According to a recent large study, low levels of folate (vitamin B9) in the blood may be a sign for increased risk of dementia and death from any cause in older people (aged 60-75 years).
According to a recent study, a combination of 2 existing drugs, gemfibrosil and retinoic acid, might not only fight brain damage caused by Alzheimer’s, but even improve cognition! Gemfibrosil (or Lopid) is a cholesterol-lowering drug, and retinoic acid,a vitamin A derivative, is widely used to treat various diseases.
A recent study gives us another good reason to pay a closer attention to various plants in nature that have a natural compount farnesol as a potential remedy for Parkinson’s. Farnesol is predominantly found in citronella, lemon grass, tuberose, cyclamen, rose, neroli, balsam and musk. The majority of these plants is used nowadays in perfume, […]
Even small amounts of the common plasticizers BPA (bisphenol A) and BPS (bisphenol S) in our everyday plastic products such as water bottles, plastic tableware and food packaging, can be damaging to our brain. A recent German study confirms that BPA and BPS seriously damage fish brain in just one month and assumes that the […]
Many people may think that high blood pressure and stroke are diseases for older people, but a recent UK study suggests that higher than normal blood pressure (>120/80 mmHg) in your 40s & 50s significantly increases your changes of more extensive brain damage in your 60s and 70s. This suggestion is based on the information […]
Lifestyle changes can help you to age healthy. But what if I tell you that there is an oxygen treatment that can reverse the normal aging process at the basic cellular level? At least, according to a recent small Israeli study.