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Do consumers understand the actual brain health benefits of food and supplements?
Writing in the journal Nutrientsโ, an international team of researchers explored the misalignment between what consumers think is beneficial for cognition and how the scientific community substantiates those benefits. This disconnect inhibits evidence-based health recommendations, they wrote. โFor the first time, we documented how consumers comprehend the potential benefits of nutrition on brain health,โ the…
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Scientists discover how choline enters the brain
Choline, a nutrient vital for brain health, is actively transported from the bloodstream into the brain by a protein. The new discovery is detailed in the journal Natureโ and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). โThe brain has a particularly high demand for choline, but how it enters the brain has eluded the…
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Supplement synergy: Creatine nitrate paired with caffeine may amplify cognitive benefits
โThe co-ingestion of creatine nitrate and caffeine improved cognitive function, particularly in cognitive interference tasks, without altering short-term exercise performance,โ the researchers wrote. โFurthermore, no adverse events were reported.” The study, published in the journal Nutrientsโ, brought together researchers from Jacksonville State University (USA), Islamic Azad University (Iran), Brandon University (Canada) and Qatar University (Doha).…
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Supplement synergy: Creatine nitrate paired with caffeine may amplify cognitive benefits
โThe co-ingestion of creatine nitrate and caffeine improved cognitive function, particularly in cognitive interference tasks, without altering short-term exercise performance,โ the researchers wrote. โFurthermore, no adverse events were reported.” The study, published in the journal Nutrientsโ, brought together researchers from Jacksonville State University (USA), Islamic Azad University (Iran), Brandon University (Canada) and Qatar University (Doha).…
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Vitamin B1 and brain power: Increased dietary intake linked with better cognition in over 60s – cross-sectional study
The research utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014.ย A total of 2422 participants were included in the analysis, with dietary vitamin B1 intake being determined by averaging two 24-hour dietary recalls.ย Cognitive function was assessed using three cognitive function tests: the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) for processing speed,…
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Noggin: Brain health supplements for modern day minds
Following a 20-year career as a medical doctor, Noggin Founder Dr. Clara Doran observed a clear growing prevalence of sleep and stress issues in her patients, whilst her own neurological disease diagnosis led her to discover the power of nutrition for brain health. “Around 10 years ago while I was a GP I had my…
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Does cocoa extract improve cognitive function in older adults?
Writing inย The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,ย โresearchers from Mass General Brighamย shared findings indicating that cocoa consumption improved cognition in adults over the age of 60 with habitually poorer diets but had no overall brain benefits in those with healthier dietary patterns. โThis holds significance as some older individuals, for health or other reasons, may be…
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Mushrooms for the mind: Research concludes Lionโs Mane improves cognitive performance and reduces stress
Participantโs scores on cognitive tests assessing attention and processing were observed to be significantly improved 48-hours after intakes of the Hericium erinaceusโ mushroom, whilst subjective stress levels were notably reduced following the 28-day intervention. The UK-based researchers conclude: โThe findings tentatively suggest that Hericium erinaceusโ may improve speed of performance and reduce subjective stress in…
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Systemic interventions needed in cognitive ageing research
There is a growing trend to look at more systemic interventions for cognitive ageing, the Professor of human psychopharmacology pointed out duringย the Active Nutrition Summit in Amsterdam last month.ย His expertise in understanding the mechanisms of cognitive impairment, enhancement, and neuroprotection, led him to discuss the pitfalls in treating cognitive health.ย โUsing a pharmaceutical approach…