How a Diabetes Drug May Protect Brain Cells in Obesity
Scientists discovered that a medication called liraglutide, commonly used for diabetes, may protect brain cells that control hunger and appetite in obese rats. …
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Brain-Boosting Molecule May Help Heal Traumatic Brain Injuries
Scientists discovered that a natural substance called beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), which your body makes when following a ketogenic diet, may help protect brain …
Read MoreCan a Diabetes Drug Protect Your Brain from Too Much Sugar?
Researchers studied whether a diabetes medication called linagliptin could protect the brain from damage caused by eating too much sugar. Using rats fed a …
Read MorePlant Compound May Help Protect Brain Cells in Parkinson's Disease
Researchers discovered that a plant-based compound called isoflavone may help protect the brain in people with Parkinson's disease. The study, conducted in …
Read MoreNatural Plant Compound May Help Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age
Researchers studied a natural substance called dihydroquercetin (DHQ), found in plants, to see if it could help prevent memory loss and thinking problems that …
Read MoreHow a Kitchen Fungus Makes a Brain-Boosting Compound
Scientists have discovered that a fungus called Aspergillus oryzae—the same microorganism used to make soy sauce, miso, and sake—produces a special compound …
Read MoreFasting May Help Protect Eyes from Glaucoma Damage
Glaucoma is an eye disease that damages the nerve cells in the retina, often leading to vision loss. Researchers discovered that some glaucoma patients have …
Read MoreHow Brain Cells Help Repair Spinal Cord Injuries in Mice
Scientists discovered that special immune cells in the brain called microglia play an important role in helping the spinal cord heal after injury. In this …
Read MoreHow Alcohol and Vitamin B1 Deficiency Damage Brain Cells
Researchers studied how chronic alcohol use and vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency affect the brain, specifically looking at genes in a memory-related brain area …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Brain Damage from Diabetes
Researchers discovered that calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D, may protect the brain from damage caused by type 2 diabetes. In a study using rats with …
Read MoreAncient Herbal Formula May Help Brain Cells Fight Alzheimer's
Researchers studied an herbal medicine called Kai-Xin-San that has been used in China for over 1,000 years to treat memory problems. In laboratory and animal …
Read MoreNatural Plant Compound Shows Promise Against Alzheimer's in Lab Study
Researchers tested a natural substance called salvianolic acid A (found in plants) to see if it could help protect brain cells from Alzheimer's disease damage. …
Read MoreGreen Coffee Extract May Help Protect Memory in Brain Studies
Researchers tested a green coffee bean extract called Neurocaf™ to see if it could help protect memory and brain health. Using mice with memory problems, they …
Read MoreGut Bacteria May Help Brains Recover After Stroke
Scientists discovered that special bacteria called probiotics might help reduce brain damage after a stroke. In this study, researchers gave probiotics to rats …
Read MoreThe Right Partner Helps Brain-Healthy Fish Oil Reach the Right Places
Scientists discovered that a brain-healthy nutrient called DHA (found in fish oil) works better when paired with specific partner nutrients. In a mouse study, …
Read MoreCould This Nicotine-Like Plant Chemical Be Safer?
