science about how to keep your brain sharp while getting older

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).

The standard method of monitoring people with a high risk of brain tumors nowadays is having an MRI every 3 months, which is followed by biopsy. The problem with this standard method is that this procedure can be disrupted by other things, like COVID pandemic, which increases a risk of things to be missed or […]

There are a lot of explanations why you feel sleepy during a day a while back. According to a recent study, one of them is telomere shortening in the absence of sleep apnea.

You have most probably heard of circadian rhythm and its crucial role in our physical wellness and mental wellbeing. If you don’t follow and nourish your body’s circadian rhythm, you’ll end up with an increased risk for health problems, including overweight, heart problems and cancer. The most vulnerable group here are the night shift workers.

Do you feel yourself according to your calender age? If not, than maybe it’s your biological age. So far scientists have identified 5 measures to determine biological age, including the length of telomeres, changes to our DNA (epigenetics), gene levels, our proteins (proteomics) and substances produced during chemical processes in our body (metabolites). These 5 […]

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.

Seleniumtekort? Pas op met paracetamol!

Het veilige middel tegen milde (hoofd)pijn en koorts, paracetamol, blijkt niet zo veilig te zijn voor mensen met een tekort aan het mineraal selenium. Zelfs als die pijnstiller wordt ingenomen binnen de aanbevolen dosering (maximaal 4x per dag 2 tabletten van 500 mg). Dit blijkt uit een recente studie.

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