Not exact matches
Studies have shown that among the many
effects of physical abuse are depression, anxiety,
cognitive and learning difficulties, even a lowering
of IQ (especially verbal IQ), disordered sleep, flashbacks, loss
of empathy, aggressive behavior, chronically high stress levels which can lead to chronic health
effects such as high blood pressure and increased risk
of cardiovascular
disease, and inability to maintain relationships.
Research in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other developed countries, among predominantly middle - class populations, provides strong evidence that human milk feeding decreases the incidence and / or severity
of diarrhea,1 - 5 lower respiratory infection,6 - 9 otitis media,3,10 - 14bacteremia, 15,16 bacterial meningitis, 15,17 botulism, 18 urinary tract infection, 19 and necrotizing enterocolitis.20, 21 There are a number
of studies that show a possible protective
effect of human milk feeding against sudden infant death syndrome,22 - 24insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus,25 - 27 Crohn's
disease, 28,29 ulcerative colitis, 29 lymphoma, 30,31 allergic diseases,32 - 34 and other chronic digestive diseases.35 - 37 Breastfeeding has also been related to possible enhancement
of cognitive development.38, 39
«Brain scan study adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to dementia: Results suggest serotonin loss may be a key player in
cognitive decline, not just a side -
effect of Alzheimer's
disease.»
Previous studies from Johns Hopkins and other centers have shown that people with Alzheimer's
disease and severe
cognitive decline have severe loss
of serotonin neurons, but the studies did not show whether those reductions were a cause or
effect of the
disease.
The neuroprotective
effects of nicotine were studied in a randomized clinical trial involving 67 subjects in the early stages
of Alzheimer's
disease, where memory was slightly impaired but decision - making and other
cognitive abilities remained intact.
While the treatment did have some favorable
effects, in the main measure
of outcome — measured with a
cognitive test called the Alzheimer's
Disease Assessment Scale -
cognitive subscale — the researchers did not observe any statistically significant benefit compared with placebo.
The
disease is largely attributed to an abnormal buildup
of proteins, which can form amyloid beta plaques and tangles in the brain that trigger inflammation and result in the loss
of brain connections called synapses, the
effect most strongly associated with
cognitive decline.
Short - term
effects of cannabis are transient impairments in motor function and working memory, planning, and decision - making, while possible long - term health
effects of heavy cannabis use include physical and psychological dependence, permanent reductions in
cognitive performance, cardiovascular and respiratory
diseases, and some cancers (WHO).
The
disease, which in its most typical form is characterized by irregular remissions and acute attacks can create a state
of increased anxiety in patients, and, according to scientists, can have negative
cognitive / emotional
effects as well, even influencing moral cognition in patients, as was observed in the recent study.
While it's known that exercise can boost
cognitive function and lessen symptoms
of neurological
diseases like depression, stroke, and Alzheimer's
disease, the mechanisms underlying these
effects are unclear.
A new Concordia study goes further, however, focusing specifically on the
effects of knowing a second language for patients with Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and mild
cognitive impairment (MCI; a risk state for AD).
The research team included Deborah Levine, M.D., MPH, an assistant professor at the University
of Michigan Medical School who studies
effects of aging, lifestyle and
disease on different aspects
of thinking ability, also called
cognitive function.
Freitas et al (2011) performed a systematic search
of all studies using non-invasive stimulation in Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and reviewed all 29 identified articles; 24 focused on measures
of motor cortical reactivity and (local) plasticity and functional connectivity, with 8
of these studies assessing also
effects of pharmacological agents, and 5 studies focused on the enhancement
of cognitive function in AD.
Further research published in the journal Neuropsychology studied the
effects of being bilingual on the executive functioning
of two groups
of participants: 75 people with a diagnosis
of Alzheimer's
disease and 74 with a diagnosis
of mild
cognitive impairment, a condition that sometimes progresses into Alzheimer's
disease.
Examine prospectively the
effects of coffee / caffeine on
cognitive decline, neurodegenerative
diseases, and depression.
