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Category Archives: Brain Function

Study Reveals Less Screen Time, More Sleep Critical for Preventing Depression

Many lifestyle factors, such as screen time, diet, and sleep, can strongly impact depression symptoms. A new study published in BMC Medicine has found a broad range of lifestyle factors and its effect on depression symptoms using the large UK Biobank lifestyle and mood dataset. Studies have previously shown that sleep can play an essential ...click here to read more

Exercising More Than Once Per Week Helps Prevent Mild Cognitive Impairment Conversion to Dementia

Regular physical activity can help prevent those with mild cognitive impairment from advancing into dementia. These findings resulted from a study published in the journal Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy, which found that exercising more than once per week had a direct impact on Alzheimer’s disease. Mild cognitive impairment is a condition that causes small problems ...click here to read more

A Few Tips to Help Manage Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea can be a dangerous condition, but it isn’t always the easiest to recognize. And according to some, men and women experience different symptoms. Aside from being closely associated with high blood pressure, heart disease, and type-2 diabetes, sleep apnea can significantly impact how you feel every day. It can make you more irritable, ...click here to read more

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Try This to Slow Memory Loss

The COVID-19 pandemic comes with plenty of peripheral consequences. One may be advanced memory loss. It’s not that the virus infects your brain. Instead, it can make it extremely difficult to maintain what scientists call “positive affect.” It’s pretty tough to stay cheerful and optimistic as the pandemic has upended life in so many ways. ...click here to read more

Multiple Depressive Symptoms Have an Increased Risk for Stroke: Study

People who suffer from multiple depressive symptoms have an increased risk for stroke, according to a study published in Neurology: Clinical Practice. Researchers found that individuals who scored higher on a test designed to measure depressive symptoms had a higher stroke risk than those with lower scores. The study led by investigators at the University ...click here to read more

High Blood Pressure While Sleeping Linked with Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke in Future

According to new research, people who experience high blood pressure while they sleep are more likely to have a higher risk of stroke and heart disease. The study, published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation, has found that nighttime blood pressure is increasingly being recognized as a predictor of cardiovascular risk. It is a ...click here to read more

Extra Sleep Every Night Is Key to Improving Mindfulness

Getting extra sleep at night may be the key to improving mindfulness, according to a new study published in Sleep Health. This new research found that by getting an extra 29 minutes of sleep each night, mindfulness in everyday situations was beneficially increased. Mindfulness is achieved by purposefully bringing an individual’s awareness and attention to ...click here to read more