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Calorie-free sweeteners can disrupt the brain's appetite signals, study finds
Date: 26/03/2025
Sucralose increased hunger and activity in the hypothalamus, especially in people with obesity. It also changed the way the hypothalamus communicated with other brain regions. Unlike sugar, sucralose did not increase blood levels of certain hormones that create a feeling of fullness.
Study confirms link between maternal diet and risk to infant behavioural health
Date: 26/03/2025
Maternal diet during pregnancy, specifically during the third trimester, may be associated with a higher risk for mental health disorders in offspring, researchers discover
Scientists Just Found a Major Problem With Vitamin B12 Guidelines – And Your Brain Might Be at Risk
Date: 26/03/2025
Your brain might not be getting enough B12 — even if your levels are considered “normal.†A new study suggests that older adults with lower B12, even within the accepted range, show signs of cognitive decline and brain damage. Researchers found that these individuals had slower thinking and reaction times, along with white matter lesions linked to dementia.
Ultra-processed babies: are toddler snacks one of the great food scandals of our time?
Date: 25/03/2025
For time-poor parents, straws, sticks, pouches and powders can seem like a quick, convenient and even healthy option. But these oversweetened, mushy foods are creating a generation of choosy consumers whose teeth are already rotting
'Healthy' vitamin B12 levels not enough to ward off neuro decline: Experts call for new recommendations for older adults
Date: 25/03/2025
Meeting the minimum requirement for vitamin B12, needed to make DNA, red blood cells and nerve tissue, may not actually be enough—particularly if you are older. It may even put you at risk for cognitive impairment.
Six months of breastfeeding tied to lower odds of developmental delays
Date: 25/03/2025
"In this study, breastfeeding persistence was associated with lower incidence of developmental delays..."
Chronic sucrose consumption in mice reveals organ-specific metabolic disruptions
Date: 21/03/2025
The findings stress the urgent need for policies and awareness campaigns to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, particularly among vulnerable populations.
Children who lack fish in their diets are less sociable and kind, study finds
Date: 11/03/2025
Children who consumed the least amounts of seafood at 7-years-old were likely to be less ‘prosocial’ at ages 7 and 9 years than those who regularly consumed seafood, according to a new study. ‘Prosocial’ behaviour includes friendly interactions, altruism, and sharing.
Diet-related brain inflammation: Three days of high-fat eating impair memory in aged rats
Date: 06/03/2025
This study suggests that high fat diets evoked neuroinflammation, memory impairment, and anxiety-like behaviour.
Scientists identify critical 'midlife window' for preventing age-related brain decline
Date: 05/03/2025
These findings could revolutionise approaches to preventing age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
Out-of-balance gut bacteria are linked to multiple sclerosis—the ratio can predict severity of disease
Date: 04/03/2025
In our research, we found that the ratio of two bacteria in the gut can predict multiple sclerosis severity in patients, highlighting the importance of the microbiome and gut health in this disease.
Nangs are popular with young people. But are they aware of the serious harms of nitrous oxide?
Date: 28/02/2025
Nitrous oxide – also known as laughing gas or nangs – is cheap, widely available and popular among young people. Yet it often flies under the radar in public health programs and education settings. Young people (aged 18 to 25) who have used nitrous oxide are often unaware of its risks – even when they reported symptoms such as “brain fog†and seizures.
Five days of ultra-processed food: Study finds that's enough to alter insulin and reward functions in the brain
Date: 26/02/2025
Disruptions in the brain's normal reward learning response, suggests just five days of overeating could prime the brain for long-term unhealthy eating patterns
High dietary fish intake may slow disability progression in multiple sclerosis, study suggests
Date: 25/02/2025
A high dietary intake of lean and oily fish may slow the progression of disability in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), suggests a comparative population-based study, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Expert reaction to study suggesting high dietary fish intake linked to slowed disability progression in Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Date: 25/02/2025
A study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry looks at fish intake and slowed disability progress in Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Antidepressants linked to faster cognitive decline in dementia
Date: 25/02/2025
New research suggests that antidepressants can accelerate cognitive decline in people with dementia.
Antidepressants May Worsen Dementia, Study Shows
Date: 25/02/2025
Neuroscientists find dementia patients on antidepressants show faster decline.
Lifestyle choices during pregnancy can impact child's motor development up to the age of 5–6 years
Date: 25/02/2025
A mother-child study conducted at the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland investigated the long-term effects of maternal risk factors on the child's motor development at the age of 5–6 years.
Trouble Staying Still: ADHD's Identity Crisis
Date: 22/02/2025
Professor Sally Marlow reveals the changing faces of ADHD, and asks why it still grabs the headlines and why there are so many contradictions surrounding it.
How a junk-food splurge can change your brain activity
Date: 21/02/2025
A short bout of indulgence in fatty, sugary snacks leads to lingering brain-activity changes ― even if it does not cause weight gain.
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