Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Fish In Diet May Ward Off Alzheimer's | Fox News

Fish In Diet May Ward Off Alzheimer's Fox News: In the study, people who ate baked or broiled fish at least once a week had larger volumes of gray matter in areas of the brain known to be involved in memory and learning. Moreover, people with larger volumes in these areas reduced the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease five-fold over a five year period.

Non-fried fish may curb Alzheimer's - USATODAY.com

Non-fried fish may curb Alzheimer's - USATODAY.com: Eating baked or broiled fish as little as once a week may boost brain health and lower the risk for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, new brain scan research suggests.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

How vitamin deficiency leads to dementia - The Times of India

How vitamin deficiency leads to dementia - The Times of India: Often considered an old man's disease, dementia is a disease of forgetfulness where the patient loses higher mental function and capacity to think and memorise things. Even though, the usual associations with dementia are vascular problems, alcoholism, intoxication and Alzheimer's disease, over the past few years new research has found links between dementia and vitamin deficiency - especially, folate, vitamins D, and B12. Let us understand this in detail.

Meditation really is good for the brain as study reveals it switches off areas linked to ADHD and Alzheimer¿s | Mail Online

Meditation really is good for the brain as study reveals it switches off areas linked to ADHD and Alzheimer¿s Mail Online: Brain scans revealed that experienced meditators had decreased activity in area called the default mode network.This region of the brain has been implicated in lapses of attention and disorders such as anxiety, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and even the build-up of beta amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease.
Reduced activity was shown regardless of the type meditation and also during rest, suggesting that experienced meditators are less susceptible diseases such as autism, schizophrenia.