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New Nasal Spray Targets Brain Inflammation and Age Related Memory Loss

Michelle — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:06:38 +0000

A treatment designed to travel through the nose has produced an intriguing result in brain aging research. Scientists reported that an experimental nasal spray reduced inflammation, improved cellular energy function and restored memory performance in preclinical models within weeks. The findings raise an important question about whether some age-related changes in the brain could eventually …

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Scientists Reveal How Weightlifting Could Help Keep Your Brain Younger

Michelle — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:41:03 +0000

Lifting weights could offer an unexpected benefit for people hoping to stay healthier as they grow older. New research suggests resistance training may influence how old the brain appears, while a separate long-term study links regular strength workouts to a lower risk of premature death. The findings have drawn attention to two important questions about …

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Scientists Traveled to the Bolivian Amazon Looking for Clues About Dementia — What They Found Changes Everything

Michelle — Thu, 14 May 2020 06:45:00 +0000

When CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta traveled deep into the Bolivian Amazon, he expected to find a community shaped by hardship. What he found instead has since become one of the more quietly startling stories in modern medical research. Deep in the tropical forests of lowland Bolivia, roughly 17,000 people known as the Tsimané live in …

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