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“After determining the participants' relative brain age, they studied the association of relative brain age with cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and genetic variants. They found that regular (daily or nearly daily) cigarette smoking or alcohol consumption increased relative brain aging.”

“A growing body of evidence suggests that dementia is the manifestation of insulin resistance and altered metabolism in the brain. A recent study suggests that dietary patterns that promote ketosis improve brain metabolism and function.”

“Aerobic exercise found to maintain brain volume in the left hippocampus in 14 different controlled trials suggesting aerobic exercise may prevent brain aging. The exercise protocols in the 14 trials ranged from walking to jogging to cycling.”

“The study will measure whether aerobic exercise and taking specific medications to reduce high blood pressure and cholesterol can help preserve brain volume and cognitive abilities.”

Dr. Roland Griffiths discusses the effects of the psychedelic compound psilocybin on the human brain.

“Myelin is essential for normal brain function and is altered in multiple sclerosis), and altered brain structure. This was partly reversed by introducing the gut bacteria.”

“Clearing away senescent cells in the brain using senolytic drugs prevented brain degeneration in mice genetically prone to it. The diseased animals were able to form memories, eliminated signs of inflammation, and did not develop tangles in the brain.”

“The investigators measured branched chain amino acid concentrations in the brains of mice that had experienced a brain injury. Then they provided branched chain amino acids in the drinking water of brain-injured and non-injured mice for five days, commencing on the second day post-injury.”

“Additionally, other developmental, lifestyle and health measures indicated that reverse causation is not likely, and the effect is not likely to be mediated through frailty (as measured by telomere length), or disease. Finally, other fitness measures, such as forced expiratory volume or grip strength, were not associated with brain aging when leg power was excluded.”

“The brain shifts did not follow the rhythm of breathing or heartbeats in awake mice. The abdominal muscles became active just before the mice started moving. The brain shifted shortly after the abdominal muscles switched on, and the two signals remained closely linked during movement.”