Can Supplements Really Boost Brain Health?

ByBrittany Lubeck, RDPublished on September 29, 2023Medically reviewed byBeth Thomas, PharmDWorldwide, more than 50 million people have dementia, a disease that affects cogniti

Updated on: November 21,2023 67

Can Supplements Really Boost Brain Health?

ByBrittany Lubeck, RDPublished on September 29, 2023Medically reviewed byBeth Thomas, PharmDWorldwide, more than 50 million people have dementia, a disease that affects cogniti

Updated on:November 21,2023 67

Gum disease and tooth loss linked to brain shrinkage

The study found that gum disease and tooth loss were linked to brain shrinkage in the hippocampus, which plays a role in memory and Alzheimer's disease. The study does not prove that gum disease o

Updated on: November 19,2023 9

Gum disease and tooth loss linked to brain shrinkage

The study found that gum disease and tooth loss were linked to brain shrinkage in the hippocampus, which plays a role in memory and Alzheimer's disease. The study does not prove that gum disease o

Updated on:November 19,2023 9

Connections between nerves and stem cells may be essential for function

Researchers have demonstrated that stem cells attract neurons with different strengths and that connections between the two may be vital for cancer stem cell function.Scientists exploring how neurons

Updated on: November 01,2023 3

Connections between nerves and stem cells may be essential for function

Researchers have demonstrated that stem cells attract neurons with different strengths and that connections between the two may be vital for cancer stem cell function.Scientists exploring how neurons

Updated on:November 01,2023 3

Transplanted brain organoids show response to visual stimuli in adult rats

Researchers say that by looking at individual neurons, they were able to gain a deeper understanding of the integration of transplanted brain organoids.In a study published inCell Stem Cell, res

Updated on: October 31,2023 18

Transplanted brain organoids show response to visual stimuli in adult rats

Researchers say that by looking at individual neurons, they were able to gain a deeper understanding of the integration of transplanted brain organoids.In a study published inCell Stem Cell, res

Updated on:October 31,2023 18

Stem cell therapy to slow progression of multiple sclerosis (MS)

In the pursuit of a remedy for Alzheimer’s disease, a frontier in medical science is illuminating a glimmer of hope. Stem cell therapies have already demonstrated their prowess in treating diverse can

Updated on: October 31,2023 10

Stem cell therapy to slow progression of multiple sclerosis (MS)

In the pursuit of a remedy for Alzheimer’s disease, a frontier in medical science is illuminating a glimmer of hope. Stem cell therapies have already demonstrated their prowess in treating diverse can

Updated on:October 31,2023 10

Stem cell replacement therapy a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

In a new study, researchers describe a process for converting non-neuronal cells into functioning neurons able to restore capacities undermined by Parkinson’s destruction of dopaminergic cells.A sympt

Updated on: October 31,2023 20

Stem cell replacement therapy a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

In a new study, researchers describe a process for converting non-neuronal cells into functioning neurons able to restore capacities undermined by Parkinson’s destruction of dopaminergic cells.A sympt

Updated on:October 31,2023 20

New hydrogel stem cell treatment could repair injured brain tissue

The new ‘hybrid’ hydrogel allowed researchers to safely deliver stem cells to the site of a brain injury in mice.Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia and the Australian National Uni

Updated on: October 31,2023 27

New hydrogel stem cell treatment could repair injured brain tissue

The new ‘hybrid’ hydrogel allowed researchers to safely deliver stem cells to the site of a brain injury in mice.Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia and the Australian National Uni

Updated on:October 31,2023 27

New environmental risk score assesses a person's risk for developing ALS using blood sample

Over the last decade, research at Michigan Medicine has shown how exposure to toxins in the environment, such as pesticides and carcinogenic PCBs, affect the risk of developing and dying from amyotrop

Updated on: October 31,2023 18

New environmental risk score assesses a person's risk for developing ALS using blood sample

Over the last decade, research at Michigan Medicine has shown how exposure to toxins in the environment, such as pesticides and carcinogenic PCBs, affect the risk of developing and dying from amyotrop

Updated on:October 31,2023 18

Enhancing deep sleep in older years could stave off dementia

As little as 1 per cent reduction in deep sleep per year for people over 60 years of age translates into a 27 per cent increased risk of dementia, according to a study which suggests that enhancing or

Updated on: October 31,2023 11

Enhancing deep sleep in older years could stave off dementia

As little as 1 per cent reduction in deep sleep per year for people over 60 years of age translates into a 27 per cent increased risk of dementia, according to a study which suggests that enhancing or

Updated on:October 31,2023 11

Body appreciation messages can offset negative impact of objectified fitness influencer images

A few words of body appreciation can help counter the negative impact of viewing objectified images of female fitness influencers, according to a Washington State University study.While fitness influe

Updated on: October 31,2023 28

Body appreciation messages can offset negative impact of objectified fitness influencer images

A few words of body appreciation can help counter the negative impact of viewing objectified images of female fitness influencers, according to a Washington State University study.While fitness influe

Updated on:October 31,2023 28

Autonomic nervous system directly controls stem cell proliferation, study shows

Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University of Illinois neuroscientists, they

Updated on: October 30,2023 19

Autonomic nervous system directly controls stem cell proliferation, study shows

Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University of Illinois neuroscientists, they

Updated on:October 30,2023 19

Analyzing single cells leads to new insights about how brains grow and operate

What a look at more than 3,000 kinds of cells in the human brain tells usAnalyzing single cells leads to new insights about how brains grow and operateA deep look at the collections of cellular reside

Updated on: October 30,2023 12

Analyzing single cells leads to new insights about how brains grow and operate

What a look at more than 3,000 kinds of cells in the human brain tells usAnalyzing single cells leads to new insights about how brains grow and operateA deep look at the collections of cellular reside

Updated on:October 30,2023 12