Scientists are studying a natural compound called anatabine that works similarly to nicotine in the body but may have fewer downsides. Unlike nicotine, which …
Read MoreNew Plant Compound Shows Promise for Memory and Diabetes Problems
Researchers tested a new compound called DMB, made from a natural plant ingredient, to see if it could help with both memory loss and diabetes-related …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help Protect the Brain in Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers studied how a ketogenic diet (high fat, low carb) might protect the brain and spinal cord in mice with a disease similar to multiple sclerosis. …
Read MoreOregano Compound May Protect Brain During Cancer Treatment
Researchers found that carvacrol, a natural compound found in oregano and thyme, may help protect the brain from damage caused by cyclophosphamide, a common …
Read MoreVitamin A May Help Restore Brain Health in Autism
Researchers studied whether vitamin A could help repair brain damage in rats with autism-like symptoms caused by a medication called valproic acid. They found …
Read MoreSpecial Algae in Fish Food May Boost Brain Health
Scientists fed zebrafish a special type of algae called Synechococcus elongatus and studied how it affected their brains. After 35 days, the fish that ate the …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help Aging Brains Stay Sharp, Even With Gut Changes
Researchers tested whether a high-fat, low-carb diet (called the ketogenic diet) could help older rats keep their thinking skills sharp. They also looked at …
Read MoreFolic Acid Supplement May Help Protect Brain Function
Researchers tested whether taking folic acid supplements could help people with a specific type of brain blood vessel damage that affects thinking and memory. …
Read MoreVitamin B2 May Help Your Brain: What Scientists Are Learning
Scientists are discovering that vitamin B2 (riboflavin), a nutrient found in foods like eggs and almonds, might be more important for brain health than we …
Read MoreBlood Pressure Drug May Protect Your Brain from Salt Damage
Researchers discovered that telmisartan, a common blood pressure medication, may help protect the brain from damage caused by eating too much salt. When we eat …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect the Brain in Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers discovered that vitamin D3 might help protect mice from developing Alzheimer's disease-like brain damage. The study found that vitamin D3 worked by …
Read MoreTwo Brain-Healthy Diets May Slow Memory Loss in Alzheimer's
Researchers followed 1,500 people for five years to see if two popular healthy eating plans could protect the brain. Half the group had Alzheimer's disease, …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D and Exercise Together Keep Your Brain Young?
Scientists reviewed dozens of studies to see if vitamin D and exercise work better together to protect your brain as you age. Both have been shown to help …
Read MoreNatural Plant Compound Shows Promise in Fighting Parkinson's Disease
Researchers tested a natural compound called bavachalcone (found in a plant called Psoralea corylifolia) to see if it could help protect the brain in mice with …
Read MoreHigh Vitamin D Levels May Not Protect Against Memory Loss
Researchers in Japan studied whether vitamin D protects the brain from dementia (severe memory loss). They followed nearly 14,000 adults for about 10 years, …
Read MoreCould Choline in Early Life Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease?
Scientists studied how a nutrient called choline might protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease by looking at how it changes the way genes work. Using …
Read MoreCan Olive Oil Protect Your Brain From Inflammation?
Researchers looked at 32 scientific studies to see if olive oil and its natural compounds could reduce swelling and inflammation in the brain. They found that …
Read MoreCan B Vitamins Help Protect Eyes from Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that can cause blindness if not treated. While current treatments lower eye pressure, they don't directly protect the nerve …
Read MoreTwo Supplements Together May Help Protect Brain Memory
Scientists tested whether two supplements—vitamin D3 and a compound called dimethyl fumarate—could work together to protect rat brains from Alzheimer's-like …
Read MoreTwo Diabetes Drugs Together May Protect the Brain During Stroke
Researchers discovered that combining two existing drugs—sinomenine and metformin—may help protect the brain when a stroke occurs in people with type 2 …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise in Protecting Brain After Bleeding
Scientists discovered that a vitamin D-related drug called paricalcitol may protect brain cells from damage after a brain bleed. Using mouse models and …
Read MoreRed Fruit Extract May Protect Your Brain from Diabetes Damage
Scientists tested a natural extract from red Eugenia uniflora fruit to see if it could help protect the brain in rats with type 2 diabetes. They compared it to …
Read MoreWhy Your Blood Sugar and Brain Health May Be Connected
