Original article from the NIH Gut-trained immune cells at CNS borders guard against meningitis and other infections The membranes surrounding our brains are in a never-ending battle against deadly infections, as germs constantly try to elude watchful immune cells and sneak past a special protective barrier[...]
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Original article from Dr. Perlmutter There has certainly been a lot of information appearing in scientific literature as of late indicating that coffee consumption is good for the brain. One recent report has revealed what I believe to be a very specific mechanism that directly relates[...]
New research from King’s College London and The Open University could help explain why memory in old age is much less flexible than in young adulthood. Original article from King's College Through experiments in mice the researchers discovered that there were dramatic differences in how memories[...]
Original article from Nature.com Light is necessary for life, but prolonged exposure to artificial light is a matter of increasing health concern. Humans are exposed to increased amounts of light in the blue spectrum produced by light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which can interfere with normal sleep cycles.[...]
Original article from Science Brain scientists can watch neurons fire and communicate. They can map how brain regions light up during sensation, decision-making, and speech. What they can't explain is how all this activity gives rise to consciousness. Theories abound, but their advocates often talk past[...]
Original article from JAMA Network The search for biomarkers in Alzheimer disease (AD) has been driven by the expectation that such markers will facilitate diagnosis in advance of significant clinical impairment, as well as serve as surrogate markers for clinical trials. The leading biomarkers now in[...]
Original article from Today's Practitioner The subcommittee of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research recently released a literature review and a Delphi process of Omega-3 fatty acids clinical guidelines for major depressive disorder (MDD). The guidelines were published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Journal. The ISNPR developed[...]
Original article by Katherine Rushlau High-fat diets contribute to irregularities in the hypothalamus region of the brain, which regulates body weight homeostasis and metabolism, according to a new study by researchers at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and published in the journal Cell Metabolism. The study, led by[...]
Original article by David Schultz for Science Here’s a good reason to turn that frown upside down: Optimistic people live as much as 15% longer than pessimists, according to a new study spanning thousands of people and 3 decades. Scientists combined data from two large, long-term[...]
Original article by David Perlmutter, MD Well, this title offers a compelling question doesn’t it? From the outset, it’s important that I make it very clear that the science for today’s update is an animal study. That said, let’s explore. Researchers in Israel recently published a study in[...]
Original article from Vital Health by Sherry Baker with Craig Weatherby The idea that emotions affect physical health is supported by good deal of evidence. Persistent anger, anxiety, and/or depression are all linked to chronic inflammation and the major diseases it promotes. Depression may be the[...]
Original article from Science Daily, June 2019 Can your liver sense when you're staring at a television screen or cellphone late at night? Apparently so, and when such activity is detected, the organ can throw your circadian rhythms out of whack, leaving you more susceptible to[...]
Original article appeared in WIRED.com on May 28, 2019 This story is part of a series on how we make time—from productivity hacks and long walks to altering the function of our own circadian clocks. Before there was electricity or the internet or screens illuminated by[...]