Brain Blog
How New Helmet Technology Will Make the NFL and NHL Safer
BleacherReport.com features: Concussions remain a serious issue in sports, and with the recent White House concussion summit, the discussion has been raised a notch. For the NFL and football at other levels, as well as
Regulating Brain Activity to Improve Attention
Researchers from The University of Nottingham have found that balanced activity in the brain’s prefrontal cortex is necessary for attention. The research helps to make sense of attention deficits in people suffering from cognitive disorders
Students who write with pens learn more than with laptops
The old fashioned way works better. Credit: Szepy via iStock“More is better.” From the number of gigs in a cellular data plan to the horsepower in a pickup truck, this mantra is ubiquitous in American
A vascular surgeon explains why he ditched statins for more meat and less sugar, lowering his cholesterol in the process
Dr. Haroun Gajraj, The Daily Telegraph, National Post Wire Services “When I had a routine health checkup eight years ago, my cholesterol was so high that the laboratory thought there had been a mistake. I
New Alzheimer’s drug shows to be non-effective against Fronto-temporal demise
NEW DEMENTIA STUDY: Namenda (memantine) is a drug used to treat Alzheimer’s Disease. This new study shows that the drug has NO effect on frontotemporal dementia which is the second most common form of dementia
Changing gut bacteria through diet affects brain function, UCLA study shows
UCLA researchers now have the first evidence that bacteria ingested in food can affect brain function in humans. In an early proof-of-concept study of healthy women, they found that women who regularly consumed beneficial bacteria
Early Intervention after Brain Injury Increases Function
Early rehabilitation interventions seem to be essential for how well a patient recovers after a severe brain injury. It might even increase the chances for long-term survival, according to researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy. In
The Dirty 10… Foods you want to avoid at all costs!
10 Highly Processed Foods and Ingredients to Avoid: Artificial ingredients This includes both synthetic dyes (like FD&C Red No. 40, Tartrazine, or Blue No. 1) and artificial sweeteners (like saccharin, aspartame, or sucralose). When you
Coconut Oil for Alzheimer’s Prevention?
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/11/07/peanut-butter-coconut-oil-alzheimers-detection.aspx Coconut Oil Appears to Be an Ideal Brain Food There are only two types of fuel your body can convert into energy: carbs/sugar, or fat. Again, ketones are what your body produces when it
Hearing and the Waistline… Inverse Correlation?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2528630/Overweight-It-mean-youll-deaf-Regular-exercise-reduce-chance-hearing-loss-15.html Overweight? It could mean you’ll go deaf: Regular exercise can reduce chance of hearing loss by 15% Study found women who gained most weight were more likely to lose hearing The findings equally apply
Where Alzheimer’s Starts and How it Spreads
ScienceDaily.com Using high-resolution functional MRI (fMRI) imaging in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and in mouse models of the disease, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have clarified three fundamental issues about Alzheimer’s: where it starts,
