Tag: Longterm

Technology and Brain Health

Study Finds Pregnancy Boosts Long-Term Brain Health

Study Finds Pregnancy Boosts Long-Term Brain Health
5 min read

Female brains have historically evolved to adapt to pregnancy, undergoing structural and functional changes. But the cognitive health implications of these adaptations have long been overlooked — until now.

A new study led by UCLA anthropology professor Molly Fox has

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Supplements and Medications for Brain Health

Long-term use of melatonin supplements to support sleep may have negative health effects

Long-term use of melatonin supplements to support sleep may have negative health effects
10 min read

Research Highlights:

  • A review of 5 years of health records for more than 130,000 adults with insomnia who had used melatonin for at least a year found they were more likely to be diagnosed with heart failure, require hospitalization
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Nutrition for Brain Health

Long-term Mediterranean diet may not improve cognition in all

Long-term Mediterranean diet may not improve cognition in all
6 min read
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The Mediterranean diet may not provide brain health benefits to all populations, new research finds. Maskot/Getty Images
  • Past studies show the Mediterranean diet may help protect a person from cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, and other types of
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