Largely known as a growth factor receptor antagonist Suramin is currently only used in the treatment of river blindness (onchocerciasis) as well as African sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis). This medication is not approved by the USA FDA, but it is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines. Unfortunately, it is not absorbed through the stomach or intestines, so ingesting it will unfortunately not provide the terapeutic that you are hoping for.

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A myocardial infarction is a heart attack, plainly put. Myocardial refers to the muscle of the heart and infarction refers to a blockage. In most cases of a heart attack, the blockage refers to a blood clot or other entity blocking the blood vessels that supply blood and nutrients the muscles of the heart. When the muscles of the heart cannot get enough blood supply, areas of the heart lack oxygen and begin to die off as a result. A blockage is not the only cause of a heart attack, but we will focus on this particular cause as it is the most common.

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L-Phenylalanine, also referred to as PEA, phenethylamine, HCL, or beta phenylethylamine is a natural monoamine alkaloid and a trace amine… Not to be confused with the anti-cancer composited of phenylalanine, L-Phenylalanine mustard (L-PAM). Don’t take that one as a nootropic, please.

“What do proteins do? Everything.”

– Will Hunter, 2015 (shout out to my patho prof)

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