http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Forget apples – lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-cardio-weight-access-health-seniors.html Health Tue, 14 May 2013 17:02:13 EST news287769712 A new research technique, pioneered by Dr. Maria Angela Franceschini, will be published in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) on March 14th. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have developed a non-invasive optical measurement system to monitor neonatal brain activity via cerebral metabolism and blood flow. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-early-brain-babies-published.html Medical research Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:39:41 EST news282472773 (Medical Xpress)—A daily multivitamin supplement may enhance mood and energy, according to new research conducted at Swinburne University of Technology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-multivitamins-mood-energy.html Health Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:50:04 EST news281608432 Exercise doesn't only strengthen your heart and muscles – it also beefs up your brain. Dozens of studies now show that aerobic exercise can increase the size of critical brain structures and improve cognition in children and older adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-physical-cognition.html Health Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:42:32 EST news280298539 (HealthDay)—In a small study of former NFL players, about one quarter were found to have "mild cognitive impairment," or problems with thinking and memory, a rate slightly higher than expected in the general population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-brain-small-nfl-players.html Neuroscience Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:00:01 EST news276803030 (HealthDay)—Not all prolonged seizures permanently hurt children with epilepsy, according to preliminary findings from a long-term follow-up study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-children-seizures.html Neuroscience Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:40:01 EST news273776129 Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Center for Drug Design have developed a synthetic compound that, in a mouse model, successfully prevents the neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-alzheimer-drug.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:04:19 EST news273773050 The world's biggest food group Nestle is moving into traditional Chinese medicine by joining forces with Chinese pharma group Chi-Med, the Swiss group said on Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-nestle-ventures-chinese-medicine-pharma.html Other Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:59:12 EST news273337139 An active lifestyle helps preserve gray matter in the brains of older adults and could reduce the burden of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-lifestyle-boosts-brain-alzheimer-disease.html Neuroscience Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:07 EST news273068818 Living in areas of high air pollution can lead to decreased cognitive function in older adults, according to new research presented in San Diego at The Gerontological Society of America's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-bad-air-news-seniors-brainpower.html Health Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:45:08 EST news272295825 Regular physical activity may help older people reduce their chances of getting dementia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-regular-physical-dementia-older-people.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:00:02 EST news271000869 Uncontrolled high blood pressure damages the brain's structure and function as early as young middle-age, and even the brains of middle-aged people who clinically would not be considered to have hypertension have evidence of silent structural brain damage, a study led by researchers at UC Davis has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-high-blood-pressure-brain-early.html Neuroscience Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:20:01 EST news270932782 Drinking a couple of glasses of wine each day has generally been considered a good way to promote cardiovascular and brain health. But a new Rutgers University study indicates that there is a fine line between moderate and binge drinking – a risky behavior that can decrease the making of adult brain cells by as much as 40 percent. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-moderate-decreases-brain-cells.html Health Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:53:19 EST news270316367 With dementia rates expected to soar in coming decades as Canada's population gets older, a nutrition and cognitive scientist with the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Health Sciences has cooked up a strategy to help people maintain good brain health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-baycrest-world-science-based-cookbook-brain.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:30:01 EST news270306908 The brain's key "breeder" cells, it turns out, do more than that. They secrete substances that boost the numbers and strength of critical brain-based immune cells believed to play a vital role in brain health. This finding adds a new dimension to our understanding of how resident stem cells and stem cell transplants may improve brain function. