Featured Topics: Brain Health
Cinnamon May Reduce Cognitive Function Impairment
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. The meta-analysis of 40 studies including in vivo, in vitro, and clinical trials using components of cinnamon suggests that cinnamon aids in improvement of cognitive functioning such as memory and learning through inhibition of...
Increased Antioxidant Consumption Associated with Improved Depression and Anxiety Symptoms
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the meta-analysis including 52 RCTs and 4049 subjects shows a statistically significant improvement in depressive status after taking antioxidant supplements (p < 0.00001). Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one...
Fenugreek Seed Extract Improves Memory Status and Oxidative Stress-Related Parameters in Older Subjects
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 4-month supplementation of fenugreek seed extract (equivalent to 500 mg of dry extract) significantly lowered the clinical dementia rating score compared to placebo (p < 0.001). Currently 47 million people live with...
Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke Linked to Fatty Acid Profiles and Ratios
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings of the prospective observational study show that risk factors such as dyslipidemia, atrial fibrillation, and smoking are strongly connected to fatty acids. Limiting or eliminating modifiable lifestyle risk factors such...
Performing Acts of Kindness Improves Social Connection
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. While all social conditions (acts of kindness, social activities, and cognitive reappraisal) showed a significant linear improvement from baseline to follow-up for the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), only participants in...
Mediterranean Diet Negatively Associated with Depression in Older Adults
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results for Cox models (participants without depression at baseline and adjusting for age, sex, and years of education) show that with each unit increase in the MedDietScore, indicating greater MeDi adherence, was associated...
Probiotic Bifidobacterium longum BB68S Significantly Improves Cognitive Function in Healthy Older Adults
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 10-week intervention using the probiotic BB68S resulted in significantly greater changes in total RBANS score and in 4 domains: immediate memory (p < 0.0001), visuospatial/constructional (p<0.001), attention (p <...
Group-based Singing Intervention Improves Spoken Language Production and Social Participation in Adults with Chronic Aphasia
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Significant findings of the study show that paired t-tests comparing pre- and post-intervention scores across both groups revealed a significant improvement in both the Communication index (p<0.001) and the Responsive speech...
Dietary α-carotene and β-carotene Intake Inversely Associated with Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Compared with the subjects in the lowest quartile of β-carotene dietary intake, those in the highest quartile had lower risk of both CERAD W-L decline (OR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.44-0.90) and AFT decline (OR = 0.66, 95% CI:...
Higher Dietary Intake of Flavonoids Associated with Improved Cognitive Health in Elderly Subjects
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the study using data from the MEAL study show that a significant difference was found in the dietary intake of anthocyanins between individuals with normal and impaired cognitive function (57.03 ± 54.79 mg/d vs....
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