Re-energizing the aging brain
The human brain has a prodigious demand for energy — 20 to 30% of the body’s energy budget.
March 17, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer's / dementia, body, diet, human-brain, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, the-body
Asian family research answers questions on fatty acid in brain
New research conducted in a rural community in Pakistan highlights the crucial role that essential fatty acids play in human brain growth and function.
May 26, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: crucial, crucial-role, diet, fatty-acids, highlights-the-crucial, human-brain, neurology / neuroscience, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, pakistan, rural-community
Caffeine’s Effect On The Brain’s Adenosine Receptors Visualized For The First Time
Molecular imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) has enabled scientists for the first time to visualize binding sites of caffeine in the living human brain to explore possible positive and negative effects of caffeine consumption…
November 5, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, explore-possible, human-brain, living, negative-effects, neurology / neuroscience, oncalldiets, pet, positron-emission, the-first, the-living