Brain-Healthy MIND Diet May Help Keep Your Mind Sharp as You Age
Scientists reviewed 11 studies involving over 17,000 older adults to see if following the MIND diet helps protect brain function. The MIND diet combines the …
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Higher Blood Iron Levels May Help Keep Your Mind Sharp as You Age
A large 3-year study of over 2,000 healthy European adults aged 70 and older found that those with higher hemoglobin levels (a measure of iron in blood) were …
Read MoreBrain Injury Patients Need Better Nutrition Care During Recovery
Researchers looked at how well hospitals and rehab centers feed patients recovering from serious brain injuries. They found that most studies only looked at …
Read MoreBrain Supplement Creatine May Help Memory in Older Adults
Scientists reviewed six studies involving over 1,500 older adults to see if creatine, a popular muscle supplement, might also help brain function. They found …
Read MoreB Vitamins May Give Your Brain a Small Boost as You Age
Scientists looked at 17 studies involving over 5,000 older adults to see if B vitamins help keep minds sharp. They found that taking B6, B9 (folate), or B12 …
Read MoreHealthy Eating May Help Protect Your Brain as You Age
As people live longer, brain diseases like dementia are becoming more common, doubling every 20 years. This research review looked at many studies to see if …
Read MoreHealthy Eating May Help Protect Your Brain as You Age
As people live longer, brain diseases like dementia are becoming more common, affecting twice as many people every 20 years. Researchers looked at many studies …
Read MoreHealthy Eating May Help Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age
Scientists reviewed many studies to see if eating healthy foods can protect our brains as we get older. They found that people who eat more vegetables, fruits, …
Read MoreDiet Plus Exercise May Boost Brain Power Better Than Either Alone
Scientists looked at 11 studies involving over 3,400 people to see if combining healthy eating with exercise helps the brain work better than doing just one or …
Read MoreBrain-Healthy Diet Reduces Inflammation and Protects Memory
Scientists studied nearly 4,000 older adults for seven years to see how the MIND diet affects brain health. The MIND diet combines foods from the Mediterranean …
Read MoreHealthy Eating May Help Protect Your Brain as You Age
As people live longer, brain problems like dementia are becoming more common worldwide. This research review looked at many studies to see if eating better can …
Read MoreBlood Test May Show Early Signs of Brain Cell Damage
Scientists studied blood samples from over 2,000 Americans to see if two markers in the blood are connected. One marker shows when brain cells are damaged, and …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Brain After Stroke in Animal Study
Scientists tested whether vitamin D (specifically calcitriol) could help protect rat brains after a stroke. They found that rats given vitamin D treatment …
Read MoreMediterranean Diet May Help Fight Multiple Sclerosis Through Body Chemistry
Scientists reviewed how the Mediterranean diet might help people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that damages the nervous system. They found that this …
Read MoreBrain Cells Talk Differently in Males vs Females During Blood Vessel Disease
Scientists studied how brain cells communicate when blood vessels in the brain get damaged. They used mice and found that male and female brains respond very …
Read MoreChinese Herb May Help Brain Function After Poor Sleep
Scientists tested whether a traditional Chinese herb called Danshen could help rats think better after being sleep-deprived for 21 days. They found that rats …
Read MoreBrain-Healthy MIND Diet May Protect Memory Center from Damage
Scientists studied the brains of 809 older adults after death and found that those who followed the MIND diet more closely had less damage to their hippocampus …
Read MoreLow Brain Lithium Levels May Trigger Alzheimer's Disease
New research published in Nature reveals that people with early Alzheimer's disease have significantly lower levels of lithium in their brains compared to …
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