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Alzheimer's Disease & Drinking: Starts in the Mouth

Everyone is aware of the damage that chronic consumption of alcohol causes.  It’s been long known that over-imbibing can cause vitamin and mineral deficiencies,...

Pair Food Well to Reduce Risk of Dementia

One of the main contributors to developing dementia is the presence of inflammation within the brain.  What we choose to put into our bodies,...

Video Gamers Develop Better Memory, Later

Video gamers are rejoicing everywhere after learning that playing video games early in life leads to better memory when older.                The researchers at the...

Why Do We Get Lost?

New clues about how the brain processes the body in space has lead to a discovery about why sometimes our spatial perception is disturbed...

How the Brain Replays the Days

Sleep serves an important biological purpose to heal and renew, and we’ve just learned that a great deal of the time spent asleep is...

Fish Oil Fights Air Pollution

Fish oil’s numerous benefits can improve the health of all ages and all genders, but women may be especially thankful for the extra protection...

Pink: The Better White Noise

Getting a good night’s sleep is critical to maintaining good brain health and overall health.  Losing sleep has been linked to increased levels of...

Cognition & The Sun

Heat stroke is on the rise and is expected to account for 2.5 more deaths by the year 2050.  For the first time, scientists...

Exercise and Memory

New research has unlocked the mechanisms behind why exercise can improve the memory. Long after the exercise is completed, there are lasting effects from...

High-fat Meals & Concentration

It may not just be a 3 p.m. slump if you find yourself foggy after lunch, particularly when you eat a take-out meal at...

Biohack Learning with the Smell of Roses

Scents can have amazing powers, as anyone who has used anything from scented candles to essential oils to incense to help uplift or calm...

Advances in Curcumin

Curcumin’s list of health benefits gets bigger each year, but curcumin has one flaw:  it is poorly absorbed.  Other herbs and supplements are often...

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