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An interesting study suggests that maintaining high cardiovascular fitness in midlife could help decrease the risk of dementia in women. Researchers followed a population-based sample of 1,462 women between the ages of 38 and 60 for 44 years. Women with high fitness levels had a lower risk of developing all-cause...

The purpose of this study was to assess the association of habitual glucosamine use with risk of cardiovascular disease events (Ma H, et.al., 2019). 466039 participants were followed for a median follow-up of seven years. The cardiovascular events included cardiovascular death, coronary heart disease, and stroke.     After adjustment...

This research examined the association between dietary magnesium intake and brain volumes (Alateeq K, et.al., 2023). The participants were between the ages of 40 and 73 years old. On average, higher baseline dietary magnesium intake was associated with larger brain volumes (gray matter; left hippocampus; and right hippocampus).   The...

This study examined the effect of exercise intensity on senescence in skeletal muscle, using a randomized counter-balanced crossover design (Jean WH, et.al., 2023). Senescence is the loss of a cell’s ability to divide and grow. Biopsies of the vastus lateralis muscle of 9 sedentary men with an average age of...

This study compared the risk of contracting 3 coronavirus infections in participants with different levels of the omega 3 fatty acid DHA (Harris WS, et.,al.,2023). The DHA levels (% of total fatty acids) were measured by nuclear magnetic resonance. The results were interesting.   This is what the researchers concluded....

This study included 1048 participants between the age of 50 and 80 years old without cardiovascular disease (Hu T, et. al., 2023). The researchers investigated the associations of 2-year changes in fat percentage and fat-free mass percentage with occurring cardiovascular events.   This is what they found. The participants with...

Inflammation is an important part of the body's immune response that involves immune cells, cell-signaling proteins, and pro-inflammatory factors. Systemic inflammation plays a role in the development of many chronic diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.   C-reactive protein is an important blood marker of systemic inflammation.This study investigated...

This study included 2315 men between the age of 42 and 60 years (Laukkanen T, et.al., 2015). The purpose of the research was to investigate the association of frequency and duration of sauna bathing with the risk of sudden cardiac death, fatal coronary heart disease, fatal cardiovascular disease, and all-cause...

This study included 2,315 healthy men between the age of 42 and 60 years (Laukkanen T, et. al., 2017). The researchers investigated whether frequency of sauna bathing is associated with the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The sauna they used was a traditional Finish sauna. The results showed that...

In this research 11 studies on black tea and 24 studies on green tea were analyzed for an association of tea consumption and the risk of cardiovascular disease ( Yang X, et.al., 2022).     The results showed that drinking less than four cups of black tea daily may prevent...

In this research a total of 341,248 adults with an average age of 39.7 years were included, and the follow up were 15-years (Chen LJ, et.al., 2022). The participants reported sleep duration and also disturbances (difficulty falling asleep, easily awakened, and if they used sleeping medication. The participants’ physical activity...

In the following study the researchers investigated whether low vitamin D levels were associated with gray matter volumes, whole brain volumes and hippocampus volumes (Terock J, et.al., 2023). Structural MRI data and vitamin D levels were obtained for the 1,865 participants, and this was what they found. Vitamin D deficiency...

In this research the effect of oral glutathione supplementation was studied in obese subjects with and without type 2 diabetes (Søndergård ST, et.al., 2021). Insulin sensitivity and markers of oxidative stress were measured at the beginning of the study and after 3 weeks. The participants were given either 1000mg daily...

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), is a protein involved in neuroplasticity, learning and memory. The following study evaluated the isolated and interactive effects of 20-h fasting, 90-min light exercise, and high-intensity exercise on peripheral venous BDNF in 12 human volunteers. (Gibbons TG, et.al., 2023).     The researchers found that fasting...

This study investigated the effect of a 12-month vitamin D supplementation on cognitive function and amyloid beta (Aβ)-related biomarkers in patients with Alzheimer's disease (Jia J, et.al., 2019). The research was randomized, double-blind, and placebo controlled. 210 patients were divided into either a treatment group which took 800 IU of...

  The following research investigated the effect of consuming a plant-based diet on blood Lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) levels and other risk factors in overweight and obese individuals (Najjar RS, et.al., 2018). High Lp(a) levels increase your likelihood of having a heart attack or stroke. Lp(a) can cause increased clotting, which...

The following research assessed the effect of six months supervised high intensity interval training (HIIT) on coronary plaque using intravascular ultrasound in patients with stable coronay artery disease (Vesterbekkmo EK, et.al., 2022).   Sixty patients were randomized to two sessions of weekly supervised HIIT at 85-95% of peak heart rate...

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the cortex and hippocampus, which leads to cognitive impairment if nothing is done to intervene. Many studies have shown that resveratrol has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties and can decrease the toxicity and aggregation of β-amyloid in the hippocampus of Alzheimer’s patients,...

In the following study the effective dose of kale-containing food was investigated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial (Kondo F, et.al., 2016).   The study included 42 participants between the age of 21 and 64 years with fasting plasma glucose levels of 125 mg/dl and lower. The participants consumed either...

  Brassica vegetable also called cruciferous vegetables, is a member of the family of vegetables that includes broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens and kale. These vegetables provide isothiocyanates and other glucosinolate derivatives capable of altering steroid hormone metabolism, regulating estrogen receptor response, and stabilizing cellular proliferation.    ...