Getting Enough Sleep May Help Brain Store, Recall Memories
American Physiological Society (APS) via Newswise – A review of more than 130 studies explains how sleep helps people learn new information and plays an important role in storing learned…
Researchers Identify Novel Genes Associated With Severity of Peanut Allergy
The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine via News-Medical Net – Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified novel genes associated with…
Social and Visual Neural Networks Do Not Connect in Some Children With Autism
University of California San Diego Health via News Medical-Net – Among the first and most-documented symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a child’s aversion to interaction with others. Specifically,…
4 Steps To Reconceptualize a Toxic Thinking Habit Into a Healthy New Neural Network
Dr. Caroline Leaf – This week’s blog and podcast is a follow up to one I did recently on depression with my daughter Dominique. I received a lot of amazing feedback…
Dramatic Health Benefits Following Air Pollution Reduction
American Thoracic Society via Science Daily – Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and dramatic impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, according to new findings. To…
Doctors Perform Historic Surgery With Aid of Virtual Reality
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – VR system developed by former Israeli fighter pilots helps neurosurgeons rehearse difficult procedures and show the patient what will happen. It wasn’t going to…
Changes in the Immune System Explain Why Belly Fat Is Bad for Thinking
Iowa State University via EurekAlert – Iowa State researchers have found for the first time that less muscle and more body fat may affect how flexible our thinking gets as…
Nightly Sleep Disturbance Linked to Daily Risk of Migraines
Brigham and Women’s Hospital via EurekAlert – Sleep fragmentation predicted migraine risk a day later while sleep duration and low sleep quality were not associated with risk of migraines. Boston,…
Dementia Patient Nails All the Lyrics in Christmas Party Song, Viral Example of Healing Power of Music
Lori Johnson via CBN News – This year’s Christmas party at a Scottish assisted living center was especially joyous when one of the patients, who suffers from memory issues, remembered…
Birth Control Pills Shrink Hypothalamus
Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD via News Medical-Net – Birth control pills have been found to reduce a part of the brain that is associated with controlling the sex drive finds…
CBD Could Help Doctors Use Lower Doses of Chemotherapy
Israel21c Staff – New technique from Israel uses cannabidiol to open a channel for drugs to target cancer cells only, potentially enabling a gentler course of chemo. Researchers led by…
How to Reduce Inflammation, Fix Your Gut, and Improve Mental & Brain Health
Dr. Will Cole via Dr. Caroline Leaf – Your brain is one of the most brilliant parts of your body. Everything from our hormones to our digestion is controlled and…
10 Science-Backed Health Benefits of Pomegranates: The Perfect Christmas Appetizer
Dr. Don Colbert – Pomegranates are beautiful. They are vibrant. They are difficult and messy to open (we’ll solve that below). And, they are incredibly nutritious. In fact, they have…
Researchers Identify ‘Achilles’ Heel’ of Drug-Resistant Superbug
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston via Newswise – Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have identified a protein that allows vancomycin-resistant…
Scientists Show Thin Metal Mesh Loaded with T Cells Shrinks Solid Tumors
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center via Newswise – Within weeks, CAR T cells targeting ovarian cancer cleared tumors in 70% of treated mice, shows study in Nature Biomedical Engineering. (Note:…
