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Probiotics and Cognition
A meta-analysis evaluating the efficacy of probiotics/prebiotics among people with cognitive impairment was published in PLoS One. A plausible link occurring via the microbiota-gut-brain axis raises the possibility of benefit with supplementation, and this meta-analysis included 10 randomized and controlled clinical trials to discern the strength of this connection. Combined, this was a total of…
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Cognition & Bacteriophages
A recent study has uncovered that higher levels of the bacteriophage Caudovirales may improve cognition, specifically verbal memory and executive function.
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Exercise and Improved Cognition
A new study by a Massachusetts General Hospital research team found that exercise is one of the best ways to turn on neurogenesis, the process of producing new neurons. Neurogenesis takes place in the hippocampus and striatum, and is essential to learning and memory. Because beneficial effects on cognition are often blocked in patients with…