“The dramatic improvements in exercise performance and cognitive function will no doubt interest athletes and professional sports teams worldwide. Our hope, however, is that ketone ester supplementation will also hold […]
Category: Neuroscience
New insights into how the mind influences the body
“the findings shed new light on how stress, depression and other mental states can alter organ function, and show that there is a real anatomical basis for psychosomatic illness. The […]
Diet and exercise can reduce protein build-ups linked to Alzheimer’s, UCLA study shows
“A study by researchers at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior has found that a healthy diet, regular physical activity and a normal body mass index can reduce […]
New evidence that mindfulness meditation reduces stress by altering brain connectivity
“Mindfulness meditation reduces stress by increasing brain connectivity between top-down executive control regions, according to a recent study published this July in Biological Psychiatry.”
Brains of overweight people ‘ten years older’ than lean counterparts
“From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research.”
No dream: Electric brain stimulation during sleep can boost memory
“UNC School of Medicine scientists report using transcranial alternating current stimulation, or tACS, to target a specific kind of brain activity during sleep and strengthen memory in healthy people.”
Study shows changes in brain activity after mindfulness therapy
“The study published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, looked at brain imaging in youth before and after mindfulness based therapy and saw changes in brain regions that […]
Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer’s proteins
“Salk Institute scientists have found preliminary evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds found in marijuana can promote the cellular removal of amyloid beta, a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s […]
You can train your body into thinking it’s had medicine
“Ader’s result … showed that learned associations don’t only affect responses – such as nausea, heart rate… His rats proved that these associations influence immune responses too, to the point […]
Toxic air pollution nanoparticles discovered in the human brain
“‘Our results indicate that magnetite nanoparticles in the atmosphere can enter the human brain, where they might pose a risk to human health, including conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease,’ added […]