Does Sugar Have a Negative Impact on Your Brain?
Sugar is ever present in the American diet, with the average American consuming more than 60 pounds of added sugars each year, according to a study published in the Journal…
Does Sugar Have a Negative Impact on Your Brain?
Sugar is ever present in the American diet, with the average American consuming more than 60 pounds of added sugars each year, according to a study published in the Journal…
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What Treatments are There for Traumatic Brain Injury?
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) affect roughly 2.5 million Americans each year, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With a condition such as TBI…
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6 Tips to Help You Care for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease
Caring for someone suffering from Alzheimer’s disease is difficult, whether that person is your parent, partner or patient. Everyone experiences the stages of Alzheimer’s differently, but at some point, patients…
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Can Dogs Sense Cancer as Well as Technology?
Our pets play an important role in our lives, providing companionship and affection that is not only healthy, but has been shown to help humans age more gracefully. As it…
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A Closer Look at the Brain’s Process for Taking Out the Trash
Your brain, much like the rest of your body, creates waste which needs to be cleared by your body’s disposal systems and excreted just like other types of waste. The…
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Is There a Way to Slow Skin Aging?
Of all the body’s organs that decline with age, none show it or make us as self-conscious as the our largest organ; the skin. The skin ages in two ways…
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What is the Role of Mitochondria in Aging?
Mitochondria play an important role in cellular function as they are responsible for turning food and other substances into energy that drives the body’s ability to function. When these organelles…
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What is NAD+ and What Is Its Impact on Aging?
For all the antiaging creams, supplements and treatments, it’s possible that none hold the potential of NAD+, an alternative form of vitamin B3 called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. It is converted…
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Does Rosemary Boost Memory Function and Cognition in Older Adults?
Popular notions about medicine or things that we consider medicinal oftentimes stem from old wives’ tales and urban legends that are passed down from one generation to the next. Whether…
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Is There a Cure for Dementia?
Cognitive decline’s acceleration into dementia is not a guarantee and, according to recent research, may even be reversed. But the potential for reversal and a definitive cure that can be…
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