Featured Topics: Brain Health
Mushroom Consumption Delays Mild Cognitive Impairment
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Mushroom consumption was associated with delayed mild cognitive impairment and may be a potential preventive measure to slow cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in aging populations. Only two epidemiological studies have examined the...
Psychological Traits Correlated to Smartphone Use and Addiction
Written Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Using a telemetric approach, researchers were able to attribute smart phone addiction, found in 36% of the study participants, to specific personality traits. Some of us have lived long enough to remember the very first cellular...
Wild Blueberry Supplementation Improves Cognitive Performance of Children
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Compared to placebo, supplementing with a beverage containing 30 grams of wild blueberry significantly improved performance on a series of cognitive tests examining memory and attention in the participating seven to ten...
Greek Mountain Tea Extract Improves Cognition, Mood, and Cerebral Blood Flow
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Two doses of Sideritis scardica (Greek mountain tea) were capable of improving aspects of cognitive function and mood, specifically increased cerebral blood flow, information processing, memory, and anxiety, in a group of...
The Effects of Chronic Stress can Damage Your Body
Written by Dr. Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. Chronic stress is a significant risk factor for all illnesses including heart disease, diabetes, depression, irritable bowel and Alzheimer's disease. Almost all of my adult patients mention that their stress and fatigue are...
Peppermint Essential Oil Shown to Improve Mental Functioning
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Compared to the placebo, only the higher dose of 100 microL of peppermint essential oil (Mentha piperita) was effective in significantly improving participants’ cognitive tasks performance and reducing the mental fatigue associated with...
Microbiota Transfer Therapy Improves Gastrointestinal and Autism Symptoms
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Microbial Transfer Therapy significantly decreased symptoms of abdominal pain, indigestion, diarrhea, and constipation and increased the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium and Prevotella, bacterial species in the...
Melatonin Improves Sleep Quality in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Supplementation with melatonin significantly reduced anxiety and fatigue and significantly improved sleep quality in participating subjects compared to control. Among the numerous health conditions resulting from Traumatic...
Probiotics May Reduce Negative Thoughts Associated with Sad Mood
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study suggests that a probiotic combination of different strains and species of Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, and Bifidobacterium can significantly reduce negative thoughts, specifically for aggression and rumination....
Rhodiola rosea Versus Sertraline for Major Depression Therapy
Written by Halima Phelps, Staff Writer. Compared to those taking placebo, patients taking Rhodiola rosea experienced less side effects and had 1.4 times the odds of improvement in depression by week 12 of treatment, while patients on sertraline had 1.9 times the odds...
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