The brains of people with cognitive decline do better with higher levels of vitamin D, research shows. The study appears in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. “This research reinforces the importance of studying how foods and nutrients build resilience to protect the aging brain against diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and …
According to a new study from Tufts University, adults who suffered from varying rates of cognitive decline had better cognitive function with higher levels of vitamin D in their brains. People get vitamin D through exposure to sunlight, foods (like oily fish), and supplements. A new study, the first to look at vitamin D levels …
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Many neurodegenerative diseases, or conditions resulting from the loss of function or death of brain cells, remain largely incurable. Most available treatments target only one of the multiple processes that can lead to neurodegeneration, which may not be effective in treating symptoms or disease progression completely, if at all. But what if researchers harnessed the …
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Summary: Older people with cognitive decline who have higher levels of vitamin D in their brains had better cognitive function than their peers with lower levels of vitamin D. Source: Tufts University An estimated 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, a number that is expected to increase as the world’s population ages. To …
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The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the pandemic ended appeared several years older than those of adolescents who were assessed before the pandemic. The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the end of the COVID pandemic shutdowns appeared several years older than those of adolescents who were assessed before the pandemic. So …
Artwork: Allie Carl/Axios According to a Stanford University study, the stress of living through the pandemic has physically altered the brains of adolescents and prematurely aged them by at least three or four years. Why is it important: While the behavioral effects of the pandemic are well documented, data on the neurodevelopment of young people …
In addition to sharply increased rates of anxiety and depression, Stanford University researchers found the COVID-19 pandemic in the brains of adolescents as young as three years old, according to a study released Thursday. In “Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Brain Maturation in Adolescents,” the group of seven researchers compared MRI …
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The brains of teenagers who have lived through the Covid pandemic show signs of premature aging, research has found. The researchers compared MRI scans of 81 adolescents in the United States taken before the pandemic, between November 2016 and November 2019, with those of 82 adolescents collected between October 2020 and March 2022, during the …
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Comment this story Comment The stress of pandemic shutdowns prematurely aged the brains of adolescents by at least three years and similar to changes seen in children who faced chronic stress and adversity, a study has found. The study, published Thursday in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, was the first to compare analyzes of the …
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Summary: Music can induce a range of emotions and help us better understand different cultures. But what makes us listen to certain songs more than others? Researchers say that when we listen to a song, our brain predicts what will happen next, and that prediction dictates whether we like that song or not. Source: The …
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