There Is A Link Between The Brain, Obesity, and Mental Performance!

"Clinicians should consider how the way we think can make us vulnerable to obesity, and how obesity is genetically intertwined with brain structure and mental performance, according to new research." Read more...

The link between obesity, the brain, and genetics. Medical Xpress.
August 28, 2018, McGill University

Brain Inflammation May Be An Important Cause Of Schizophrenia!

"A type of immune cell called the “macrophages” are known to be one of the first soldiers of the body that can fight off infections and plays a role in maintaining immunity and in inflammation. According to latest research in schizophrenia, these macrophages can become altered and may cause changes in the brain leading to changes in the brain similar to schizophrenia." Read more...

Breakthrough shows immune cells may play a role in schizophrenia.
Ananya Mandal, MD.  Medical News - Life Sciences. Sep 14 2018

Your Gut Is A Hardwired Neural Link To The Brain!

The human gut is lined with more than 100 million nerve cells—it’s practically a brain unto itself. And indeed, the gut actually talks to the brain, releasing hormones into the bloodstream that, over the course of about 10 minutes, tell us how hungry it is, or that we shouldn’t have eaten an entire pizza. But a new study reveals the gut has a much more direct connection to the brain through a neural circuit that allows it to transmit signals in mere seconds. The findings could lead to new treatments for obesity, eating disorders, and even depression and autism—all of which have been linked to a malfunctioning gut. Read more...

Your gut is directly connected to your brain, by a newly discovered neuron circuit. By Emily Underwood. Science. Sep. 20, 2018 , 2:00 PM. 

Two Centers Of The Brain Battle One Another When Overeating!

"Why does desire to keep eating overpower the signal that says we are full? New research discovers that it involves a struggle between two neighboring groups of brain cells in which the brain's opioid system also has a role." Read more..

Eating when full: A battle between two brain signals . Catharine Paddock PhD. Medical News Today. 9/24/2018.

New Link Of Brain And Lymph Node Signals Found In Multiple Sclerosis!

"The causes behind multiple sclerosis, a progressive neurological condition, are unknown. However, a new study has uncovered a key starting point: a strange signal sent by the brain to the lymph nodes." Read more...

MS: Is a 'rogue' brain and lymph node interaction to blame? Maria Cohut. Medical News today. 

Published Tuesday 18 September 2018.

Uncontrolled Inflammation In The Brain Leads To Brain Cell Loss!

"In a study of inflammation mechanisms in the brain, researchers from the University of Bonn in Germany have identified how, as we get older, a vicious cycle of poorly regulated inflammatory responses leads to the loss of brain cells." Read more...

How uncontrolled inflammation leads to brain cell loss. Maria Cohut. Medical News Today. September 5, 2018.

Dehydration Causes Your Brain to Slow Its Function!

"When dehydration strikes, part of the brain can swell, neural signaling can intensify, and doing monotonous tasks can get harder. " Read more....

Dehydration alters human brain shape and activity, slackens task performance. August 21, 2018, Georgia Institute of Technology.  

Sitting For Long Periods Reduces Blood Flow To The Brain!

"A team of researchers with Liverpool John Moores University in the U.K. has found evidence of reduced blood flow to the brain in people who sit for long periods of time. In their paper published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, the group outlines the experiments they carried out with volunteers and what they found." Read more....

Sitting for long hours found to reduce blood flow to the brain. Bob Yirka. Medical Xpress. August 20, 2018.   https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-hours-blood-brain.html

Loss of Brain Plasticity Associated With Cognitive Decline In Aging!

"A new study provides fresh evidence that the decline in the capacity of brain cells to change, called "plasticity," rather than a decline in total cell number may underlie some of the sensory and cognitive declines associated with normal brain aging." Read more...

Antidepressant restores youthful flexibility to aging inhibitory neurons in mice. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Phys.org. August 20, 2018. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-antidepressant-youthful-flexibility-aging-inhibitory.html

High Anxiety May Lead to Dementia Later In Life!

 

Having high anxiety now can hurt your brain later, research published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia found.

 How Worrying Now Can Hurt Your Brain Down the Road . Marygrace Taylor. Men's Health. January 22, 2016. http://www.menshealth.com/health/anxiety-and-dementia?d=soc_MensHealthMag_TWITTER_Men's%20Health__

Enzyme In Fat Controls Brain's Energy Levels!

An enzyme secreted by the body's fat tissue controls energy levels in the brain, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings, in mice, underscore a role for the body's fat tissue in controlling the brain's response to food scarcity, and suggest there is an optimal amount of body fat for maximizing health and longevity.

Washington University in St. Louis. (2015, April 23). Fat tissue controls brain's response to food scarcity, helping regulate optimal amount of body fat for brain function. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 26, 2015 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150423124818.htm

Long-term Air Pollution Can Impair Cognitive Function!

"Air pollution, even at moderate levels, has long been recognized as a factor in raising the risk of stroke. A new study suggests that long-term exposure can cause damage to brain structures and impair cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults."

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. (2015, April 23). Long-term exposure to air pollution may pose risk to brain structure, cognitive functions. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 24, 2015 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150423182357.htm

More Evidence That Probiotics Changes Mood.

The relationship between the gut and brain gets stronger!

"People focus less on bad feelings and experiences from the past (i.e. rumination) after four weeks of probiotics administration."

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychonomie (NVP). (2015, April 14). People less focused on recurrent bad feelings when taking probiotics. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 17, 2015 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150414083718.htm