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“First identified in semen, spermidine demonstrates anti-aging properties in animal studies, likely due to its capacity to induce autophagy – the process by which the body clears dead and damaged cells.”

“However, smokers experienced up to 17 percent greater decline in memory and up to 16 percent greater decline in fluency, even after considering other factors that influence cognitive aging, including age at baseline, gender, country, education, wealth, and chronic conditions.”

“They also completed cognitive tests and reported whether they had been diagnosed with dementia. Middle-aged participants who had weekly distressing dreams were four times more likely to experience cognitive decline during the seven years than those without bad dreams.”

“Interestingly, serum levels of S100B and neuron-specific enolase (proteins associated with brain injury) were also higher after HIIT than after rest but were comparable to those after MICE.”

“The participants underwent neuroimaging scans up to three times during the study period to quantify iron levels in four regions (caudate, putamen, nucleus accumbens, and globus pallidus) of their basal ganglia. They also completed cognitive performance tests to assess executive control, complex cognition, episodic memory, social cognition, and motor speed.”

“After the mice that had had surgery recovered, the investigators assessed all the animals' cognitive performance via a maze test, measured IL-6 in the animals' blood, and quantified proteins involved in maintaining blood-brain barrier integrity in the animals' brains.”

“Participants with higher vitamin D concentrations had better word recall, working memory, episodic memory, and perceptual speed – the ability to compare similarities and differences quickly and accurately among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns.”

“They found that participants in the intervention group showed considerable improvements in cognition and function compared to the control group. In addition, Aβ42/40 ratios increased in the intervention group but decreased in the control group.”

“In particular, anecdotal reports of former patients experiencing depression, "brain fog," and difficulty finding the right words in conversation even months later appear to point to a potential long-term impact on cognition.”

“A new study has found that a tiny region in the brain called the locus coeruleus may provide the link between openness and better cognitive health. People with greater locus coeruleus integrity demonstrated more openness and – interestingly – had higher intelligence.”