Drinking concentrated blueberry juice improves brain function in older people, researchers have found. In the study, from the University of Exeter in the UK, healthy people aged 65-77 who drank concentrated blueberry juice every day showed improvements in cognitive function, blood flow to the brain and activation of the brain while carrying out cognitive tests.… Continue reading The Juice That’s A Brain Helper
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Vitamin B12 May Not Help Everybody
Although taking Vitamin B12 helps older people who have a serious deficiency of the substance, it doesn’t improve neurological or cognitive function in older people with only moderate B12 deficiency, according to a new study. The research, from investigators at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, was published in the American Journal of… Continue reading Vitamin B12 May Not Help Everybody
Cochlear Implants Improve Speech Perception & Cognitive Function
Cochlear implantation was associated with improved speech perception and cognitive function in adults 65 years or older with profound hearing loss, according to a report published online in March 2015 by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. A release from the publisher notes that hearing impairment is associated with cognitive decline. In cases of severe to… Continue reading Cochlear Implants Improve Speech Perception & Cognitive Function