Using a comprehensive study of the eye-brain connection in glaucoma, his team found that giving rats oral doses of citicoline over a three-week period protected nerve tissues and reduced vision loss sustainably even after the treatment stopped for another three… Read More ›
A two-week course of high doses of CBD helps restore the function of two proteins key to reducing the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaque, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, and improves cognition in an experimental model of early onset familial Alzheimer’s,… Read More ›
Cognitive decline reversed 30 years in 6 weeks After just 1 ½ months, participants increased their cognitive abilities to levels similar to those of middle-aged adults, 30 years younger. Control group members, who did not take classes, showed no change… Read More ›
Mobile phone radiation may affect memory performance in adolescents The study to be published on 19 July 2018 found that cumulative RF-EMF brain exposure from mobile phone use over one year may have a negative effect on the development of… Read More ›
Kefir may help Hypertension and Neuroinflammation Kefir may help Hypertension and Neuroinflammation Drinking kefir may have a positive effect on blood pressure by promoting communication between the gut and brain. Kefir is a fermented probiotic milk beverage known to help… Read More ›
Elderly grow just as many new Brain Cells as the young Elderly grow just as many new Brain Cells as the young Researchers show for the first time that healthy older men and women can generate just as many new… Read More ›
Indoor lighting Drastically Inhibits Learning and Memory The hippocampus lost about 30 percent of capacity in low light in just 4 weeks as well as a steep decline in brain derived neurotrophic factor (Animal Model) * Grass rats were… Read More ›
Lung Scarring Reversed Lung Scarring ReversedIn an unexpected discovery scientists witnessed fibrosis going into remission and the lungs begin to normalize function in only 4 weeks, with the introduction of RAGE into the cells. Citation:Homeostatic nuclear RAGE–ATM interaction is essential… Read More ›
Neuroscience researchers believe in quitting smoking gradually – Regular smokers experience an almost dementia-like condition in the early hours after quitting, as suggested by brain scans. This can be quite an unpleasant experience, and is probably one of the reasons… Read More ›
Public Release: 28-Jan-2015 The health-promoting perks of wine have attracted the spotlight recently, leaving beer in the shadows. But scientists are discovering new ways in which the latter could be a more healthful beverage than once thought. They’re now reporting… Read More ›
Public Release: 12-Jan-2015 Lund University A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that inherited viruses that are millions of years old play an important role in building up the complex networks that characterise the human brain. Researchers have… Read More ›
Public Release: 23-Dec-2014 University of Zurich Every region of the body — from the toes to the jaw and tongue — has a particular processing area in our emotional center in the brain, the somatosensory cortex. These areas are flexible… Read More ›
Public Release: 23-Dec-2014 University of Vermont’s Hudziak examines cortical thickness changes via MRI University of Vermont Children who play the violin or study piano could be learning more than just Mozart. A University of Vermont College of Medicine child psychiatry… Read More ›
Animal study shows that diet alters important pathways associated with brain’s response to stress The consumption of a diet high in fructose throughout adolescence can worsen depressive- and anxiety-like behavior and alter how the brain responds to stress, according to… Read More ›
08 FEB 2013 Natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer’s disease pathway, according to new research from the University of Leeds. In early-stage laboratory experiments, the researchers identified the process… Read More ›
” Zinc deficiency affects about 2 billion people worldwide, including an estimated 40 percent of the elderly in the United States – who are also among the most likely Americans to end up in an ICU.” 28 JAN 2013 COLUMBUS, Ohio… Read More ›
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-Oct-2014 Some people suffer incipient dementia as they get older. To make up for this loss, the brain’s cognitive reserve is put to the test. Researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela have studied what factors… Read More ›
19 OCT 2012 URBANA – Recent studies have linked caffeine consumption to a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and a new University of Illinois study may be able to explain how this happens. “We have discovered a novel signal that… Read More ›
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 13-Oct-2014 Disputed theory on Parkinson’s origin strengthened Parkinson’s disease is strongly linked to the degeneration of the brain’s movement center. In the last decade, the question of where the disease begins has led researchers to a different… Read More ›
Turmeric compound boosts regeneration of brain stem cells – Lead author of the study, Adele Rueger, said: “While several substances have been described to promote stem cell proliferation in the brain, fewer drugs additionally promote the differentiation of stem cells… Read More ›