Purdue.edu – The polyphenols found in red wine are thought to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, and new research from Purdue University and Mount Sinai School of Medicine has shown that some of those polyphenol compounds in fact reach the brain. Mario Ferruzzi, a Purdue associate professor of food science; Connie Weaver, Purdue’s head of foods [...]

While video gaming is generally perceived as a pastime for children and young adults, research shows that the average age of players in the United States is 35. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University and Andrews University analyzed survey data from over 500 adults ranging in age from 19 [...]

AAN.com – People who smoke and have multiple sclerosis (MS) may be at increased risk of brain shrinkage and increased brain lesions related to the disease, according to a study published in the August 18, 2009 issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Smoking has already been linked to an [...]

CFAH.org – Adolescents who exercise vigorously – as in an athletic program – have a better quality of sleep than their couch-potato peers, according to a new Swiss study. Four hundred thirty-four adolescents participated, including 258 students who were part of the “Swiss Olympic Classes,” a program that offers a high level of athletic training. [...]

Cognitive decline was long seen as an inevitable consequence of aging, but recent years have seen a surge of interest in activities and products touted to forestall this outcome. What is the truth? Is mental decline inevitable, or is there a possibility of retaining our faculties if we exercise them? And which kinds of exercises [...]

Loss of muscle strength, speed and dexterity is a common consequence of aging, and a well-established risk factor for death, disability and dementia. Yet little is known about how and why motor decline occurs when it is not a symptom of disease. Now, in a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers at [...]