For a yet to be determined price, adults will be able to create a personalized
report on their brain health by completing a set of exercises online.
Not exact matches
My Fortune colleague Erika Fry (also my partner - in - crime for our April cover story
on big data, biology, and digital
health, which I really hope you'll take some time to read)
reports on some ways to look out for your
brain.
The cellular
health of the mice that took the drug was also improved, as was inflammation that was previously seen
on their
brains,
reports Genetic Engineering and Biology News.
Available free of charge
on MomsTEAM's new SmartTeams concussion website, the #TeamUp4ConcussionSafetyTM program, developed by MomsTEAM Institute as part of its SmartTeams Play SafeTM initiative with a Mind Matters Educational Challenge Grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Department of Defense, is designed to do just that: to increase
reporting by athletes of concussion symptoms by engaging coaches, athletes, parents, and
health care providers in a season - long, indeed career - long program which emphasizes that immediate
reporting of concussion symptoms - not just by athletes themselves but by their teammate «buddies» - not only reduces the risk the athlete will suffer a more serious
brain injury - or, in rare cases, even death - but is actually helps the team's chances of winning, not just in that game, but, by giving athletes the best chance to return as quickly as possible from concussion, the rest of the season, and by teaching that honest
reporting is a valued team behavior and a hallmark of a good teammate.
Health officials
on Friday
reported the first baby born in New York City with the Zika - related birth defect known as microcephaly, a condition marked by an abnormally small head and impaired
brain development.
A recent Surgeon General's
report on e-cigarettes and youth notes that there are significant known deleterious
health effects resulting from nicotine exposure in adolescence, including changes to the developing
brain.
Anand
reported on his lab - grown
brain Tuesday (Aug. 18) at the 2015 Military
Health System Research Symposium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Based
on a recent, special compilation of 12
reports published in the scientific journal Cereal Foods World during 2014 - 2017, eating whole grains is actually beneficial for
brain health and associated with reduced risk of diverse types of cancer, coronary disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity and overall mortality.EL BATAN, Mexico (CIMMYT)-- A new, exhaustive review of recent scientific studies
on cereal grains and
health has shown that gluten - or wheat - free diets are not inherently healthier for the general populace and may actually put individuals at risk of dietary deficiencies.
Hot
on the heels of last weeks
report of the successful use of gene therapy to treat the eye disease Leber's congenital amaurosis comes a
report that scientists lead by Nathalie Cartier and Patrick Aubourg of the French National Institute for
Health and Medical Research have combined gene therapy and stem cell medicine to successfully... Continue reading Gene therapy
on the
brain
«These findings related to Crohn's disease are similar to previous
reports focused
on other autoimmune conditions like multiple sclerosis confirming that the delicate balance of our immune systems is, to a great extent, dictated by organisms making up our microbiome,» said Dr. David Perlmutter, expert
on brain and gut health, and author of Grain B
brain and gut
health, and author of Grain
BrainBrain.
The idea that regular exercise has an impact
on brain health, including memory, has been
reported in many studies and Fernández says the new
report adds to the evidence by showing a single session of exercise can aid in memory retention.
I'm delighted to
report that neuroscience is finally catching up
on brain health aspects of the trend some have called «the new yoga.»
Todd Morgan, lead author of the new study and a research professor in gerontology at USC explained his findings thusly, the Times
reports: «Our data would suggest that freeway pollution could have a profound effect
on the development of neurons and
brain health in children and young kids, especially those who attend schools built alongside freeways.»
The newspaper also appears to encounter a difficult time accurately
reporting on the science behind relatively fluffier subjects, including whether or not wearing high - heeled shoes produces negative
health outcomes or if mobile phone usage does or does not contribute to increased incidence trends of
brain cancer:
We
report an association between prenatal exposure to sGC and child mental
health, supportive of the idea that sGC has a programming effect
on the fetal
brain.
Cambridge Realty Capital Companies Chairman Jeffrey A. Davis says a
report co-sponsored by AARP and the Global Council
on Brain Health (GCBH) finds that it's not uncommon for social networks to shrink in size as we get older.