Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Analysis of 132 healthy older adults in both the piano and musical culture group revealed a widespread pattern of positive GM volume changes over 6 months (p < 0.001) in the neocortex, subcortical structures, and in the cerebellum. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results show that daily vitamin D, B vitamins, folic acid, and CoQ10 supplementation may prevent the occurrence of cognitive impairment in older adults. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this systemic review and meta-analysis of 13 RCTs shows that anthocyanin-rich supplementation significantly improved the processing speed of the older adults (p = 0.004). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings of the double-blind clinical study show that supplementation with gingko biloba resulted in a statistically significant increase in the mean scores of MMSE (p = 0.001) and WMS-III (p = 0.001) compared to the control group. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. The meta-analysis of 40 studies including in vivo, in vitro, and clinical trials using components of cinnamon suggests that cinnamon aids in improvement of cognitive functioning such as memory and learning through inhibition of Aβ-induced neurotoxicity. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 10-week intervention using the probiotic BB68S resulted in significantly greater changes in total RBANS score and in 4 domains: immediate memory (p < 0.0001), visuospatial/constructional (p<0.001), attention (p < 0.001), and delayed memory (p < 0.0001) compared to the control group. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Compared with the subjects in the lowest quartile of β-carotene dietary intake, those in the highest quartile had lower risk of both CERAD W-L decline (OR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.44-0.90) and AFT decline (OR = 0.66, 95% CI: 0.47-0.94). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the study using data from the MEAL study show that a significant difference was found in the dietary intake of anthocyanins between individuals with normal and impaired cognitive function (57.03 ± 54.79 mg/d vs. 41.14 ± 44.18 mg/d, respectively). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 6 months daily consumption of 30 mL extra virgin olive oil significantly reduced p-tau 181 levels (p=0.05) and blood-brain barrier permeability (p<0.05), and improved WMS-IV logical memory test scores (p=0.05). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 6-week treatment of blue light exposure for 30-minutes each morning resulted in significant improvements in the severity of PTSD symptoms, particularly regarding sleep quality and dysfunction. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. A significant improvement and reaction time was observed among participants assigned caffeine and caffeine combination (P < 0.01). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 3 years of daily MVM use led to relative improvements both for memory (P=.04) and for executive function (P=.02) in adults ≥65 years and older. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation of a Spirulina maxima 70% ethanol extract (SM70EE) resulted in statistically significant improvements in visual learning (p=0.007) and visual working memory tests (p=0.024). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Dispositional optimism observed in 26-year old subjects correlated with higher scores on matrix reasoning, while higher dispositional pessimism correlated with lower scores on matrix reasoning, vocabulary, and motor skills. 46-year old subjects with higher dispositional optimism correlated with higher memory scores. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Study findings using data from the NHANES III Survey (1988-1994) show that serum lutein+zeaxanthin was associated with a reduced risk of all-cause dementia, with an inverse relationship being noted between serum β-cryptoxanthin and all-cause dementia. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the MAP longitudinal study show that higher brain MK4 concentrations in all four brain regions resulted in a 17% to 20% lower chance of dementia or mild cognitive impairment occurrence (ORs 0.80 to 0.83, all P-values < .014). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Analyses of observational studies show that increasing ALA intake is associated with a 10% lower risk of total CVD, while a prospective cohort study reported that higher ALA consumption was associated with slower decline in global cognitive functioning. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation with blueberry powder (equivalent to 0.5 c of blueberries) resulted in significant improvement in lexical access and a reduction of recall intrusion errors, with a significant decline in fasting insulin noted at the 12-week mark. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study results show supplementing with 500mg/day of citicoline helped to improve memory in healthy older adults. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Participants in the highest mushroom intake group had reduced odds of cognitive decline, scoring higher on the CERAD-WL test (assesses new verbal learning) and the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (evaluates attention and processing speed). (more…)
