“intentional weight loss in obese/overweight people is associated with improvements in performance across various cognitive domains.”
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ayahuasca brew stimulates generation of human neural cells
“Our results demonstrate that harmine is able to generate new human neural cells, similarly to the effects of classical antidepressant drugs, which frequently are followed by diverse side effects.”
Rhythm of breathing affects memory and fear
“Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered for the first time that the rhythm of breathing creates electrical activity in the human brain that enhances emotional judgments and memory recall.”
Low Social Status May Weaken Immune System in Monkeys
“In a study of 45 female monkeys, researchers observed that changes in social status affected genes that associated with stress and inflammation. The lower a monkey’s social status, the more […]
Gut microbe movements regulate host circadian rhythms
“Circadian rhythms are a way of adapting to changes in light and dark, metabolic changes, and the timing of when we eat,” says Segal. “Other studies have shown the importance […]
Reviews Of Medical Studies May Be Tainted By Funders’ Influence
” ‘They can get the results or at least the interpretation that fits their needs. So you have the most powerful and most prestigious design in current medical evidence, and […]
Gut microbes promote motor deficits in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
“‘We have discovered for the first time a biological link between the gut microbiome and Parkinson’s disease. More generally, this research reveals that a neurodegenerative disease may have its origins […]
Hallucinogenic drug psilocybin eases existential anxiety in people with life-threatening cancer
“The Johns Hopkins group reported that psilocybin decreased clinician- and patient-rated depressed mood, anxiety and death anxiety, and increased quality of life, life meaning and optimism. Six months after the […]
Disrupting the brain’s internal clock causes depressive-like behavior in mice
“Our data show that perturbing circadian rhythms in otherwise totally undisturbed animals is enough to cause behaviors similar to human depression,” commented first author Dr. Dominic Landgraf of the University […]
Changes in the diet affect epigenetics via the microbiota
“research in mice is showing that microbes communicate with their hosts by sending out metabolites that act on histones—thus influencing gene transcription not only in the colon but also in […]