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How The Way You Drive Can Predict Dementia

By |August 4th, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

We don’t need to drive for long before it becomes second nature. This conceals the fact that it’s a highly intricate activity that utilizes both sides of the brain and all four brain lobes. This means tiny changes in our driving ability we wouldn’t be [...]

Putting A Gene Under “House Arrest” Curtails Two Devastating Brain Diseases

By |July 25th, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

A “world leading” group of British scientists have created a groundbreaking approach to prevent the development of inherited forms of Lou Gehrig’s disease and frontotemporal dementia, a form of dementia that hit the headlines recently after Die Hard actor Bruce Willis was diagnosed with it. [...]

Do You Talk To Yourself? You Should If You Want To Improve Your Focus, Mood And Memory

By |July 21st, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

Ever find yourself talking to yourself and feel embarrassed by it? Well, research into so-called “self-talk” shows that this sort of self-imposed lecturing can actually be good for you. If you do it the right way. Lately, a growing number of medical researchers have become [...]

Are Obesity And Alzheimer’s Related?

By |July 17th, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

Obesity is a well-known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. But new research shows there may be more to the link between having a higher percentage of body fat and developing dementia. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are pointing [...]

Snoring: Can Sleep Apnea Cause Memory Loss?

By |July 14th, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

If you or your partner snore, you already know how common and disruptive this condition can be. Your lost hours of sleep… your dry throat… and your endless fatigue are all enough to drive you mad. But, as we first reported three years ago, these [...]

Does Surfing The Internet Reduce Your Risk of Dementia?

By |July 11th, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

Are you someone who worries that all of that online screen time is turning your memory to mush? Well, we've got some good news. Whether it’s emailing an old friend or researching a travel destination you’ve been daydreaming about, a new study suggests that routine [...]

Monkeyhead Strengthens Memory by Boosting Nerve Growth

By |July 7th, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

Some call it monkeyhead. Others refer to it as tree hedgehog or bearded tooth. Yes, the names are unusual, but no matter what you call it, for eons this mushroom has been enhancing people’s lives. From the ice age to current times, mushrooms like this [...]

Bright Light Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

By |July 3rd, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

You know how quickly dementia can affect your memory, but it can also affect parts of the brain that handle visual information coming from your eyes. In addition, dementia can throw off your body’s natural circadian rhythm which can cause sleep disturbances. Up until recently, [...]

Does This Diet Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease?

By |June 30th, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

Diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease continue to increase around the world. So, it's no surprise that dementia researchers are actively exploring various strategies to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and improve brain health. Among these approaches, the MIND diet has emerged as a promising eating [...]

Ancient Chinese Medicine For Sharper Memory

By |June 26th, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

In looking for natural ways to improve brain health within Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), researchers have uncovered a compound that can produce profound improvements in memory. This natural compound has played an important role in TCM therapies for nerve problems, memory loss, Parkinson’s disease, insomnia, [...]

Take This Vitamin And Save Your Memory

By |June 23rd, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

An increasing body of evidence proves what I’ve been saying for more than two decades - nutritional supplements can sharpen fading memories and prevent cognitive decline. Although many different nutrients fit the bill, this type of vitamin in particular is standing out. I’m talking about [...]

Ray Of Light Detects Alzheimer’s Disease

By |June 19th, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

Subtle changes in an everyday activity may signal Alzheimer’s is around the corner for you or a loved one. Unfortunately, these changes are too small to be picked up by the human eye, but they can be detected by a light sensor. This sensor isn’t [...]

Use Your Bone-Brain Link To Sharpen Your Memory

By |June 16th, 2023|Categories: Brain Health|

When you think of your bones and your brain you might not consider that they are intimately linked. Of course, the brain tells your muscles how to move your bones, but that’s about it, right? There’s a lot more to it, say researchers who are [...]

Restless Legs? Your Brain May Be in Trouble

By |June 9th, 2023|Categories: Brain Health, Brain Science|

If you’ve got restless leg syndrome (RLS), you already know it can flip your life upside down. The uncontrollable urge to move your legs can disrupt your social life… your exercise routine… and even your sleep. Now, a new study shows that having RLS can [...]

Newly Approved Therapy For Parkinson’s Could Be A Game-Changer

By |June 5th, 2023|Categories: Brain Science|

A new, novel therapy for people suffering with Parkinson’s disease is drug free and requires no anesthetic, no incision, and no hospital stay. If that sounds too good to be true, then you’ll want to keep reading. Because the results of a published clinical trial [...]

Your Brain Has A Superpower That Keeps Your Memory Strong

By |June 2nd, 2023|Categories: Brain Science|

Your doctor probably hasn’t told you, but your brain has a superpower that allows your memory to stay healthy at any age—as long as you keep fueling the process. That power is the ability of neurons to reorganize themselves – a process known as neuroplasticity. [...]

How The Outdoors Can Save Your Memory

By |May 29th, 2023|Categories: Lifestyle|

Whether it’s the greenery of gardens and parks or the blue hues of aquatic environments, immersing oneself in nature reduces the risk of serious psychological distress - the kind that can lead to mild cognitive impairment and dementia. The academic world virtually ignored the effects [...]

Why More Young People Are Getting Alzheimer’s Disease

By |May 26th, 2023|Categories: Brain Science|

If you think Alzheimer’s disease happens only to older people, think again. A Chinese teenager has become the world’s youngest person to be diagnosed with the condition. Although Alzheimer’s can strike people in their 20s and 30s, the unfortunate victims in these rare cases have [...]

This Sugar May Be Silently Wrecking Your Memory

By |May 22nd, 2023|Categories: Nutrition|

It's very well known that sugar and, in particular, the sugar called fructose, can wreak havoc on the body and brain. And now a group of researchers believe fructose may be connected to the increase in the number of people who succumb to memory-destroying Alzheimer’s [...]

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