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·May 4, 2022·5 min read

Fecal Transplants Reverse Hallmarks of Aging

Transplanting fecal microbiota from young mice to older mice reversed hallmark signs of aging in the gut, brains, and eyes. Transplanting the fecal microbiota from old to young mice had the reverse effect, inducing inflammation in the brain and depleting a key protein associated with healthy vision.

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·November 26, 2021·5 min read

Decluttering May Not Help People With Dementia

Findings suggest people with moderate Alzheimer's disease perform better at daily tasks when surrounded by their usual clutter.

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·September 28, 2021·6 min read

Children Who Eat More Fruit and Veg Have Better Mental Health

Children who regularly consume fruits and vegetables have better mental well-being than their peers who do not consume fresh fruit and vegetables. Those who eat five or more servings of fruits and veggies a day have a better overall mental well-being score, researchers report.

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·May 10, 2021·7 min read

Reading Minds to Understand Human Tool Use

Combining brain imaging data with machine learning, researchers make new discoveries about how the brain controls the hand. The findings could lead to the development of more advanced neuroprosthetics.

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·October 3, 2020·5 min read

Could a Fecal Transplant One Day Be the Secret of Eternal Youth?

Fecal transplants could someday be a useful tool to help improve cognitive decline associated with aging, a new study reports.

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·August 5, 2020·5 min read

Understanding Why Some Children Enjoy TV More Than Others

Brain responses of ten-month-old babies could predict whether the child would enjoy watching fast-paced television shows six months later.

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·February 29, 2020·7 min read

Omega-3 fats do not protect against cancer

Studies reveal there is no demonstrable value in people taking omega 3 oil supplements for the prevention or treatment of cancer. Findings reveal there may be a slightly increased risk of men developing prostate cancer following long-term omega 3 consumption.

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·January 22, 2020·5 min read

What it’s like to live without a sense of smell?

Olfactory disturbances have wide-ranging implications for both the mental health and emotional well being of sufferers.

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·November 4, 2019·3 min read

Fish oil supplements have no effect on anxiety and depression

Despite common claims that increasing omega-3 consumption will protect against, or reverse, anxiety and depression, researchers report the supplements have little positive effect on mental health.

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·October 7, 2019·4 min read

Number of depressed over-65s unchanged but antidepressant use soars

The proportion of those aged 65 and older prescribed antidepressants has more than doubled over two decades, from 4.2% in the 90s to 10.7% in twenty years later. However, the prevalence of depression among the age group has dropped since the 90s from 7.9% to 6.8%.

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·August 14, 2019·4 min read

Emotional journey of a digital detox while traveling

A new study looks at the effect of digital detox on travelers. Initially, people experience anxiety, frustration, and symptom of withdrawal from technology while traveling. As their trip progresses, people experience more enjoyment and feelings of liberation after spending extended time away from the digital world.

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·June 2, 2019·2 min read

Could a Mediterranean diet and exercise reduce dementia risk?

A new study will investigate the effects of exercise and eating a Mediterranean style diet has on the development of dementia, and whether a change in lifestyle has neuroprotective properties. Researchers are looking for volunteers between 55 and 74 years of age to participate in the study.

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