Brain fog, loss of taste and smell, fatigue, headache, encephalopathy (brain disease), anxiety, and even psychosis—a broad range of neurological symptoms were brought to attention after the COVID pandemic, appearing in long COVID and vaccine adverse events. These problems might be caused by a microscopic biomolecule—the spike protein. The spike protein is found in the…
Brains With More Vitamin D May Work Better
The brains of people with cognitive decline fare better with higher levels of vitamin D, research finds. The study appears in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. “This research reinforces the importance of studying how food and nutrients create resilience to protect the aging brain against diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and other…
Lecanemab: A New Potential Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease
The treatment of Alzheimer’s disease has been a long-standing challenge and area of interest. The knowledge in pathogenesis and an increased disease burden have prompted innovative therapeutics over the last two decades. There are six drugs approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment, but there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease despite all…
Gene Changes Caused by Severe COVID-19 Infection Can Make Brain Age Faster, Study Says
Changes in the gene activity inside the brains of severe COVID-19 patients are “strikingly similar” to those seen in people of old age, a new study suggests. Published this week in Nature Aging, the study focused on genes that are expressed in the frontal cortex, a region in the brain critically responsible for cognition. Age-related…
‘Invisible Brain’ Concept Gives Hope to Brain Revival and Regeneration
Over the past few years, a host of discoveries have shattered people’s notions of how the human brain works. For example, medical experts have discovered that certain individuals with a severe lack of gray cerebral matter—so-called “brainless guys”—have normal or super-normal intelligence; and that animal brains recovered four hours after death. Therefore, several scientists have…
Alzheimer’s Drug From Eisai and Biogen Slows Cognitive Decline, Side-Effects in Focus
SAN FRANCISCO—An experimental Alzheimer’s drug from Eisai and Biogen slowed cognitive decline in a closely watched trial but may carry a risk of serious side effects for certain patients, according to detailed data presented on Tuesday. The drug, lecanemab, was associated with a dangerous type of brain swelling in nearly 13 percent of patients in…
4 Ways to Exercise Your Brain as You Age
The human brain is still a mystery, but there is one thing scientists are certain about. That is, this complicated organ can still function well as we age. And there are ways to enhance and mold the brain’s agility and functions. The Brain Shrinks With Age but Cranial Nerve Activation Is More Important Have you…
Negativity Might Harm Your Brain More Than You Think, 3 Tips to Help
Less than seconds after the word “NO” is uttered, dozens of stress-producing hormones and neurotransmitters erupt in the speaker’s and listener’s brain, says Andrew Newberg, former director of The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Spirituality and the Mind, and Mark Waldman, an associate research fellow. Those chemicals immediately disrupt the normal functioning of the brain,…
Biological Factors of Happiness, and How It Impacts Our Physical Health
Are marshmallows the key to happiness? They might be—but not in the way that you think. In the classic “Marshmallow Experiment” on delayed gratification, researchers brought hundreds of children—mostly around 4 and 5 years old—into a room and offered them a deal. The researcher said that the child could eat a marshmallow now. Or, they…
Alzheimer’s Risk May Be Reduced by 80 Percent for People Who Stop Eating This
According to 2022 data, over 6 million Americans over the age of 65 are living with Alzheimer’s disease and was the sixth leading cause of death in 2019. There is no known cure, though medications are available to alleviate symptoms, and this combined with other treatments may help slow progression. Age and family history are…
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