A team of scientists has recently demonstrated just how important it is to sleep at night if you want to significantly reduce your risk of cancer. In studying night shift workers forced to sleep during daylight hours, they noted that these individuals had much lower levels of circulating melatonin than...
What exactly is lutein? It’s an antioxidant micronutrient which the body is unable to produce and which accumulates in the eyes and in brain tissue. Researchers at the University of Illinois measured the amount of lutein in the eyes of 60 adults aged 25-45 who then underwent cognitive tests that...
Scientists have shown for the first time that people over 70 can form new neurons just as well as their younger counterparts . This is a major discovery for neurogenesis, an area of research which has seen constant progress over recent years. Twenty years ago, it was thought we possessed...
Did you know that in India, where curry is a key element of traditional cooking, fewer people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline? Scientists took some time to understand why, but they eventually came up with a plausible explanation: they believe it’s the curcumin in turmeric, the spice which...
‘Alzheimer’s disease’. According to a recent survey, over 85% of people fear this neurodegenerative disease – the name of which sounds like that of a deranged scientist - more than any other. And the reality is that it has reached unprecedented, epidemic proportions in the West: 225,000 new cases are...