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Deep Sleep May Mitigate Alzheimer’s Memory Loss
A deep slumber might help buffer against memory loss for older adults facing a heightened burden of Alzheimer’s disease, new research from the University of California (UC), Berkeley, suggests. Deep sleep, also known as non-REM slow-wave sleep, can act as a “cognitive reserve factor” that may increase resilience against a protein in the brain called ...
Study Links Nutrients, Brain Structure, Cognition in Healthy Aging
In a new study, scientists explored the links between three measures known to independently predict healthy aging: nutrient intake, brain structure and cognitive function. Their analysis adds to the evidence that these factors jointly contribute to brain health in older adults. Reported in the Journal of Nutrition, the study found that blood markers of two saturated ...
Keys to Brain Power
Helping patients/clients sustain cognitive abilities. It’s funny in a way—when middle-aged adults say, “I keep forgetting where I put my phone, am I getting Alzheimer’s?” They are mostly kidding, but there is an underlying rivulet of anxiety about potentially going into mental decline. Unlike clients of only about five years ago, the current crop of ...
New Form of Omega-3 Could Prevent Visual Decline With Alzheimer’s Disease
For the first time, researchers have developed a form of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) that is capable of crossing into the eye’s retina to ward off visual declines related to Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and other disorders. The DHA found in fish oil capsules and other supplements is typically in a form called ...
Study Links Omega-3s to Improved Brain Structure, Cognition At Midlife
Eating cold-water fish and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids may preserve brain health and enhance cognition in middle age, new evidence indicates. Having at least some omega-3s in red blood cells was associated with better brain structure and cognitive function among healthy study volunteers in their 40s and 50s, according to research published online ...
Cravings For Fatty Foods Traced To Gut-Brain Connection
A dieter wrestling with cravings for fatty foods might be tempted to blame their tongue: the delicious taste of butter or ice cream is hard to resist. But new research investigating the source of our appetites has uncovered an entirely new connection between the gut and the brain that drives our desire for fat. At ...
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One of the most critical nutrients everyone should keep on hand is the mineral Iodine. While there are numerous functions of Iodine within the body, it is best known for protecting and supporting the thyroid, normal metabolism, normal growth and development and brain health. According to the Current Health Science Journal article “Iodine Deficiency, Still ...
Flavonoids May Reduce Mortality Risk For People With Parkinson’s Disease
People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) who eat more flavonoids—compounds found in richly colored foods like berries, cocoa and red wine—may have a lower mortality risk than those who don’t, according to a new study. Specifically, the researchers found that when people who had already been diagnosed with PD ate more flavonoids, they had a lower ...
Abnormal Thyroid Hormone Levels During Pregnancy May Increase the Risk of Preschool Boys’ Behavioral Problems
Thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy may predict preschool boys’ emotional and behavioral problems, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Thyroid hormones are crucial for normal development of a baby’s brain and nervous system. During the first trimester—the first three months of pregnancy—a baby depends on its mother’s ...
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