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“If you want to do something to hasten a cure for Alzheimer’s, join the Brain Health Registry,” said Michael W. Weiner, M.D. A professor of radiology and biomedical engineering, medicine, psychiatry and neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Weiner is the…
Growing old is an inevitable part of life however certain supplements and methods can help reduce the decline of cognitive health and help you feel younger. Supplements are believed to help cognitive health by increasing blood flow to the brain and improving the brain’s…
wearing my blue blockers to protect my eyes from artificial light. Bodhi is already passed out (naturally) Hey Rockstar, how much sleep did you get last night? I recently moved and one of the hardest things for me turned out to be shifting from…
Ever since Google Maps launched its app in 2008, I’ve been using GPS to get around town, and across the country. For a decade, a digital voice from my phone has led me, turn-by-turn, in cities I’m not familiar with and even cities I’ve…
(Photo: Dagsmejan sleepwear) The menopause. It happens to every woman, but when symptoms hit, nothing quite prepares you for them. A natural part of ageing, the menopause and the transition towards it, the perimenopause, can strike at any age – but usually between 45…
Medicinal scents are fragrances or aromas that tickle our noses as we walk into a room and somehow make us feel good at the same time. We are discovering more studies that have found some of the most amazing benefits of certain aromas and…
The citicoline market was valued at over US$ 530 million in 2018 and is expected to witness substantial Y-o-Y growth of 8% in 2019 This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire Rockville Pike, MD — ( SBWIRE ) — 05/21/2019 — According to…
Most of us use a psychoactive drug on a daily basis in order to maximize our mental alertness and wakefulness. That drug, of course, is caffeine . About 90 percent of Americans consume it in one form or another every single day, while at…
American teenagers are chronically sleep-deprived. As children enter puberty, physiological changes delay the onset of sleep and make it more difficult to wake up early in the morning. By the end of middle school, there is a large disconnect between biological sleep patterns and…
Dr. Xin-Yun Lu in the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University laboratory. Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Scientists want to know whether our aging fat cells are important to the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s. They have evidence that as we…
What is Cortisol? Here’s How it Impacts Your Body When You’re Stressed More It’s known as the stress hormone—because it rises when you’re on edge and can cause harm if its levels creep off track—but cortisol isn’t always a bad guy. It does so…
RFA term more trouble than it’s worth? In a submission to the Review of the Financial Advisers Act, an industry body says the term RFA is “damaging for New Zealand’s reputation as a responsible member of the world financial community” Rates unlikely to drop…
We celebrate disruptive technologies like the PC, the Internet, and the Internet-connected smartphone because they empower us. They allow us to do things that would have been unimaginable to past generations. Investors celebrate disruptive technologies for the profit they promise — or fear them…
( Natural News ) When a medical doctor prescribes drugs for symptoms, those warning signs may “go away” for a short while, but the root of the problem always festers. That’s because nearly all medications are chemically concocted in a laboratory and then “assigned”…
Vitamin D Deficiency: One of the most common health problems in the world today is vitamin D deficiency. Around 1 billion people worldwide and 40% of Americans are deficient in this important vitamin. A vitamin D deficiency is associated with multiple chronic conditions including…
When I first did the research for my book Crochet Saved My Life , there seemed to be very few people talking about the health benefits of yarncrafting . I’m thrilled to see that in the half a dozen years since that time, a…
Most of us use a psychoactive drug on a daily basis in order to maximize our mental alertness and wakefulness. That drug, of course, is caffeine . About 90 percent of Americans consume it in one form or another every single day, while at…
The cycle of sleep and wakefulness is one of the key human behaviours. We spend about a third of our lives asleep and cannot survive without it. When asleep, our brain memorises and processes information. Our body clears toxins and repairs itself, allowing us…
Seventeen types of bees are now ‘extinct’ in parts of the East of England, considered one of the most diverse habitats for the pollinators in the UK. Climate change, habitat loss, pollution and disease have all been blamed for the losses. Species like the…
( Natural News ) Cambridge researchers came up with a game app called “Decoder” that supposedly trains the brain of the player. They claimed that regularly playing the brain training game could improve the concentration of the user . They developed the app in…