Category: Mental Health and Brain Health

Mental Health and Brain Health

The Super Bowl for Brain Health: Building a Brain-Positive Economy

The Super Bowl for Brain Health: Building a Brain-Positive Economy
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Is there something you didn’t like as a kid that you really love now? Maybe it’s onions, spicy food, or running.

For me, it was anything to do with brains. In medical school, the speciality I disliked the most was

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our study revealed how it affects the brain, cognition and mental health

our study revealed how it affects the brain, cognition and mental health
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Menopause is a key period in a woman’s life. This transition is often accompanied by wide-ranging physical and psychological symptoms — some of which can be debilitating and affect daily life. Menopause has also been linked to cognitive problems —

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Uncovering the hidden connections between mental and physical health

Uncovering the hidden connections between mental and physical health
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Researchers are mapping the real-time conversation between brain and body, generating new knowledge that can transform how care is deliverediStockPhoto / Getty Images

What if a treatment for depression could reduce your risk of

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Menopause linked to grey matter loss in key brain regions

Menopause linked to grey matter loss in key brain regions
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New findings from the University of Cambridge suggest that menopause is associated with changes in brain structure, along with higher levels of anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties. Researchers found reduced grey matter volume in several important brain regions among women …

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The gut-brain connection: How digestive health may shape mental wellbeing

The gut-brain connection: How digestive health may shape mental wellbeing
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New research suggests the gut microbiome could shape our mood, resilience, cognition and susceptibility to stress.AFP/Getty Images

Jaime Di Donato is manager of health benefit solutions and product strategy at Medavie Blue Cross.

For

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Scientists discover protein that could heal leaky gut and ease depression

Scientists discover protein that could heal leaky gut and ease depression
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What if an injectable protein could one day help repair both “leaky gut” and severe depression?

New research from the University of Victoria (UVic), published in the journal Chronic Stress, suggests this idea may not be far-fetched. Scientists found

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Duke study tackles football’s impact on Black men’s brain health

Duke study tackles football’s impact on Black men’s brain health
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Robert W. Turner, II, PhD, a former NFL defensive back is now a medical sociologist at Duke University School of Medicine and a leading voice urging Black men to join brain health research. 

Robert W. Turner, II, PhD

According to

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Nitrates in drinking water and meat linked to dementia, but vegetables offset risk

Nitrates in drinking water and meat linked to dementia, but vegetables offset risk
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Danish researchers have found that dietary nitrate from vegetables may lower dementia risk. However, they linked the same nutrient found in drinking water and in animal foods to a higher risk. 

The study in Alzheimer’s & Dementia followed over 54,000

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