The Claim
In rats exposed to chronic mild stress, daily magnesium treatment at 15 mg/kg for 35 days increases GAD-67 protein expression in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, despite no baseline change in GAD-67 caused by stress alone, indicating magnesium may enhance GABA synthesis in stress-sensitive brain regions.
What the research says
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When rats are stressed out for a long time, giving them a magnesium supplement every day for five weeks boosts a specific brain protein that helps calm the brain, even though the stress itself doesn’t change that protein.
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In rats exposed to chronic mild stress, magnesium treatment at 15 mg/kg daily for 35 days increases GAD-67 protein expression in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, despite no baseline change in GAD-67 caused by stress alone, indicating magnesium may enhance GABA synthesis in stress-sensitive brain regions.
What the research says
1 studyIn stressed rats, giving magnesium daily for five weeks boosted a brain protein that helps make a calming chemical called GABA, even though stress alone didn’t change it. This suggests magnesium might help the brain calm down better under stress.
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