Brandon Luu, MD (@BrandonLuuMD)

"I’m just not a morning person." That used to be me—late nights, sluggish mornings, constant fatigue. But shifting my sleep schedule transformed my mood and performance. Here’s how changing your chronotype can change your life 🧵👇1/8 ...

🧠 Just 1 week of high sugar intake impairs memory in rats. Exposing rats to a high sugar diet increased expression of inflammatory genes and impaired hippocampal-dependent memory — independent of excess calories or weight gain. Let’s break it down 🧵1/8 ...

🐶 Early pet exposure may shape a healthier gut microbiome. Infants exposed to furry pets during pregnancy and early life had 2x higher odds of abundant Ruminococcus and Oscillospira—gut microbes linked to lower risk of allergy and obesity. 🧵 1/9 ...

Tylenol use during pregnancy has been linked to childhood ADHD in a new study: 📊 3x higher odds of ADHD diagnosis 💊 5x more likely to be prescribed ADHD meds 🧬 In females, 5.22% higher odds, mediated by placental gene expression Let’s break it down 🧵👇 1/9 ...

⚠️ If you want to protect your immune system, stop drinking. Even a single binge can trigger inflammation within 20 minutes. Moderate drinking alters immune responses, while chronic use weakens defenses and fuels long-term inflammation 🧵 1/9 ...

During 100+ hour workweeks with sleepless 26-hour shifts, most think there's no time for exercise. I found the opposite to be true. Here’s how I use science-backed strategies to turn exercise into my greatest performance enhancer—not just another task 🧵1/18👇...

Listening to binaural beats significantly boosts long-term memory: 🧠 In one study, free recall improved from 36% to 46% compared to white noise. But most aren’t using the right frequency. That’s why I created my own evidence-based recording for peak productivity. 👇 🧵 1/10...