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“Sulforaphane, which is high in broccoli sprouts, clears away brain amyloid plaques and tau tangles and ameliorated memory defects in mice engineered to get Alzheimer's disease. The sulforaphane also increased heat shock proteins in the brain.”

“The study involved 146 cognitively healthy women between the ages of 51 and 89. Researchers used brain scans to measure the accumulation of amyloid-beta and tau proteins in the women's brains and gathered information about their menopausal hormone usage.”

“Endotoxin has been shown to cause neuroinflammation and may explain why control mice that were given a fecal transplant with gut bacteria from "Alzheimer's mice" had amyloid beta plaque accumulation in their brains.”

“FTA: > Regular use of fish oil supplements (FOS) was associated with a significant reduction in cognitive decline and brain atrophy in older adults, a study has found. The study examined the relationship between FOS use during the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative and indicators of cognitive decline.”

“It showed that injected FGF21 alters alcohol consumption behaviors in both mice and monkeys – implying that FGF21 is involved in telling our brains when we should stop drinking alcohol. It also implies that giving FGF21 as a drug may decrease alcohol consumption.”

“In this Aliquot, I'll explore how to recognize and address iron deficiency, the unique challenges of iron overload in aging, the ways alcohol may influence brain iron, and how infants tightly regulate iron as a built-in defense against infection.”

“FTA: > Using a songbird as a model, scientists have described a brain pathway that replaces cells that have been lost naturally and not because of injury. If scientists can further tap into the process, it might lead to ways to encourage replacement of cells in human brains that have lost neurons naturally because of aging or Alzheimer's disease.”

“Findings from a recent study indicate that a single dose of psilocybin triggers a tangible and lasting proliferation of new neuronal connections in the mouse brain, improving brain plasticity.”

“Transplanting blood cells from young mice into old mice prevented cognitive decline by halting the activation of a type of immune cell in the brain called microglia. This allowed more synapses in the brain to be preserved during the aging process.”

“If this approach works in humans, it could offer a simple, noninvasive strategy to support brain health and reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disease. Deep sleep also promotes glymphatic clearance. Learn more in this clip featuring Dr. Matt Walker.”