Researchers from Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre have developed a simple test that can be used in screening large numbers of people in communities for mental health problems, particularly cognitive loss or dementia. Researchers went to 45 community events and asked people to take the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination (SAGE test) &ndash
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Older adults could significantly benefit from undergoing cognitive training, and such benefits may last for as long as 10 years – new research found. A multi-institutional team of researchers followed 2,832 older adults, with an average age of 74. About 25 per cent of the participants were African-Americans, and about 75 per cent were women. They were
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Protein is an essential nutrient that can be found in animal products, beans and nuts. Your body needs protein to build new cells, and synthesise new proteins necessary to carry out important biological functions. Despite the wide range of dietary sources of protein, many people are not getting enough of this nutrient. Men ages 19 and over need 56 grams of p
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A new study to be published on January 30 in the journal Cell Reports has uncovered a brand new pathway for repairing nerve cells. The findings suggest that the dendrites, the component of nerve cells that receive information from the brain, have the ability to self-heal after an injury. Previous studies have found that when nerve cells got injured, they re
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We all have food cravings. Admit it – there are foods that, at some days in your life, you crave for so much! And that craving – that craving was so intense you just don’t want to think about the consequences – all you want to do is take a bite. And another bite. Plus another bite. And more! But after giving in to food cravings, man
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More and more parents of children with autism and other developmental delays turn to complementary and alternative medicine not due to the lack of availability of conventional services, but because they find them effective and reliable, new research suggests. The new study involved 600 children between the ages of 2 and 5 with autism and developmental delay
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Stress is something you can acquire from your environment, especially from other people. You’re at your favourite coffee shop waiting for your mocha latte and cheesecake. Then suddenly, a woman, sitting at the other table with who you think is her boyfriend, began crying. They were not fighting but you can sense they were having a deep, serious conver
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Are you eating well? Some foods we think are healthy may actually be diet wreckers. They include the following: Fresh Smoothies Many restaurants and coffee shops offer ‘healthy options’ for diet-conscious customers. These include fresh smoothies. The problem is, most smoothie drinks available in stores today are overloaded with sugar – on
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Every start of the year gives us a great feeling that there is ‘hope’. That’s most probably why we make New Year resolutions. We all want that this year be better or if not, as happy and fortunate as the last. Nevertheless, no matter how we try to start things right, troubles often come our way. The good news is – we can all bounce ba
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Fatty plaque build-up on the walls of blood vessels is prone to rupture, releasing fragments of the plaque into the bloodstream. This causes a blockage in the flow of blood in the vessels around the heart, leading to heart attack. During this process, endothelial cells are also released into the blood – a new study suggests. Researchers from Scripps R
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