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“A mother's diet during breastfeeding is crucial to an infant's development and lifelong health. Findings from a new study show that maternal intake of omega-3 fatty acids is associated with larger brain volumes in breastfed or mostly breastfed infants.”

“β-hydroxybutyrate production consequent to exercise induces within the muscle the activities of a key promoter involved in the production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor. From the article: > Studies have shown that BDNF levels in the brains of people with Alzheimer's or Huntington's disease are, on average, half that of people without either brain-damaging disease.”

“Whereas right-nostril breathing promoted brain activity in areas related to language and sense of direction, left-nostril breathing promoted activity in areas related to introspection. Scientists monitored the brain activity of 30 healthy adults practicing unilateral nostril breathing (UNB).”

“Depression research often focuses on neurotransmitters, but the brain also depends on a steady supply of energy to function properly. A new study tested whether problems in how creatine moves from the gut to the brain play a role in depression, and whether certain gut bacteria can help restore this process.”

“On average, cognitive performance increased by 7.8% in the brain+exercise group compared to 4.5% in the exercise-only group. Similarly, physical performance improved by nearly 30% in the brain+exercise group compared to 22.4% in the exercise-only group.”

“Beets are high in nitric oxide, which is thought to increase blood flow to the brain. The study included people over the age of 55 with high blood pressure that took a beetroot juice containing 560 mg of nitrate or placebo three times a week for six weeks.”

“An analysis of the effects of physical exercise on blood-brain barrier permeability and function and the mechanisms that drive these effects.”

“The researchers analyzed the brain activity of the mice when they drank the two solutions and found that a particular region of the brain responds to sugar – an area called the caudal nucleus of the solitary tract, which is located in the brain stem.”

“Cognitive decline is a common feature of aging, affecting more than 16 million people living in the United States. Findings from a new study in mice suggest that reducing inflammation in the brain may slow or reverse cognitive decline.”

“FTA: > Neuroscientists have shown that calorie-reduced diets stop the normal rise and fall in activity levels of close to 900 different genes linked to aging and memory formation in the brain.”