How Alcohol and Vitamin B1 Deficiency Damage Brain Cells
Researchers studied how chronic alcohol use and vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency affect the brain, specifically looking at genes in a memory-related brain area …
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Extreme Fasting Can Damage Your Brain: What You Need to Know
A 36-year-old man experienced serious brain problems after fasting on water only for 40 days straight. He developed a rare condition called Wernicke's …
Read MoreDoctors Prescribing Too Much Vitamin B1 to Alcohol Patients
Doctors at a Scottish hospital were giving patients with alcohol use disorder too much of a vitamin B1 medicine called Pabrinex. Researchers looked at 106 …
Read MoreRare Brain Condition Linked to Cancer Treatment and Poor Nutrition
Doctors are warning that cancer patients undergoing treatment need to watch out for a serious but preventable brain condition caused by vitamin B1 deficiency. …
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