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New Evidence Suggests Stress Is Even Worse Than We Thought
The chemical cascade triggered by stress causes radical changes to multiple brain functions, sparking the immediate decisions necessary to survive threats. It happens in milliseconds. How is this feat of near-instant brain connectivity possible? A recent study published in the journal Neuron pinpointed a likely conductor: the neurotransmitter noradrenaline.
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New Study Reveals How Memories are Formed When We Sleep
A paper published in the Science Journal on October 18, 2019 has altered what we previously thought about delta waves and memory formation. For decades, we have thought that the brain rests during deep stage 3 of NREM sleep. However, scientists at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CNRS/Collège de France/INSERM) recently discovered something…
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Practicing Gratitude Has Lasting Health Benefits
Previous research has linked the regular practice of gratitude with a host of benefits, both physical and emotional. A 2016 study examined the neural basis of gratitude expression and how it may have even more long-term effects on brain activity than previously known.
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AIR POLLUTION CAN SEND OUR DETOX SYSTEMS INTO OVERDRIVE
A team of scientists has uncovered new information about the inflammatory effects of airborne particles from diesel fumes that can worsen asthma symptoms. In recent years, it was shown in a large-scale study that a mutation in the chemical messengers that promote inflammation may be related to asthma. We have also discovered that higher levels…
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Breakthrough Research On Indian Barberry
Indian Barberry, also known as “Berberis aristata,” “Chutro,” “Daruharidra,” or “tree turmeric” has recently been under scientific scrutiny for its promotion of healthy microbial balance. The rise in resistant microbial strains and highly infectious agents around the globe has led to a search for compounds exhibiting antagonistic activity towards pathogens, but from natural sources. Researchers…
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100% Fruit Juice Drinks Similar to “Sugar-Sweetened Beverages”
A new study from Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health has uncovered that drinking more sugary beverages, whether they contain added or naturally-occurring sugar, is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. The connection between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages such as soft drinks, punches, fruit drinks, sports drinks, and sugared…
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A HIGH-SUGAR DIET DEPLETES BRAIN HEALTH COMPOUNDS
Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that when fruit flies are put on a high sugar diet, key metabolites related to brain health become depleted. A previous study performed in the same institution showed that an increase in the metabolite glucosamine-6-phosphate with a high sugar diet caused overeating and obesity in fruit flies. …
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Study Suggests Stress in the Evening is No Good
A research study conducted at Japan’s Hokkaido University and published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology Reports explored how the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis responds to acute psychological at different times of the day. Lead researcher Yujiro Yamanaka, and his team studied 27 healthy young volunteers. Yamanaka first measured the participant’s diurnal rhythm of salivary cortisol levels as…
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A Clear Link Between Bad Mood and Inflammation
Researchers from Penn State have found that low mood might be a sign of poor health. Inflammation is part of the body’s natural immune response, but chronic inflammation elicits the onset of disease. In the Penn State study, inflammatory markers were established from serum levels and correlated with emotional questionnaires. They found that a negative…
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New Study Discovers a Neuro-Immune Connection
A research study by the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine found new vessels that directly connect the brain to the immune system. This pathway was previously not thought to exist. Like every other tissue in the body, the brain is connected to the peripheral immune system through meningeal lymphatic vessels. Once in a…