Tag: cognition

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STUDY: high serotonin linked to dementia; MEDIA: low serotonin linked to dementia

Once again, a level of misreporting that I am much more included to ascribe to malice than…

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Adolescent stress causes mental illness, cognitive issues by lowering metabolism

It has long been known that pre-natal stress (e.g. stressed of the mother during pregnancy), as well…

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Blocking prostaglandins restores (glucose) metabolism, reverses brain aging

It is rare to find a study like the one below that combines so many crucial topics…

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High serotonin linked to poor aging trajectory (brain atrophy and depression)

This is one of the studies that Big Pharma will probably spend a lot of money on…

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Lifestyle, not age, rules cognitive function…

…whether you are 18 or 80. Yes, I know it is hard to believe this statement but…

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Pregnenolone (P5) improves recovery from stroke

One of the few direct studies with P5 in-vivo, though that may be changing as I noticed…

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Exercise brain-boost may be due simply to increasing brain selenium levels

Yet another study demonstrating that many of the “mysterious” benefits of exercise most likely have nothing to…

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Air pollution impairs cognition, aspirin is protective

A new study demonstrating that even short-term (less than a month) exposure to polluted air impaired cognition…

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Blocking serotonin, adrenaline treats anxiety, brain damage due to alcohol “addiction”

Over the last 2 decades a large number of studies have come out demonstrating that the withdrawal…

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The (remarkable) intelligence of plants

I made a few posts in the past about the altruism of plants, as well as their…