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“A new study found that Kundalini yoga – a type of yoga that involves specific postures, breathing techniques, and meditation – boosted cognition and memory in older women at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.”

“Having financial debt impaired psychological functioning and decision-making whereas debt reduction improved psychological and cognitive function and enabled better decision-making. This was a study involving low-income individuals chronically in debt and confirms that being chronically in debt impairs psychological functioning and decision-making.”

“The researchers found that children who were exposed to particulate matter in air pollution during pregnancy – especially during the second and third trimesters – had lower composite cognitive scores than children exposed to lower levels.”

“Maternal sugar consumption, particularly from sugar-sweetened beverages, was associated with poorer childhood cognition including non-verbal abilities to solve novel problems, poorer verbal memory, poorer fine motor, and poorer visual-spatial/visual-motor abilities in childhood.”

“Seniors who consumed around 150g of cooked mushrooms weekly performed better on neuropsychological tests and had a 50% reduced risk of mild cognitive impairment compared to age-matched healthy controls.”

“Some of the mechanisms that drive the beneficial effects of exercise on the brain include increases in brain volume and connectivity, improved blood flow, enhanced synaptic plasticity, and increased neurogenesis – the formation of new neurons.”

“The double-blind, randomized, controlled trial involved 451 healthy, full-term infants who received either regular formula or formula containing MFGM and lactoferrin (a protein found in human and cows' milk) at concentrations similar to human milk.”

“Time-restricted eating (TRE), a ketogenic diet, and exercise improved cognitive function and markers of metabolism including triglycerides, VLDL, and HbA1c in a 71-year-old woman with ApoE4 that has mild Alzheimer's disease and metabolic syndrome (case study).”

“This effect was more robust in women, those with normal cognition, and people without the APOE4 gene (a risk factor for Alzheimer's). These findings suggest that supplemental vitamin D protects against Alzheimer's.”

“Higher blood levels of 32 nutrients including omega-3, vitamin D, vitamin B, lycopene and more was associated with enhanced performance on specific cognitive tests and functional brain network efficiency in older adults.”