Your Mood Depends on the Food You Eat, and What You Should Eat Changes as You Age
Binghampton researchers report on how the foods we eat can affect our mental well being, and how our dietary needs change as we age.... Read More...
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Missing Link Discovered Between Immune Cells and Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at Cornell University have discovered a new pathway that involves immune cells which may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease. ... Read More...
Studies Link Nutrient to Academic Achievement in Pre-Adolescent Children
Study reports higher levels of lutein in the eyes is linked to better academic achievement and cognitive abilities in children.... Read More...
MRI Scans Detect “Brain Rust” in Schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia have higher levels of oxidative stress in their brains that healthy individuals and those with bipolar disorder.... Read More...
Copper Influx Key to Brain Cell Development
A new study reveals how brain cells quickly adjust copper allocation form a predominant use in energy production and defense against free radicals to a use in activating enzymes that make neurons neurons.... Read More...
An Alternative Explanation for Free Radical Theory of Aging
A new study reports the a majority of Swiss students questioned were against the use of cognitive enhancement drugs.... Read More...
How Aging Cripples the Immune System
A new study helps further understanding about how aging slows the production of new immune cells and decreases the immune systems response to vaccines in the elderly.... Read More...
Brain Receptor Cell Could Be New Target for Alzheimer’s
Researchers report that blocking a key receptor in the brain could neutralize the biological consequences of Alzheimer's.... Read More...
New Study Suggests Low Vitamin D Causes Damage to Brain
A diet which is low in vitamin D could cause damage to the brain, a new study reports.... Read More...
Nanoparticles Reboot Blood Flow in Brain
New research would help emergency care workers and battlefield medics stabilize blood flow in the brains of traumatic injury victims. Researchers developed a nanoparticle-based antioxidant that quickly quenches free radicals that interfere with regulation of the brain’s vascular system.... Read More...