Arizona—Choline could hold the potential to prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to findings from researchers at the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center (NDRC). Earlier this year, they found that mice whose mothers had taken choline saw a reduction in Alzheimer’s symptoms. This latest study explored the effects of choline administered...
With ongoing computer problems, the editor let me know that the planet mercury had been moving backwards. Great, I thought. So what next? After some days of pondering the question, I was reminded that nothing in nature exists in isolation. Every thought, word and action has an effect on the...
Finland—Dietary intake of phosphatidylcholine is associated with enhanced cognitive performance and reduced risk of dementia, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Eastern Finland. Choline is an essential nutrient vital for the formation of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. It has been linked in the past with cognitive...
Exeter, Great Britain—A healthy lifestyle may help offset genetic risk for dementia, according to a study from researchers at the University of Exeter, published in JAMA. The researchers analyzed data from 196,383 adults of European ancestry aged 60 and older from UK Biobank. They identified 1,769 cases of dementia over...
Baltimore, MD—In a pilot study of 14 adults with mild cognitive problems suggestive of early Alzheimer’s disease, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet may improve brain function and memory, according to a press release. Researchers noted that finding participants willing to undertake a restrictive diet...
Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization (WHO) released guidelines for Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia, which the Natural Products Association (NPA) is calling incomplete. The document notes that dementia is a rapidly growing global public health problem, but that it is neither a natural consequence of aging nor inevitable.
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Barcelona, Spain—A new study focused on 2,200 mother-child pairs found that when pregnant women ate more nuts during the first trimester, their children did the best in tests measuring cognitive function, attention capacity and working memory. The study was published in the European Journal of Epidemiology. It used data from...
Singapore—Researchers have found that seniors who consume more than two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50% reduced odds of having mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to an article in NUS News. The researchers are a team from the Department of Psychological Medicine and Department of Biochemistry at the...
Valley Cottage, NY—Phosphatidylserine market sales are likely to exceed 311 thousand metric tons by the end of 2019, according to a report by FMI titled “Phosphatidylserine Market: Incorporation of Functional Ingredients in Mental Health Supplements to Drive Utilization: Global Industry Analysis 2013-2017 and Opportunity Assessment 2018-2028.” A press release regarding...
