Sugar-sweetened beverages suppress the body’s stress response

Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages can suppress the hormone cortisol and stress responses in the brain, but diet beverages sweetened with aspartame do not have the same effect, according to a new…

Vitamin E deficiency could damage brain

In a study involving zebrafish, scientists believe they have identified how vitamin E deficiency disrupts the movement of important nutrients to the brain.

Salt may raise blood pressure by disabling safety mechanism in the brain

A study of rats finds that higher salt intake over a long period disables a safety mechanism in the brain that normally stops blood pressure in arteries from rising.

1,300 babies each year saved from serious birth defects of brain and spine by folic acid

Fortifying grain foods with the B vitamin folic acid has saved about 1,300 babies every year from being born with serious birth defects of the brain and spine known as neural tube defects (NTDs)…

Depressive-like behavior likely exacerbated by high-fructose diet in adolescence

The consumption of a diet high in fructose throughout adolescence can worsen depressive- and anxiety-like behavior and alter how the brain responds to stress, according to new animal research…

Eating breakfast reduces cravings, overeating

Researchers find the increase in dopamine levels in the brain that result from eating protein-rich breakfasts may reduce food cravings and overeating later in the day.

For a healthy brain, eat baked or broiled fish every week

A new study suggests that weekly consumption of broiled or baked – not fried – fish is good for the brain, regardless of how much omega-3 fatty acid it contains.

Boosting neural pathway from gut to brain may reduce food consumption

A new study from Purdue University found that stimulating neural activity in the vagus nerve – which extends from the gut to the brain – caused mice to eat smaller meals.

Scientists discover big clue to how caffeine wards off Alzheimer’s

We already know caffeine intake appears to ward off Alzheimer’s but not how exactly.

Only one third of women take folic acid before pregnancy to prevent spina bifida

Research recently published from Queen Mary University of London reveals less than 1 in 3 women have taken folic acid supplements before pregnancy to prevent spina bifida and other birth defects of the brain, spine, or spinal cord (neural tube defects).

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