Archive for the ‘ Brain Health ’ Category
It has been estimated that close to 400,000 service members and veterans returning from the war in Iraq have suffered some degree of brain injury. Further, close to a third of all service members treated at Walter Reed Hospital have suffered some level of traumatic brain injury. Until now, there has been no evidence that any [ READ MORE ]
“Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education.” – Plato For thousands of years, music has been an integral part of the human experience. In fact, anthropological evidence reveals visible signs of musical activities visible in cave paintings dating back some 70,000 years. Flutes were in widespread use as long ago as 30,000 [ READ MORE ]
Fresh or frozen, blueberries are a favorite of most people. Your body and brain like them too. Research is beginning to tell us how blueberries may reduce obesity, protect arteries from high blood pressure, lower cholesterol, prevent cancer, improve your eye sight, and help your brain stay young. A blueberry’s powerful nutritional punch is related to [ READ MORE ]
It has been long believed that adding certain artificial colorings to food is linked to hyperactivity and behavior problems in children. Now the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest is again urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban Yellow 5 and 6; Red 3 and 40; Blue 1 and 2; Green 3; [ READ MORE ]
The Beta Carotene Research If an apple a day will keep the doctor away, what could five large carrots do? A Harvard Medical School researcher decided to review the impact of an antioxidant found in carrots, called beta carotene. The finding: beta carotene appears to help guard against Alzheimer’s disease and general deterioration of cognitive abilities – [ READ MORE ]
People generally assume that if they have high cholesterol, taking a statin drug to lower it makes good sense as it will reduce the risk of coronary artery disease. However, careful analysis of the data shows that this is a false assumption. In the January 30, 2007 edition of the journal, The LANCET, Dr. J. Abramson [ READ MORE ]
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a member of the ginger family, is the subject of intense scientific research evaluating it’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It is the seasoning that gives curry powder its yellow color and has been used for thousands of years in Chinese and Indian medicine as a natural remedy for a variety of ailments. In [ READ MORE ]
It has been estimated that about 2.3 million Americans suffer from epilepsy. While epileptic seizures can be caused by a variety of problems – including head trauma, stroke, infectious agents, metabolic disturbances, drugs, developmental disturbances, and brain tumors – most commonly epilepsy is termed “idiopathic”, a term describing a disease for which there is no [ READ MORE ]
Founded in 2006, The Perlmutter Brain Foundation is dedicated to supporting and encouraging scientific and medical research in neuroscience. PBF specifically champions research exploring the role of modifiable lifestyle factors in various neurological conditions ranging from attention-deficit disorder in children to Alzheimer’s disease. While scientific research aimed at developing new pharmaceutical interventions for existing neurological problems [ READ MORE ]
We have all experienced not being mentally sharp after a poor night’s sleep. Harvard researchers have now determined that how much sleep a person gets prior to an event is specifically important for memory consolidation. Sleep activates the hippocampus , the area of the brain known to be associated with memory consolidation. The Harvard research team [ READ MORE ]