Mental Health and Brain Health

Lithium, Alzheimer Disease, and a Turning Point in Mental Health Care

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Alzheimer disease (AD) remains one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine. It is a black hole that consumes memory, independence, dignity, and time. Despite decades of research and over $42 billion invested since the 1990s,1 the failure rate

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Nutrition for Brain Health

Eating potassium-rich foods may help keep depression at bay

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Diets rich in minerals, especially potassium, were linked to a lower depression risk in a new study. Image credit: Vera Lair/Stocksy
  • About 5% of the world’s adult population lives with depression.
  • Past research shows that people can
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Mental Health and Brain Health

How a Mother’s Mental Health Shapes Her Baby’s Social Brain

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At UMass Chan’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, researchers are on a heartwarming mission: to understand how babies build the brain circuits that help them connect with others.

Through the Baby Brain Study, scientists have been tracking over 80 babies and

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Technology and Brain Health

New technologies tackle brain health assessment for the military | MIT News

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Cognitive readiness denotes a person’s ability to respond and adapt to the changes around them. This includes functions like keeping balance after tripping, or making the right decision in a challenging situation based on knowledge and past experiences. For military

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Nutrition for Brain Health

Scientists solve 30-year mystery of a hidden nutrient that shields the brain and fights cancer

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An international team of scientists, co-led by researchers at the University of Florida and Trinity College Dublin, has cracked a decades-old mystery in human biology: how our bodies absorb a micronutrient that we rely on for everything from healthy brain …

Supplements and Medications for Brain Health

NeuroGuard Review 2025: Best Brain Health Supplement

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Nutrition for Brain Health

Neurologist suggests taking vitamin B complex (not vitamin B12 or B6) for brain health: Know how to add this to your diet

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Neurologist suggests taking vitamin B complex (not vitamin B12 or B6) for brain health: Know how to add this to your diet

B for brain, B for B-complex!As Phoebe would have pointed out, ‘coincidence’?Scientific evidence suggests it’s definitely not!Emerging research shows that beyond the well-known B6 and B12, the full vitamin B-complex, including B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin),

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Strong gut-brain link may worsen mental health

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Scientists have found that when the stomach and brain are synced too strongly, it may signal worse mental health, linking anxiety, depression, and stress to an overactive gut-brain connection.

The abundance of recent research into the gut-brain connection has demonstrated

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Technology and Brain Health

The Jolliffe Institute Offering Unparalleled Technology Using Brain Stimulation to Treat Depression and Enhance Mental Health

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Launch Party on September 4 to Showcase New Treatment

BISMARCK, N.D., Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — For those seeking to lessen their anxiety, treat depression or enhance cognitive functioning without medication, a groundbreaking technology is now available at the

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