DALLAS: Researchers found that lateral sleeping can effectively clear off waste materials from the brain, which consequently helps reduce the risk of dementia and other neurological illness.

The researchers used a dynamic contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) together with computer modeling to measure and evaluate Read More »

BOSTON: A study suggests the common practice of prescribing vitamin D supplements to fill the gap does not have any benefit for older women’s bones or muscle strength.

The study included 230 women younger than 75, but past menopause, who had low vitamin D levels. Read More »

CHICAGO: Occasional forgetfulness and disorientation, leading to progressive memory loss and personality changes are characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This neurodegenerative disorder can neither be reversed nor cured.

A team of scientists and clinicians used simple memory tests to see if brain function impairment can Read More »

PHILADELPHIA: Chemists have invented the first practical, scalable method for synthesising jiadifenolide, a plant-derived molecule that may have powerful brain-protecting properties.

Finding a good way to synthesise jiadifenolide has been a goal of chemists around the world since the compound was discovered in 2009. Preliminary Read More »