For years we’ve been seeing scientific literature describe the various health risks associated with having elevated levels of (potentially) toxic heavy metals. The reason this information is so important is because it opens the door to a discussion about both prevention and treatment for the associated diseases.Certainly, one disease that draws interest from both perspectives … Continue reading Heavy Metals – A Risk for Alzheimer’s?
Does aging BEGIN in the brain? Development of new neurons slows down as we get older, followed by regular signs of aging
Can aging be slowed down or even reversed? The answer to that is yes, according to researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. One needs only to look at the hypothalamus, where certain neural stem cells can both precipitate and reverse the aging process. For their study, the researchers made use of healthy mice. When the animals reached 10 months in … Continue reading Does aging BEGIN in the brain? Development of new neurons slows down as we get older, followed by regular signs of aging
Environment As Important As Genes In Autism, Study Finds
Environmental factors are more important than previously thought in leading to autism, as big a factor as genes, according to the largest analysis to date to look at how the brain disorder runs in families. Sven Sandin, who worked on the study at King’s College London and Sweden’s Karolinska institute, said it was prompted “by … Continue reading Environment As Important As Genes In Autism, Study Finds
5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Ketogenic Diet
It's fascinating to see all the interest in the ketogenic diet in the form of new books and social media lately. By and large the narrative as it relates to this particular diet seems to portray it as something new and innovative. In reality, humans have been on a ketogenic diet for thousands of years. … Continue reading 5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Ketogenic Diet
Leong, Syed and Lorscheider 2001 degeneration of neuron structures following exposure to mercury
Christopher C. W. Leong, Naweed I. Syed and Fritz L. Lorscheider, 2001, Retrograde degeneration of neurite membrane structural integrity of nerve growth cones following in vitro exposure to mercury - Neuroreport, Vol 12 No 4, 733-737. Leong, Syed and Lorscheider 2001 degeneration of neuron structures following exposure to mercury Video Length: 5:00 minutes Related Post … Continue reading Leong, Syed and Lorscheider 2001 degeneration of neuron structures following exposure to mercury
Large-scale study links cell phone radiation and brain cancer
Your cell phone may increase your risk of brain cancer, according to a study. An expert review panel looked at a $25-million study carried out by the National Institutes of Health’s National Toxicology Program (NTP). The panel discovered that radio-frequency radiation emitted from cell phones was linked to heart and brain tumors, providing evidence of carcinogenicity, at least … Continue reading Large-scale study links cell phone radiation and brain cancer
Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains
Eating less to remember more might become a new prescription for some elderly people, German researchers say. They found that memory and thinking skills improved among healthy, overweight subjects who cut their calorie intake by 30 percent over a three-month period. If further research supports this conclusion, "from a public health point of view, you … Continue reading Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains
When it comes to chocolate, the darker the better: Dark chocolate reduces stress while improving memory
When new research comes out saying that we should increase our consumption of broccoli or start eating kale, we might not feel overly inclined to make the suggested changes. However, there are very few of us who don’t love chocolate, and two new studies by researchers from the Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center are sure … Continue reading When it comes to chocolate, the darker the better: Dark chocolate reduces stress while improving memory
Rampant mobile phone use causing brain tumors to skyrocket… while corporate-run media remains in denial
Is your cellphone giving you brain cancer? New research highlights the potential dangers of increased mobile phone use. Cellphones have become ubiquitous in Western societies, and now evidence suggests that they could be behind the dramatic rise in a rare type of brain tumors. Experts say that cases of a malignant brain tumor known as Glioblastoma … Continue reading Rampant mobile phone use causing brain tumors to skyrocket… while corporate-run media remains in denial
Neuroscientists look at brain stimulation as an alternative treatment for depression
In search of a way to treat depression, Philadelphia-based neuroscientists found a pathway in the brain circuitry of mice, and reported that stimulating this path causes animals to take up “anti-depressive” behavior. According to an article in Medical Xpress, this discovery could lead to brain stimulation as way to alter depression in humans. Dr. Amelia J. Eisch … Continue reading Neuroscientists look at brain stimulation as an alternative treatment for depression
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