Other research has suggested that supplementing might slow deterioration in cognition for people with Alzheimer's
disease, but more research is needed on the
effects of this antioxidant on
cognitive function and brain health.
«Starting younger does help prevent
cognitive dysfunction and cerebrovascular
disease later in life, and the younger we start exercising the better we can help temper
effects of other lifestyle choices
of the young such as drinking, eating pro-inflammatory foods, and poor sleep schedules,» she explains.
«Some
of the benefits
of coffee seem to be linked to the caffeine content, like the positive
effects on
cognitive function and the decreased risk for neurodegenerative
diseases like Parkinson's,» he says.
Transgenerational
effects of caloric restriction on longevity, B - vitamins silencing bad genes,
cognitive stimulation revering neurodegenerative
disease, exercise increases neurogenesis, and vitamin D controls aging.
There is INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE about the beneficial
effects of caffeine consumption athletic performance during short - term exercise, such as sprints or lifting [115], attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)[89], asthma [85,86],
cognitive function in Alzheimer's
disease [191,192], depression [115], diabetes mellitus type 2 [22,23,187,205], gallstones [87,88], gout [83,84], hepatitis C or liver cirrhosis [115], improving breathing in preterm infants with apnea [150,174], leg cramps due to narrowed arteries (intermittent claudication)[115], liver cancer [191], memory [16,67], migraine headache [176,207,209], muscle soreness during exercise [115], obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD)[115], orthostatic hypotension [78,80], postprandial hypotension (a drop
of blood pressure after meals)[77], seizures [25], skin itching [115], stroke [115] or weight loss [90].
As
of June 2015, there were 116 clinical trials evaluating the possible anti-disease
effect of curcumin in humans, including studies on cancer, gastrointestinal
diseases,
cognitive disorders, and psychiatric conditions.
To illustrate the
effect of «bean counting» on
disease data, recently revised guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's
disease would reclassify nearly all patients who are currently diagnosed with mild or very mild Alzheimer's as having «mild
cognitive impairment», a new study finds announced this morning by TIME magazine's Healthland: http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/08/why-a-new-definition-
of-
cognitive-impairment-may-confuse-patients/ So if you see numbers in the near future with Alzheimer's
disease essentially eradicated, it wasn't necessarily a result
of saffron mania.
A 2010 meta - analysis which included nine studies which looked at the
effects of coffee / caffeine on different measures
of cognitive impairment and / or decline (four studies on Alzheimer's
disease; two on dementia or
cognitive impairment; three on
cognitive decline), found a reduced risk
of cognitive decline across different measures
of cognitive impairment (mean risk ratio 0.84) with caffeine intake, with moderate heterogeneity14.
Chronic heart
disease, cardiovascular
disease and
cognitive disfunction are among the long term
effects of EFA deficiency and imbalance.
Using mice that have been bred to genetically develop Alzheimer's
disease, scientists set to determine the
effect of grape polyphenols on
cognitive decline.
, but gives an excellent review
of articles about various beneficial
effects of metformin, including decreasing rates
of diabetes, cardiovascular
diseases, cancer, metabolic syndrome, and
cognitive disorders.
Though there have been limited studies on the
effects of antioxidants on the overall health
of rabbits, research on humans and other animals suggests that consuming antioxidants in fruits and vegetables may lower the risk
of heart
disease, diabetes, respiratory problems, inflammatory illnesses (including arthritis), and
cognitive problems (such as dementia in humans).
The study, led by the pretty spectacular Nadine Gourkow, is entitled «
Effect of cognitive enrichment on behavior, mucosal immunity and upper respiratory
disease of shelter cats rated as frustrated on arrival.»
«
Effect of cognitive enrichment on behavior, mucosal immunity and upper respiratory
disease of shelter cats rated as frustrated on arrival.»
While these
effects are modest in size, they demonstrate that internet delivered
cognitive behavioural therapy has the potential to be applied as a low intensity psychosocial intervention to large numbers
of people being treated for cardiovascular
disease, at minimal cost.