Pauline Anderson November 05, 2013 Full Story: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/813821 Middle-aged women following a healthy Mediterranean-type diet — with an emphasis on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fish, moderate amounts of alcohol, and little red meat — have much greater odds of healthy aging later on, a new study reports. “In this study, women with healthier dietary […]
Richter Y, et al. Clin Interv Aging. 2013;8:557-63. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S40348. Epub 2013 May 21. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of soybean-derived phosphatidylserine (SB-PS) (300 mg/day) in improving cognitive performance in elderly with memory complaints, following a short duration of 12 weeks’ SB-PS administration. METHODS: SB-PS was administered daily for 12 weeks to […]
Effects of chocolate on cognitive function and mood: a systematic review Andrew Scholey A systematic review was conducted to evaluate whether chocolate or its constituents were capable of influencing cognitive function and/or mood. Studies investigating potentially psychoactive fractions of chocolate were also included. Eight studies (in six articles) met the inclusion criteria for assessment of […]
07.29.2013 by Michael Smith North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Action Points Longer breastfeeding duration in infancy was associated with a higher vocabulary test score at age 3. Longer breastfeeding was also associated with higher intelligence testing at age 7. Longer breastfeeding over the first year of life was linked to better understanding of language […]
7/12/13 by Charles Bankhead Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Both immediate and delayed verbal recall declined from the pre- to postmenopause stages, which was different than that associated with normal aging. There were significan differences in cognitive performance between African-American and Caucasian women. Certain aspects of cognitive function related to memory declined significantly in […]
Published: May 20, 2013 | Updated: May 21, 2013 By Kathleen Struck , Senior Editor, MedPage Today Action Points Participants considered to be at high vascular risk were enrolled in a randomised, primary prevention trial with nutritional intervention comparing two Mediterranean diets (supplemented with either extra-virgin olive oil or mixed nuts) versus a low-fat control […]
Désirée A. Lie, MD, MSEd DisclosuresApril 23, 2013 WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Mrs. Lee is a 50-year-old Asian woman with normal cognitive function and a family history of Alzheimer disease (AD). She wishes to delay cognitive decline and to prevent or delay dementia but wants to avoid medications and use “natural” therapies instead. How would you advise […]
Physician nutrition and cognition during work hours: effect of a nutrition based intervention Jane B Lemaire BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:241 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-241 Abstract Background Physicians are often unable to eat and drink properly during their work day. Nutrition has been linked to cognition. We aimed to examine the effect of a nutrition based intervention, […]
Publication Neurology May 24, 2005 vol. 64 no. 10 1689-1695 American Academy of Neurology Author(s) M.M. Mielke, PhD; P.P. Zandi, PhD; M. Sjögren, MD, PhD; D. Gustafson, MS, PhD; S. Östling, MD, PhD; B. Steen, MD, PhD; and I. Skoog, MD, PhD Abstract Objective: To examine the longitudinal association between plasma total cholesterol and triglyceride […]