2016

The same compounds that give plants and vegetables their vibrant colors might be able to bolster brain functioning in older adults, according to a recent study.

A rare and potent type of immune cell has been discovered around the brain, suggesting the cells may play a critical role in battling Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis and other diseases. By harnessing the cells' power, doctors may be able to develop new treatments for disease, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injuries -- even migraines.

A rare and potent type of immune cell has been discovered around the brain, suggesting the cells may play a critical role in battling Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis and other diseases. By harnessing the cells' power, doctors may be able to develop new treatments for disease, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injuries -- even migraines.

Inflammation plays a key role in combating infections & recovering from injury. But when inflammation persists, it ushers in a number of chronic conditions.

A new patient study could open a new opportunity to rehabilitate patients with spinal cord damage, say investigators. This study represents the first time that attempts were made to rehabilitate patients paralysed as a result of a spinal cord injury through long-term stimulation treatment of this type.

A study providing new information about neuropathic pain afflicting some 90 percent of cancer patients who have had nerve damage caused by tumors, surgery, chemotherapy or radiation indicates gene therapy as a possible treatment.

Injuries to the spinal cord can cause paralysis and other permanent disabilities because severed nerve fibers do not regrow. Now, scientists have succeeded in releasing a molecular brake that prevents the regeneration of nerve connections. Treatment of mice with “Pregabalin”, a drug that acts upon the growth inhibiting mechanism, caused damaged nerve connections to regenerate.

Irregular fluid flow through the spinal column brought on by gene mutations is linked to a type of scoliosis that can affect humans during adolescence, a new study in zebrafish suggests. Also found in people, these genes damage the hair-like projections called motile cilia that move fluid through the spinal canal and lead to a curvature of the spine.

This is why I recommend 250mg a day of a pollutant-free source of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org’s free newsletter to receive our B12 infographic that covers the latest research takeaways and Dr. Greger’s updated recommendations: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ Why not just eat fish or take fish oil? See: • PCBs in Children’s Fish Oil Supplements (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/pcbs-in-childrens-fish-oil-supplements/) • Dioxins in U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dioxins-in-u-s-farm-raised-catfish/) • Omega 3s, Prostate Cancer, and Atrial Fibrillation (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/omega-3s-prostate-cancer-and-atrial-fibrillation/) • Fish Consumption and Suicide (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fish-consumption-and-suicide/) • Fish and Diabetes (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fish-and-diabetes/) • ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease): Fishing for Answers (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/als-lou-gehrigs-disease-fishing-for-answers/) • How Long to Detox From Fish Before Pregnancy? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-long-to-detox-from-fish-before-pregnancy/) • Is Fish “Brain Food” for Older Adults (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-fish-brain-food-for-older-adults) How else can we protect our brains? See, for example: • Preventing Brain Loss with B Vitamins?(http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-brain-loss-with-b-vitamins/) • The Alzheimer’s Gene: Controlling ApoE (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-alzheimers-gene-controlling-apoe/) • Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cholesterol-and-alzheimers-disease/) • Reducing Glycotoxin Intake to Prevent Alzheimer’s (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-glycotoxin-intake-to-prevent-alzheimers/) This concludes my 2016 update of the latest science omega-3’s—I hope it was useful! Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/should-vegans-take-dha-to-preserve-brain-function and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/should-vegans-take-dha-to-preserve-brain-function. You’ll also find a transcript of the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Image Credit: WOLKE108 via Pixabay. https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org

Stem cell therapy for autism, cerebral palsy, heart failure, multiple sclerosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and spinal cord injury.

People disabled by a stroke demonstrated substantial recovery long after the event when modified adult stem cells were injected into their brains.

People disabled by a stroke demonstrated substantial recovery long after the event when modified adult stem cells were injected into their brains.

Four studies spanning 25 years prove vaccinated children are at greater risk of serious illness and neurological disorders than their non-vaccinated peers.

UCLA researchers gained insight into the connections among childhood trauma, brain development and the composition of the gut microbiome.

An important mechanism has been identified with which memory switches from recall to memorization mode. The study may shed new light on the cellular causes of dementia, say researchers.

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It turns out that the brain, which has historically thought to be a sterile environment, may actually be host to its own microbiome; not unlike the environment of the gut!

Mark Mattson is the Chief of the Laboratory of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging. He is also a professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University, and one of the foremost researchers in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying multiple neurodegenerative disorders, like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Mark and his team...

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Dr. Amen draws on the latest findings of neuroscience to challenge an outdated psychiatric paradigm and help readers take control of their own brain.

Dr. Dominic D’Agostino explores how the mechanisms involved ketosis is so powerfully beneficial for brain cells and brain health.

Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Cleaning System in Brain Newer Imaging Technique Brings 'Glymphatic System' to Light A previously unrecognized system that drains waste from the brain at a rapid clip has been discovered by neuroscientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The findings were published online August 15 in Science Translational Medicine. The highly organized system acts like a series of pipes that piggyback on the brain's blood vessels, sort of a shadow plumbing system that seems to serve much the same function in the brain as the lymph system does in the rest of the body -- to drain away waste products. "Waste clearance is central to every organ, and there have been long-standing questions about how the brain gets rid of its waste," said Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., D.M.Sc., senior author of the paper and co-director of the University's Center for Translational Neuromedicine. "This work shows that the brain is cleansing itself on a much larger scale than has been realized previously. "We're hopeful that these findings have implications for many conditions that involve the brain, such as traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and Parkinson's disease," she added. Nedergaard's team has dubbed the new system "the glymphatic system," since it acts much like the lymphatic system but is managed by brain cells known as glial cells. The team made the findings in mice, whose brains are remarkably similar to the human brain. First author Jeffrey Iliff, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Nedergaard lab, took an in-depth look at amyloid beta, the protein that accumulates in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease. He found that more than half the amyloid removed from the brain of a mouse under normal conditions is removed via the glymphatic system. "Understanding how the brain copes with its own waste is of great importance, because in essentially all neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, protein waste accumulates and eventually suffocates and kills the neuronal network of the brain," said Iliff. "If the glymphatic system fails to cleanse the brain as it is meant to, either as a consequence of normal aging, or in response to brain injury, waste may begin to accumulate in the brain, as seen with amyloid deposits in Alzheimer's disease," said Iliff. "Perhaps increasing the activity of the glymphatic system might help prevent amyloid deposition from building up or could offer a new way to clean out buildups of the material in established Alzheimer's disease," he added.

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What's the fastest and most effective way to being smarter and happier at work without having to do another degree? It's all about the health of your gut.

Overturning decades of textbook teaching, researchers at the School of Medicine have determined that the brain is directly connected to the immune system by vessels previously thought not to exist.