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B Vitamins May Protect Against Damaging Effects of Air Pollution

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published March 27, 2017. B vitamins are important for cognition and mental health, but research suggests they may have other important functions as well. A small-scale human trial1 found B vitamins may help protect against air pollution.2,3 At high doses, B vitamins were actually able… Read More »

Take Care of Your Mouth to Protect Your Brain

It’s unfortunate how many fail to fully appreciate the importance oral health has on their overall health. The fact of the matter is, the delicate balance of bacteria in your mouth is as important to your health as your gut microbiome. When certain bacteria become overabundant, various problems start to develop, and not just in… Read More »

Signals from muscle protect from dementia

How do different parts of the body communicate? Scientists at St. Jude are studying how signals sent from skeletal muscle affect the brain. The team studied fruit flies and cutting-edge brain cell models called organoids. They focused on the signals muscles send when stressed. The researchers found that stress signals rely on an enzyme called… Read More »

Drastic new measure to protect nurses

UK nurses have been warned not to wear their uniforms in public amid reports of medical staff being abused by the public and ID badges being stolen in order to gain preferential treatment. In an email published by The Times, nurses have been told they can’t wear their uniforms to and from work “until further… Read More »