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Managing children's weight, blood pressure and cholesterol protects brain function mid-life
Date: 10/05/2021
This is the first study to highlight that cardiovascular risk factors accumulated from childhood through mid-life may influence poor cognitive performance at midlife.
Is Your Belly Fat Fogging Your Thinking?
Date: 07/05/2021
Obesity is associated with chronic, body-wide inflammation that slow shrinks brain regions that are used for learning new things and recalling memories.
New research on Alzheimer's disease shows 'lifestyle origin at least in some degree'
Date: 01/04/2021
A new study finds novel cellular-level support for an alternate theory that is growing in strength: Alzheimer's could actually be a result of metabolic dysfunction in the brain. In other words, there is growing evidence that diet and lifestyle are at the heart of Alzheimer's disease.
Early antibiotic exposure linked with childhood obesity
Date: 08/03/2021
The dark side of antibiotics and what we can do about it
Scientists uncover early links between cardiovascular risk and brain metabolism
Date: 16/02/2021
The report, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, is important because it suggests that intervention in a modifiable condition (cardiovascular disease) could prevent the development of dementia, a disease for which there is currently no cure.
Prediabetes may be linked to worse brain health
Date: 12/02/2021
The researchers in this study found that people with higher than normal blood sugar levels were 42% more likely to experience cognitive decline over an average of four years.
Obesity may exacerbate the effects of Alzheimer's disease, new study shows
Date: 29/01/2021
New research from the University of Sheffield has found being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer's disease.
A leaky gut may lead to a leaky brain. Here’s how to head it off
Date: 24/11/2020
Keep your gut microbes happy and they will keep you happy. They can even keep you feeling younger and smarter.
Study underscores the gut-brain connection and shows hunger hormone impacts memory
Date: 13/10/2020
A hormone that influences when and how frequently animals eat also appears to affect memory
Enhancing blood sugar control boosts brain health for people with type 2 diabetes
Date: 02/10/2020
Can controlling blood sugar levels improve the ability to clearly think in Type 2 diabetic patients?
Body weight has surprising, alarming impact on brain function
Date: 05/08/2020
As a person's weight goes up, all regions of the brain go down in activity and blood flow, according to a new brain imaging study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. One of the largest studies linking obesity with brain dysfunction, scientists analyzed over 35,000 functional neuroimaging scans using single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) from more than 17,000 individuals to measure blood flow and brain activity. Low cerebral blood flow is the #1 brain imaging predictor that a person will develop Alzheimer's disease.
12 May 2020 - The Conversation - Alzheimer’s and dementia: eating plenty of apples, berries and tea linked to lower risk – new research
Date: 12/05/2020
Flavonoids, compounds found in almost every fruit and vegetable, can reduce your risk of developing certain cancers, heart disease and stroke. Now, recent evidence even suggests that diets high in flavonoids can actually lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia as well.
From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine’s new frontier
Date: 19/01/2020
The barrier between mind and body appears to be crumbling. Clinical practice and public perception need to catch up.
17 January 2020 - MedicalXpress - America's most widely consumed oil causes genetic changes in the brain
Date: 17/01/2020
Research shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, and depression.
3 January 2020 - Science Daily - Study finds dopamine, biological clock link to snacking, overeating and obesity
Date: 03/01/2020
A new study finds that the pleasure centre of the brain and the brain's biological clock are linked, and that high-calorie foods - which bring pleasure - disrupt normal feeding schedules, resulting in overconsumption.
18 December 2019 - Futurity - More body fat may hamper thinking as you age
Date: 18/12/2019
Having less muscle and more body fat may affect how flexible our thinking gets as we become older, according to a new study.
21 November 2019 - MedicalXpress - Obesity, other factors may speed up brain aging
Date: 21/11/2019
The brains of middle-age adults may be aging prematurely if they have obesity or other factors linked to cardiovascular disease, new research has found.
9 September 2019 - MedicalXpress - High-fat, high-carbohydrate diets affect your brain, not just your physical appearance
Date: 09/09/2019
High-fat diets contribute to irregularities in the hypothalamus region of the brain, which regulates body weight homeostasis and metabolism - study
3 September 2019 - MedicalXpress - New insights: Dementia, risk, risk reduction, and translation into practice
Date: 03/09/2019
Depression, obesity and hypertension are amongst the exacerbating factors for dementia - evidence from studies worldwide.
3 September 2019 - MedicalXpress - Scientists link 'hunger hormone' to memory in Alzheimer's study
Date: 03/09/2019
Resistance to the 'hunger hormone' ghrelin in the brain is linked to the cognitive impairments and memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease - study
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