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-natural-brain-immune-cells-tissue.html Neuroscience Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:00:17 EST news270017832 Just six months of exercise can improve memory, language, thinking and judgment problems by almost 50 per cent, says a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-memory.html Cardiology Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:00:01 EST news268277633 People whose blood sugar is on the high end of the normal range may be at greater risk of brain shrinkage that occurs with aging and diseases such as dementia, according to new research published in the September 4, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-range-high-blood-sugar-linked.html Neuroscience Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:00:10 EST news265890211 Depression takes a substantial toll on brain health. Brain imaging and post-mortem studies provide evidence that the wealth of connections in the brain are reduced in individuals with depression, with the result of impaired functional connections between key brain centers involved in mood regulation. Glial cells are one of the cell types that appear to be particularly reduced when analyzing post-mortem brain tissue from people who had depression. Glial cells support the growth and function of nerve cells and their connections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-brain-growth-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:11:52 EST news264247905 (HealthDay) -- The health of elderly people appears closely linked with their diet and the type of microorganisms living in their gut, suggesting that what you eat may affect how well you age, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-gut-microbes-health-diet-older.html Medical research Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:19:08 EST news261418737 (HealthDay) -- Tests performed on a group of retired NFL players revealed that more than 40 percent suffered from problems such as depression and dementia, adding to a growing pile of evidence that repeated sports-related head traumas can lead to lasting neurological issues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-nfl-players-evidence-brain.html Health Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:30:01 EST news260202009 (Medical Xpress) -- New research from Uppsala University, Sweden, suggests that an active lifestyle in late life protects grey matter and cognitive functions in humans. The findings are now published in the scientific journal Neurobiology of Aging. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-lifestyle-elderly-brains.html Neuroscience Tue, 15 May 2012 05:57:38 EST news256280226 A new study suggests there may be a starting point at which blows to the head or other head trauma suffered in combat sports start to affect memory and thinking abilities and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in the brain. The research was released today and will be presented as part of the Emerging Science (formerly known as Late-Breaking Science) program at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to April 28, 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-trauma-sports-memory-loss.html Neuroscience Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:00:03 EST news253981272 Under normal circumstances, the tau protein is a hard-working participant in memory and normal brain functioning. But as is becoming increasingly evident, in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, tau not only ceases to play a productive role in brain health, but actually undergoes a Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation to become a misshapen villain that destroys brain cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-antibodies-alzheimer-disease.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:00:15 EST news252239723 People with mild vascular disease that causes damage to the retina in the eye are more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills because they may also have vascular disease in the brain, according to a study published in the March 14, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-eye-health-brain.html Neuroscience Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:00:02 EST news250952963 In the past few years, researchers at the University of Helsinki have made several breakthroughs in discovering how the brain of preterm babies work, in developing treatments to protect the brain, and in developing research methods suitable for hospital use. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-eeg-brain-tracts.html Neuroscience Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:22:34 EST news248790149 Some days are better than others for Leon Spinks. At 58, he has dementia, difficulty maintaining balance and short-term memory impairment, says wife Brenda. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-brain-boxers-safety-issues.html Health Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:01 EST news248694400 Pouring at least one glass of milk each day could not only boost your intake of much-needed key nutrients, but it could also positively impact your brain and mental performance, according to a recent study in the International Dairy Journal. Researchers found that adults with higher intakes of milk and milk products scored significantly higher on memory and other brain function tests than those who drank little to no milk. Milk drinkers were five times less likely to "fail" the test, compared to non milk drinkers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-glass-day-benefit-brain.html Health Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:35:25 EST news247138514 Anyone who has a close relative with Alzheimer's shares the same worry: Am I next? However, a growing body of research indicates that our lifestyles - particularly what we eat and whether we're obese - play a greater role than our genes in determining our brain health as we age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-dementia-diet-weight-important-genes.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:14:30 EST news246813214 Teenage brains undergo big changes, and they won't look or function like adult brains until well into one's 20s. In the first book on the adolescent brain and development of higher cognition, a Cornell professor helps highlight recent neuroscience discoveries about how the brain develops and their implications for real-world problems and how we teach young people and prepare them to make healthy life choices. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-teen-brains-decision.html Neuroscience Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:13:54 EST news243238417 People who eat baked or broiled fish on a weekly basis may be improving their brain health and reducing their risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-fish-alzheimer-disease.html Health Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:10:01 EST news241843475