Sioux Falls, SD—People with a low Omega-3 Index experience a higher rate of brain aging than those with higher levels of omega-3s EPA and DHA in their blood. That's according to new eesearch published in Neurology. The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) reports that this new study replicates earlier findings from...
Boston, MA—Flavonoid intake may help protect against Alzheimer’s, according to a new study from Tufts University’s Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA). The epidemiological study of 2,800 people aged 50 and older took place over 20 years, offering a long-term look at the relationship between foods...
Winston-Salem, NC—Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine found that a modified Mediterranean-ketogenic diet could help reduce levels of Alzheimer’s markers, according to a press release. In a small pilot study, researchers identified several distinct gut microbiome signatures in participants with mild cognitive impairment that didn’t exist in participants with...
A high-fat diet during gestation may protect children against Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from Temple University. Senior investigator Domenico Praticò, M.D., professor in the Departments of Pharmacology and Microbiology and Scott Richards North Star Foundation Chair for Alzheimer’s Research, notes in a press release that “In humans,...
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...
New research conducted by a group of researchers from Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia and Menoufia Medical School, Egypt demonstrates the potential of palm-based tocotrienols as as a neuroprotective and antioxidant agent in chronic cerebral hypoperfusion-induced neurodegeneration. Researchers used rats that received 2-vessel occlusion (2VO) which induces neuronal...
Los Angeles, CA — There may be help for people suffering from memory problems. A new study, conducted at UCLA and published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, found that daily doses of curcumin may not only prevent memory problems from worsening over time, but actually improve memory. Researchers...
Bethesda, MD — The National Institutes of Health has launched a major effort to discover and catalog the brain’s “parts list.” The NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) aims to provide researchers with a comprehensive reference of the diverse cell types in human,...
We have been chatting with Maret Traber, Ph.D., about her research on the basics of vitamin E function and now we can move on to some of her latest research. This month we will discuss more about the upcoming label changes of vitamin E supplements, the increased need for vitamin...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now followed through on the 2000 DRI for vitamin E that we have been discussing with Maret Traber, Ph.D. FDA has decided to change the labeling of vitamin E supplements along with other nutrients including vitamin D in the upcoming Nutrition Facts...
