The brain from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective
By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM There’s an inside joke that Traditional Chinese Medicine has two hearts and no brain. However, in TCM most of the organs as delineated in this...
Read MoreDiet in midlife not effective for dementia prevention
By Katherine Shagoury A high-quality diet in midlife may not be effective for long-term dementia prevention, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association....
Read MoreBrain stimulation may improve depression symptoms
By Katherine Shagoury Electrical stimulation on the scalp may improve depression symptoms, according to a new clinical study by researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in...
Read MoreLifestyle choices, diseases, linked to unhealthy brain
Lifestyle factors and diseases that influence the health of blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes, may be linked to less healthy brains, according to new...
Read MoreUSC researchers potentially reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice
By Katherine Shagoury A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, according to a new study by...
Read MoreResearchers observe effect of exercise on non-motor Parkinson’s disease symptoms
By Katherine Shagoury Supervised exercise training may alleviate non-motor symptoms, as well as some motor symptoms, in patients with Parkinson’s disease, including cognitive function, according to a recent systematic review...
Read MoreResearchers discover structure, role, of cannabinoid receptor
By Katherine Shagoury The endocannabinoid system (ECS) has become a focus in integrative medicine for its role in endocrine function, energy balance, and secretion of hormones related to stress responses....
Read MorePreventative medicine for neurodegenerative conditions, disease
By Katherine Shagoury If global dementia were a country, it would be the 18th largest economy, said David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM, neurologist, author, and lecturer at Empowering Neurologist, at...
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