Scientists are discovering that Parkinson's disease, a condition affecting how the brain controls movement, may be linked to metabolic problems like diabetes …
Read MoreA Plant Oil Compound That May Help Protect Your Brain
Scientists have reviewed research on carvacrol, a natural compound found in herbs like oregano and thyme. Studies suggest carvacrol may help protect brain …
Read MoreA Plant Compound May Help Protect Your Brain from Unhealthy Eating
Researchers discovered that puerarin, a natural compound found in plants, may help protect the brain from damage caused by eating too much fatty and sugary …
Read MoreTea Compound May Protect Brain Cells from Alzheimer's Damage
Researchers discovered that L-theanine, a natural compound found in tea, may help protect brain cells from damage linked to Alzheimer's disease. In laboratory …
Read MoreAged Garlic May Help Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age
Researchers gave older mice a special garlic supplement for 40 weeks and found it helped them remember things better and feel less anxious. Scientists looked …
Read MoreA Brain-Protecting Nutrient Found in Food Could Help Treat Brain Disorders
Scientists are studying a natural compound called PQQ that's found in soil and certain foods. Early research suggests PQQ might protect our brains by reducing …
Read MoreSpecial Supplement Helps Protect Brains in Rare Genetic Disease
Maple syrup urine disease is a rare genetic condition where the body struggles to break down certain amino acids (building blocks of protein). Researchers …
Read MoreSpice Compound May Help Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Scientists studied how brains change as we age using detailed microscope images of monkey brain cells. They found that as brains get older, the connections …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Help Protect Newborn Brains from Injury?
When newborns don't get enough oxygen during birth, their brain cells can die in a process called ferroptosis—where iron builds up inside cells and damages …
Read MoreVitamin K1 May Protect Brain Cells During Stroke
Researchers discovered that vitamin K1 (a nutrient found in leafy greens) may help protect brain cells from damage during a stroke. When the brain doesn't get …
Read MoreEating Every Other Day May Protect Brain Cells in Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers studied how eating every other day affects the brain in mice genetically designed to develop Alzheimer's disease. They found that mice on a regular …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help Protect Brain Health in Diabetes
Researchers tested whether a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) could help protect the brain in rats with type 2 diabetes. They found that rats …
Read MoreGinkgo Tea May Help Protect the Brain in Parkinson's Disease
Researchers found that a compound called bilobalide, found in ginkgo leaf tea, may help protect brain cells affected by Parkinson's disease. In laboratory …
Read MoreWhy People With Parkinson's Often Have Low Vitamin D Levels
Researchers looked at 63 different studies involving about 10,700 people to understand how vitamin D connects to Parkinson's disease. They found that people …
Read MoreCould CBD Help Protect the Brain from Alzheimer's Disease?
Researchers tested whether CBD, a natural compound from cannabis, could help protect fruit fly brains from Alzheimer's-like damage. They found that flies …
Read MoreA Brain Protein May Help Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists studying fruit flies discovered that a protein called Hr96 may play an important role in protecting brain cells from damage caused by Alzheimer's …
Read MoreSoy Compound May Protect Fish Brains From Arsenic Damage
Researchers discovered that a natural compound found in soy called genistein may help protect fish brains from arsenic poisoning. In this study, fish exposed …
Read MoreNatural Compound from Lichen May Help Protect Brain Health in Obesity
Researchers discovered that atraric acid, a natural substance found in lichen, may help protect the brain from damage caused by high-fat diets. In studies with …
Read MoreVitamin B3 May Help Protect Brain Cells in Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists studied how niacin (vitamin B3) affects brain health in mice with Alzheimer's-like symptoms. They found that niacin activates a special receptor in …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Brain After Stroke in Animal Study
Scientists tested whether vitamin D (specifically calcitriol) could help protect rat brains after a stroke. They found that rats given vitamin D treatment …
Read MoreBrain-Healthy MIND Diet May Protect Memory Center from Damage
Scientists studied the brains of 809 older adults after death and found that those who followed the MIND diet more closely had less damage to their hippocampus …
Read MoreLow Brain Lithium Levels May Trigger Alzheimer's Disease
New research published in Nature reveals that people with early Alzheimer's disease have significantly lower levels of lithium in their brains compared to …
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