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03/27/2019
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By Jhoanna Robinson
High blood pressure greatly increases risk of dementia among women in their forties, new study finds
A new study which was published in Neurology – the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology – revealed that women with high blood pressure in their forties have a 73 percent higher risk of dementia. Researchers at Kaiser Permanente in California followed the lives of 7,238 people from 1964 to 1973 and had their blood pressure monitored when they […]
02/19/2019
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Does chronic anxiety lead to Alzheimer’s? New study links neuropsychiatric symptoms with the disease
In a study of data gathered on 270 cognitively normal older adults between the ages of 62 and 90, called the Harvard Brain Aging Study, scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that as levels of amyloid beta – proteins that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease – rise, the more they tend to become anxious. […]
02/19/2019
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Hang up and drive: Cell phone radiation may explain road rage — it lowers impulse control and disrupts the blood-brain barrier
Aside from the possibility of being distracted and being prone to causing accidents on the road, people who drive while using their cellular phones are at greater risk of radio frequency phone signals that move along several wireless towers. “Those waves have to boost up from your cell phone to find the towers. If you’re in an […]
02/19/2019
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Weight loss in Alzheimer’s patients is linked to a decrease in glucose metabolism in the brain
New research from the multimodal neuroimaging for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis (MULNIAD) study, which is implemented at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG) and is published at the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, shows that hypometabolism in the medial prefrontal areas is linked with Alzheimer’s disease-related nutritional problems. The study participants were 34 amyloid-beta (A?)-positive […]
02/07/2019
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By Jhoanna Robinson
From acute to chronic? Acute psychosis from marijuana use associated with future mental illness
A study that appeared in the American Journal of Psychiatry and which was authored by Marie Stephanie Kejser Starzer, Carsten Hjorthoj, Merete Nordentoft showed that people who experience acute psychotic symptoms due to excessive marijuana use have a tendency to develop a chronic psychotic illness later in life. The researchers analyzed the long-term dispositions of […]
02/06/2019
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Five-phase music therapy based on TCM’s elements found to be safe and effective for treating depression in stroke victims
A recent study in the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine sought to analyze the effectiveness of five-phase music therapy in patients suffering from depression after having ischemic stroke. Depression is regarded as a series of emotional disorders brought about by various reasons. The number of people being diagnosed with clinical depression increases each year, with the condition […]
10/26/2018
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Boost your intelligence AND your physical activity with dancing
One salsa class can improve understanding by eight percent, focus by 13 percent, and memory by 18 percent, as it takes a special kind of concentration for people to be able to learn salsa. This is because the dance requires people to stay in time with the music and not be distracted, according to a new […]
03/01/2018
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Brain stimulation with magnets proves to be an effective treatment for MS patients
At least 90 percent of people with multiple sclerosis complain of experiencing severe fatigue, which can damage a person’s work and personal life, and results in many people having to give up their jobs. As a matter of fact, a lot of people with multiple sclerosis report that fatigue is one of the most bothersome […]
01/08/2018
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Don’t sweat the exam: Another study confirms mindfulness reduces stress
Mindfulness lessens stress in students during exam periods, a study that appeared in the journal The Lancet Public Health showed. The study also showed that Buddhist meditation boosts pupils’ overall well-being. This ancient form of meditation is recommended by the National Health Service to help people feel better. University counseling rose by 50 percent from […]
12/20/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
New brain study reveals how music can change the structure of children’s brains, enhancing emotional and intellectual development, boosting decision-making network
Two new studies from the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California have revealed that even just two years of music instruction has multiple benefits. Music training can alter both the structure of the brain’s white matter, which transfers signals through the brain, and gray matter, which has most of the brain’s […]
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