Research published in the European Journal of Integrative Medicine from the University of York in the UK, shows that acupuncture helps people who experience dental anxiety. Professor of Acupuncture, Hugh MacPherson says, “There is increasing scientific interest in the effectiveness of acupuncture either as a standalone treatment or as an accompanying treatment to more traditional medications.We […]
MoreAlthough admittedly this is a mouse study, the research investigators have shown that diet induced obesity creates changes in the brain that could elucidate that similar mechanisms occur in people. Supporting evidence for this is found in published human studies that have linked obesity and cognitive decline previously.The exact cellular mechanisms that contribute to cognitive decline […]
MoreAccording to research presented at the 2018 European Society of Cardiology Congress, listening to yoga music before bedtime may lower heart disease risk. Prior research documented that music reduces anxiety in patients with heart disease, but the studies were inconsistent and did not specify what style of music was used. The body’s heart rate changes as a normal […]
MoreA study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease seems to confirm the long held suspicion that having surgery requiring general aneathesia (not local anesthesia) may promote cognitive decline. For this study memory was assessed in 964 study subjects with a mean age of 54 years, and again four years later, when 312 participants had had surgery and […]
MoreAccording to newly published research in The Lancet Public Health journal, alcohol abuse is the most important preventable risk factor for the onset of dementia, and particularly for Early Onset Dementia. They studied over one million adults in France who had been diagnosed with dementia. The WHO (World Health Organization) defines heavy drinking as ingestion of more than 60 grams pure […]
MoreAnother study confirms that fish consumption in children is linked to important health benefits. Past studies have indicated a beneficial association between fish consumption and cognition. Other studies have shown that fish consumption helps sleep. This newly published study from the University of Pennsylvania as reported in the journal Scientific Reports, seems to link these benefits. It shows that […]
MoreThe latest thinking about dementia in the scientific community is that cognitive impairment can be seen as “Diabetes Type 3”, because an abnormal handling of glucose in the brain seems to be one of the underlying mechanisms which promotes dementia, just as impaired glucose regualton in the body is an essential component of the common disorder […]
MoreAs just reported in USA Today and by other news outlets, Temple University has just published research that shows that extra-virgin olive oil may be protective against memory loss, and Alzheimer’s disease.
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