Using MRI scans to massage brain ‘could ease depression symptoms for up to SIX months’

Using MRI scans to massage brain ‘could ease depression symptoms for up to SIX months’

By Emily Craig Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline 12:47 16 Jan 2024, updated 14:12 16 Jan 2024 Transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used for depression since 1980s  University of Nottingham researchers found MRI scans make it more effective Depressed patients could see their symptoms eased for up to six months through targeted brain stimulation using … Read more

8 Amazing Health Benefits Of The Ketogenic Diet – Femina Hindi

8 Amazing Health Benefits Of The Ketogenic Diet – Femina Hindi

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Natural supplements Guayusa tea and Lion’s Mane boost cognitive performance, study finds

Natural supplements Guayusa tea and Lion’s Mane boost cognitive performance, study finds

In a recent article published in the journal Nutrients, researchers assess the effects of AmaTea® Max (AMT) and Nordic Lion’s Mane (LM) on subjective cognitive perception and objective cognitive performance. Study: Acute Effects of Naturally Occurring Guayusa Tea and Nordic Lion’s Mane Extracts on Cognitive Performance. Image Credit: photo_gonzo / Shutterstock.com What are AMT and LM? AMT is made … Read more

Why being cold is good for your brain, sleep and waistline… And it helped my son after his first-floor plunge

Why being cold is good for your brain, sleep and waistline… And it helped my son after his first-floor plunge

By Dr Michael Mosley for the Daily Mail 23:23 08 Dec 2023, updated 23:40 08 Dec 2023 As we’ve all noticed, it’s been very chilly recently. My family lives in an old house, which is hard to keep warm, and our boiler has gone on the blink, yet again. But as we huddle around the … Read more

Ketamine use causes same brain changes as schizophrenia in warning to US clinics doling out ‘special K’

Ketamine use causes same brain changes as schizophrenia in warning to US clinics doling out ‘special K’

By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 17:24 04 Dec 2023, updated 17:43 04 Dec 2023 A study showed that ketamine causes similar brain changes to schizophrenia The researchers hope it could lead to more targeted treatment for mental health  READ MORE: Ketamine is better than ‘gold standard’ therapy for depression Taking ketamine over a prolonged … Read more

New program launched to accelerate access to personalized therapies for children with rare conditions

New program launched to accelerate access to personalized therapies for children with rare conditions

Today, Wednesday 22 November, the government announced its support for the Rare Therapies Launch Pad, a new programme that will develop a pathway for children with rare conditions to access individualized therapies. The programme’s first project will explore the use of individualized therapies known as antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) to treat children with ultra-rare and life-threatening … Read more

Gut microbe Lactobacillus found to bolster stress resilience, new study reveals

Gut microbe Lactobacillus found to bolster stress resilience, new study reveals

While there are trillions of microbes in the gut microbiota, they are easily affected when exposed to various environmental influences. These are reflected in the behavior of one microbe, Lactobacillus (LB), in response to mood pathology and stressors. A new study in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity extends these findings in a mouse model, … Read more

Machine learning model predicts brain health improvements based on neural biomarkers

Machine learning model predicts brain health improvements based on neural biomarkers

As part of its ongoing quest to advance better brain health and performance, new research led by Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas investigated neural biomarkers associated with improvements on a brain health index. The study, “Toward Precision Brain Health: Accurate Prediction of a Cognitive Index Trajectory Using Neuroimaging Metrics,” was … Read more

Regular exercise can improve cognitive and physical, health of adults with Down syndrome

Regular exercise can improve cognitive and physical, health of adults with Down syndrome

An exploratory study has shown that light, regular exercise can improve the cognitive, as well as physical, health of adults with Down syndrome. The Mindsets study, published today [29 November] in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, is the first to investigate the effects of physical and cognitive exercise on people with … Read more

Traffic-related air pollution raises blood pressure, study finds

Traffic-related air pollution raises blood pressure, study finds

For more than a century, American cities have been sliced and diced by high-traffic roadways. Interstate highways and wide arterials are now a defining feature of most metropolitan areas, their constant flow of cars spewing pollution into nearby neighborhoods. Researchers have only just begun to understand the health risks posed by all that pollution. Long-term … Read more