Category Archives: Mind/Body

Brain creates ‘new’ nerve cells

February 19, 2007 – 12:25 pm

Here is a recent study that came out last week.
“Dr Mark Baxter, Wellcome Trust senior research fellow at Oxford University, said: “This study is exciting because it reveals a group of brain cells in the adult human brain that are continuously regenerating”
Read more on this study here

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Sleep Linked To Brain Cell Creation

February 15, 2007 – 5:55 pm

Here is a recent study out of Princeton University that tries to link sleep and brain cells.
“Losing sleep may cause the brain to stop producing new brain cells, a study conducted by New Jersey’s Princeton University has found”
To read more click here

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Loneliness Could Boost Alzheimer’s Risk

February 6, 2007 – 2:34 pm

Researchers at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have assessed loneliness and dementia. 
“In human beings, loneliness has been associated with impaired social skills. Thus, neural systems underlying social behavior might be less elaborated in lonely persons and, as a result, be less able to compensate for other neural systems compromised by age-related neuropathy,”
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You are only as old as you think you are

January 31, 2007 – 3:48 pm

We found this post that mentions Dr. Paul Nussbaum’s approach to brain health. Dr. Nussbaum does a great job of communicating the importance of a fit brain to the public
Dr. Nussbaum says that a healthy lifestyle characterized by socialization, physical activity, mental activity, spirituality, and nutrition leads to improved brain health. Individuals should reduce their caloric [...]

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Coffee has its benefits

January 10, 2007 – 4:32 pm

Here is an article by Dr. Rallie McAllister on the positives of coffee.
“Coffee may have even greater benefits on the human brain, protecting it from degenerative disorders that lead to dementia. Recent studies suggest that habitual coffee drinkers have a lower risk for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease than individuals who abstain”
Read the full artcle here

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Resolve to Exercise Your Brain

January 3, 2007 – 3:48 pm

The Alliance for Aging Research is encouraging Americans to boost their brain health.
“There is a lot we can do to keep our brains healthy and potentially prevent or lessen the cognitive decline that often comes with aging,” Daniel Perry, executive director of the nonprofit Alliance for Aging Research”
You can see the full article here

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New Imaging Compound Might ‘See’ Alzheimer’s Earlier

December 28, 2006 – 3:41 pm

Here is some more progress in the ability to detect Alzheimer’s earlier on.
“We urgently need techniques to see brain changes in the earliest stages of cognitive decline so that we can identify people at risk…”
The full article can be read here

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Exercise Appears To Improve Brain Function

December 22, 2006 – 3:45 pm

Here is another report that links exercise and the brain.
“Physical activity may be beneficial to cognition during early and middle periods of the human lifespan and may continue to protect against age-related loss of cognitive function during older adulthood”.
You can see this story in full here 

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Exercise alone or with others protects aging brain

December 15, 2006 – 7:04 pm

Here is an interesting post over at iHealthBulletin.
Everybody knows that exercise is good for your heart, but in recent years we’ve gathered compelling evidence that exercise is also good for your brain,” says Fred Gage, PhD, of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. “We now know that exercise helps generate new brain cells, even in [...]

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MetLife and Museums to promote understanding of aging

December 5, 2006 – 12:14 am

Here is a post on some funding from MetLife.
This will support intergenerational programs and underwrite exhibitions to promote understanding of aging, brain health and healthy lifestyles
More here
 

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