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11/17/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Predicting Alzheimer’s: Major inflammation in your 40s puts you at high risk, making the case for improving lifestyle habits
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland found that extreme inflammation – which can be caused in middle age by weight gain and high blood pressure or diabetes – could be a sign of impending Alzheimer’s disease. When the scientists observed 1,633 people between the ages of 45 and 65 who were given […]
10/17/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Cashing in on the growing dementia demographic: NY restaurant introduces “brain healthy” menu
Can one’s diet really prevent someone from suffering from dementia during the later years of their life? This is what a posh new restaurant seeks to answer. The menu at New York restaurant Honeybrains, allegedly contains meals that are good for brain health, enough so that they can lower the risk of you incurring dementia […]
10/11/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Scientists are closer to understanding how your brain stores information
Researchers at the Interdisciplinary Institute for Neurosciences (CNRS/Universite de Bordeaux) and the Bordeaux Imaging Center (CNRS/Universite de Bordeaux/Inserm) have discovered a new process for storing information in synapses and controlling how such information was stored, paving the way for understanding memory’s molecular mechanisms and learning processes. Messages between neurons pass through more than one billion […]
09/22/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Do you worry? Put down your phone and pick up your diary
Hypochondriacs and extreme worriers, take heed of this advice: Taking the time to write down how you feel may be an effective way to get yourself sorted out and thus go about a stressful task more effectively, a study that was conducted in Michigan State University showed. According to lead author, MSU doctoral student in […]
09/20/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Magnet therapy shows promise in alleviating anxiety, research finds
Fears can now be blocked in a split second, provided that a specific region of your brain will be stimulated magnetically. This is a novel undertaking, seeing that a lot of people these days are afflicted with all kinds of phobias; some panic the first moment that they step foot on an aircraft, others howl […]
09/18/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Antidepressants found to be “death pills” that dramatically raise the risk of early death
A study that was conducted by scientists at McMaster University in Canada concluded that antidepressants raised the risk of death among depressed people without a heart disease, to 33 percent, as compared with those who did not regularly take these so-called “medications”. The researchers analyzed data from 17 previous studies involving almost 380,000 people. The studies […]
08/16/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Common over-the-counter ibuprofen found to be more effective against depression than dangerous antidepressant drugs
A complaint of depression to your general practitioner would likely result in you getting a prescription for an antidepressant. This doesn’t take into consideration the fact that there has been evidence that showed that around 30 to 40 percent of people with depression also had increased levels of inflammation in their brains, which inhibited the effectiveness of […]
08/14/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Calorie restriction found to accelerate learning
A new study that was published on Tuesday, August 1 in the open access journal PLOS Biology found out that dietary restrictions can improve learning ability in worms, finding cause to believe that this theory can be applied to other living organisms. Researchers who were led by Kaveh Ashrafi, Mihir Vohra, and their colleagues at […]
07/29/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Chimpanzees found to accumulate and transfer cultural knowledge from one generation to the next
A study that was recently published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior showed that chimpanzees, which the theory of evolution says are where men are descended from, exhibit “cumulative culture”, or the ability to build on the work of others. Until now, it was thought that only humans, baboons, and pigeons had this ability. In […]
07/27/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Researchers have figured out how physical exercise prevents dementia and protects the brain
Gerontologists and sports physicians at Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany have concluded in a new study that not only does regular physical exercise manage weight and maintain the body’s fitness, it also protects the brain and positively impacts its metabolism. The study, which involved 60 participants aged between 65 and 85, aimed to assess movement-related parameters, cognitive […]
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