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Why Dreaming Matters

Razi Berry Scientists have long wondered why almost all animals sleep, despite the disadvantages to survival of being unconscious. Now, researchers led by a team from the University of Tsukuba have found new evidence of brain refreshing that takes place during a specific phase of sleep: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which is when you […]

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Lowering Sugar in Packaged Goods Could Prevent Millions from Disease

Razi Berry Cutting 20% of sugar from packaged foods and 40% from beverages could prevent 2.48 million cardiovascular disease events (such as strokes, heart attacks, cardiac arrests), 490,000 cardiovascular deaths, and 750,000 diabetes cases in the U.S. over the lifetime of the adult population, according to micro-simulation study published in Circulation. A team of researchers

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People Dealing With Trauma Have Harder Time with Grief and Loss

Razi Berry Among individuals who survive a trauma that resulted in the loss of a close friend or loved one, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can predict complicated grief — a sense of persistent sadness and an inability to cope — years after the trauma, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. “Grief

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Wildfire Smoke Making COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Worse

Razi Berry Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020 may be attributable to increases in fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study is the first to quantify

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Is Magnesium a Panacea?

Dr Nicola Dehlinger, ND What if there was a nutrient that could support better sleep, sustained energy all day, a balanced response to stress, athletic recovery, healthy blood pressure and blood sugar levels, bone health, hormonal balance, and keep you regular?  As a critical component in over 300 biochemical functions in your body, magnesium is

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Cholesterol in Brain Regulates Alzheimer’s Plaquing

Razi Berry A team co-led by scientists at Scripps Research has used advanced imaging methods to reveal how the production of the Alzheimer’s-associated protein amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain is tightly regulated by cholesterol. Appearing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the scientists’ work advances understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease develops

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“Outgrowing ADD/HD” Maybe? – But Only 10%

Razi Berry Most children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) don’t outgrow the disorder, as widely thought. It manifests itself in adulthood in different ways and waxes and wanes over a lifetime, according to a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. “It’s important for people diagnosed with ADHD to understand that it’s

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Connecting With People Who Listen Improves Brain Health

Razi Berry Supportive social interactions in adulthood are important for your ability to stave off cognitive decline despite brain aging or neuropathological changes such as those present in Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds. In the study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers observed that simply having someone available most or all of the time

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Naps Don’t Counter Sleep Deprivation

Razi Berry A nap during the day won’t restore a sleepless night, says the latest study from Michigan State University’s Sleep and Learning Lab. “We are interested in understanding cognitive deficits associated with sleep deprivation. In this study, we wanted to know if a short nap during the deprivation period would mitigate these deficits,” said

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Poverty Correlates to Smaller Brain Areas

Razi Berry Children in poverty are more likely to have cognitive and behavioral difficulties than their better-off peers. Plenty of past research has looked into the physical effects of childhood poverty, or documented mental health disparities between socioeconomic classes. But Deanna Barch, chair and professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences in Arts

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