Technology and Brain Health

Mobile Quantum Brain Scanner Targets Blast Impact on Troops

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Scientists from the University of Nottingham will develop the world’s first fully mobile magnetoencephalography (MEG) brain scanner capable of measuring the effects of blast exposure on military personnel in real time at training sites.

For the first time ever, researchers

Nutrition for Brain Health

Here’s What Happens to Your Brain When You Don’t Get Enough Folate

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  • Folate is a B vitamin that plays a role in many aspects of your health, including your brain. 
  • Low folate intake is linked to mood disorders, depression, dementia and neural tube defects during pregnancy.
  • Folate is found in many foods,
Mental Health and Brain Health

How Intermittent Fasting Affects Your Brain Health

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Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern where you switch between periods of eating and fasting. Fasting typically involves eating no food at all, but in some approaches, it means eating a reduced number of calories.

Scientists have only recently begun

Nutrition for Brain Health

NIZO and University of Twente partner on lab device to test how food affects brain health

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Dutch food research organization NIZO and the University of Twente have announced a strategic partnership to commercialize the Gut-Brain Axis on Chip, a laboratory device that mimics how the human gut and brain communicate. The technology allows researchers to test

Nutrition for Brain Health

Thanksgiving Foods for Brain Health (Plus Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes) | Nutrition

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Thanksgiving foods. What a glorious

Mental Health and Brain Health

Creatine supplement may enhance brain function during menopause, new research suggests

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A new study suggests that specific low-dose formulations of creatine, a popular dietary supplement, may improve some aspects of cognitive function and elevate the compound’s levels within the brain in women navigating the menopausal transition. The research, published in the

Technology and Brain Health

“The missing link”: utility of brain health dashboards in supporting healthy ageing in primary care | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

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