by Becky | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024, Brain Health, Choline, Cognitive Health, Recent Articles
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that increased dietary choline is associated with higher cognitive function in older adults and slower cognitive decline in adult females. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 27, 2024 | 2023, Aging, Recent Articles, Vitamin D - Recommended Levels
Written by Harold Oster, MD. The study suggests that vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased inflammation in older adults. (more…)
by Becky | Jun 26, 2024 | 2024, Aging
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. The top three nutrients contributing to accelerated/decelerated aging based on the weighted quantile sums index were copper (19.36%), alcohol (21.71%), and beta-carotene (21.60%) even after adjusting for covariates. (more…)
by Becky | May 2, 2024 | 2022, Aging, Vitamin D - General, Vitamins
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that vitamin D supplementation in deficient individuals is associated with slower epigenetic aging. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 16, 2024 | 2024, Aging, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Probiotics
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that daily consumption of a prebiotic supplement is associated with improved cognition in older adults. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 10, 2024 | 2023, Aging, NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 16-week supplementation with 100 mg/kg of glycine and 100 mg/kg of NAC significantly improved glutathione concentrations by 164% and resulted in a significant reduction in IL-6 by 78%, TNF-α by 54%, and hsCRP by 41% in older adults. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 14, 2024 | 2024, Aging, Brain Health, Cognitive Health
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that regular mushroom consumption is associated with improved cognition in older adults. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 4, 2024 | 2023, Aging, Cognitive Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Higher consumption of whole grain was protective for African American participants in global cognition (p trend= 0.004), perceptual speed (p trend= 0.03), and episodic memory (p trend= 0.01). (more…)
by Becky | Nov 21, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Caffeine
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Caffeine intake was significantly associated with slowness (slow timed up-and-go time) (Ptrend = .003) and weakness (weak handgrip strength) (Ptrend = .053). (more…)
by Becky | Oct 19, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Sleep, Vitamin D - General, Vitamins
Written By Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that normal cognitive function is positively associated with sufficient vitamin D3 levels and good sleep quality. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 29, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Brain Health, Depression, Fitness and Exercise
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the longitudinal study using data from TILDA shows that rates of depressive symptoms were 20% lower among subjects with high physical activity levels compared to participants with low physical activity levels. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 29, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Immune Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation with bovine colostrum significantly reduced the expression levels of CRP and TNF-α levels (p < 0.05) compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 28, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Botanicals, Brain Health, Cognitive Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Supplementation with DOTPs show significant improvement in complex attention in older adults (P <0.05) (more…)
by Becky | Aug 24, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Fitness and Exercise
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Cross-sectional findings show that higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity and lower sedentary time was associated with increased quality of life. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 5, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Vitamins
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Results of the study using data from the COSMOS trial shows that subjects consuming a daily multivitamin supplement had significant improvements in ModRey immediate recall memory scores between baseline and year 1 compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Jun 1, 2023 | 2022, Aging, Proteins
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. The study determined that a higher total protein intake and higher plant-based protein intake were positively associated with muscle mass in the elderly. (more…)
by Becky | May 23, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, Cognitive Health
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…)
by Becky | Feb 22, 2023 | 2022, Aging, Lutein, Zeaxanthin
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the study using data from the TILDA cohort shows that subjects with lower plasma lutein and zeaxanthin concentrations at baseline were cross-sectionally associated with frailty. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 22, 2023 | 2022, Aging, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Probiotics
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…)
by Becky | Feb 9, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Antioxidants, Brain Health, Carotenoids, Cognitive Health
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…)