioactivity. Complementing previous studies describing the use of organoboron compounds as potent therapeutics for use in anticancer, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, and related other pharmaceutical uses, this study focuses on the emerging ...
Mario Pagliaro, Giovanna Li Petri, Giuseppe Angellotti, Rosaria Ciriminna   +3 more
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DETERMINATION OF 3-HYDROXY-3-PYRROLINE-2-ONE IN URINE AND STUDY OF ITS EXCRETION FROM THE ORGANISM OF LABORATORY ANIMALS

Фармация и фармакология (Пятигорск), 2017
It is known that almost any disease of the central nervous system is accompanied by the development of cognitive disorders. The drugs of choice in the complex therapy in this case are nootropics. On the world market racetam group, i.e.
E. A. Bulgakova, Yu. N. Karpenko, T. I. Yarygina   +2 more
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The Safety and Efficacy of Botanicals with Nootropic Effects

Current Neuropharmacology, 2021
Recent estimates for the global brain health supplement category, i.e. nootropic market size, will grow to nearly $5.8 billion by 2023. Overall, nearly one-quarter (23%) of adults currently take a supplement to maintain or improve brain health or delay and reverse dementia.
Roe, Amy L., Venkataraman, Arvind
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Health Benefits of a Standardized Ginkgo biloba Extract Associated With Phosphatidylserine in Alleviating Mental Stress and Cognitive Performance: Results From Two Exploratory Randomized Trials

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
Promising results by the supplementation of Gingko biloba extract associated with Phosphatidylserine in two exploratory randomized trials on brain health and well‐being, so combining antioxidant, neuroprotective, and nootropic properties of both ingredients. ABSTRACT Mental health is threatened every day by the stressors of life: frenetic work rhythms,
Kenny Hawkins, Justine Davis, Cristal Abreu Matias, Gabriel Wilson, Ryan Lowery, Paola Misiano, Giovanna Petrangolini, Jacob Wilson   +7 more
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Roles of histone lysine methylation in neurodevelopment and related disorders

Ibrain, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 201-221, Summer 2026.
This graphical abstract centers on the theme of dynamic balance and systematically outlines the role of histone lysine methylation in neurodevelopment and related disorders. The figure first presents two key classes of regulators that control this balance—“writers” and “erasers”—and then indicates how interactions among different epigenetic ...
Yun Chen, Yi Zhang, Hong Zhang, Xiaoli Liang   +3 more
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Chemoreactomic study of fonturacetam effects: molecular mechanisms of influence on adipose tissue metabolism

Фармакоэкономика
Objective: to conduct chemoreactomic, pharmacoinformatic and chemoneurocytological analyzes of the properties of racetams (piracetam, aniracetam, pramiracetam, levetiracetam, fonturacetam).Material and methods.
O. A. Gromova, I. Yu. Torshin
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Innovations in Herbal Functional Beverages: From Green Formulation and Bioactivity Preservation to Sensory Optimization and Regulatory Safety

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
Herbal‐extract‐enriched beverages are emerging as promising functional foods that combine sensory appeal with health‐promoting bioactives. This review summarizes their formulation in hot and cold beverages, focusing on processing challenges, physicochemical stability, sensory quality, encapsulation strategies, health benefits, safety, and regulatory ...
Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Ammar B. Altemimi, Rawaa H. Tlay, Mohammed N. Saeed, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Tarek Gamal Abedelmaksoud   +6 more
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Clinical pharmacology of modern nootropics and their role in the therapy of kinesia (sickness)

Медицинский совет, 2013
Present-day globalization of the world economy, stronger communication in business, science, education and leisure, growth of the population migration (including seasonal) have led to an increase in the incidence of kinesia (sickness).
V. V. Kosarev, S. A. Babanov
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