Items Listed In The Pregnenolone Category:Pregnenolone Description and EffectsPregnenolone is an important precursor hormone that has been shown to have beneficial effects on memory and in allieving auto-immune illnesses. Although studies began in the 1940s there has been relatively few studies done in recent years, so the working of Pregnenolone is not fully understood. It may interfere with the action of drugs prescribed for seizures or depression, and its effects on dependant hormones has not been well studied. MORE... Memory Enhancement Study ResultsUsing mice that were given a compound to artificially induce Alzheimer-like symptoms, four chemicals were tested for their effect on the cognitive functions of the animals. An artificial compound PRE-084, and three naturally occurring hormones - DHEA, pregnenolone and progesterone were tested. All except the progesterone were found to help improve the impaired memory function, while progesterone was found to interfere with the beneficial effects of the other hormones. MORE... |
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