This study investigated IQ scores in pediatric concussion (ie, mild traumatic brain injury) versus orthopedic injury.METHODS:Children (N = 866; aged 8–16.99 years) were recruited for 2 prospective cohort studies from emergency departments at children’s hospitals (2 sites in the United States and 5 in Canada) ≤48 hours after sustaining a concussion or orthopedic injury. They completed… Continue reading #IQ After Pediatric #Concussion
#Constipation Associated with #Cognitive #Aging and Decline
Key Takeaways:Chronic constipation — one bowel movement every three days or more — could signal worsening cognition.People who were chronically constipated had worse cognition equal to three years of aging, according to the study, which is the first to look at constipation’s potential impact on the aging brain.The new findings add to mounting research aligning… Continue reading #Constipation Associated with #Cognitive #Aging and Decline
#Exercise training and resting blood #pressure: a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Objective To perform a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis on the effects of all relevant exercise training modes on resting blood pressure to establish optimal antihypertensive exercise prescription practices.Design Systematic review and network meta-analysis.Data sources PubMed (Medline), the Cochrane library and Web of Science were systematically searched.Eligibility criteria Randomised controlled trials published between 1990 and February 2023. All relevant… Continue reading #Exercise training and resting blood #pressure: a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
#Espresso Coffee Mitigates the Aggregation and Condensation of #Alzheimer′s Associated Tau Protein
Espresso coffee is among the most consumed beverages in the world. Recent studies report a protective activity of the coffee beverage against neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer′s disease. Alzheimer′s disease belongs to a group of disorders, called tauopathies, which are characterized by the intraneuronal accumulation of the microtubule-associated protein tau in fibrillar aggregates. In this… Continue reading #Espresso Coffee Mitigates the Aggregation and Condensation of #Alzheimer′s Associated Tau Protein
Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Cardiometabolic Risk in People With or at High Risk of Cardiovascular DiseaseA Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
MPORTANCE Plant-based diets are known to improve cardiometabolic risk in the general population, but their effects on people at high risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain inconclusive.OBJECTIVE To assess the association of vegetarian diets with major cardiometabolic risk factors,including low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and body weight in people… Continue reading Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Cardiometabolic Risk in People With or at High Risk of Cardiovascular DiseaseA Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Accelerometer-Derived “Weekend Warrior” Physical Activity and Incident Cardiovascular Disease
Guidelines recommend 150 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per week for overall health benefit, but the relative effects of concentrated vs more evenly distributed activity are unclear.Objective To examine associations between an accelerometer-derived “weekend warrior” pattern (ie, most MVPA achieved over 1-2 days) vs MVPA spread more evenly with risk of… Continue reading Accelerometer-Derived “Weekend Warrior” Physical Activity and Incident Cardiovascular Disease
Opting for olive oil could boost brain healthRegular olive oil consumption associated with 28% lower risk of fatal dementia
oil as part of a Mediterranean dietary pattern has also been shown to help protect against cognitive decline. Tessier cautioned that the research is observational and does not prove that olive oil is the cause of the reduced risk of fatal dementia. Additional studies such as randomized controlled trials would be needed to confirm the effects… Continue reading Opting for olive oil could boost brain healthRegular olive oil consumption associated with 28% lower risk of fatal dementia
The influence of emotion regulation strategies and sleep quality on depression and anxiety
Chronic stress is a major risk factor for a number of mental health disorders, including depression and pathological anxiety. Adaptive cognitive emotion regulation (CER) strategies (i.e. positively-focused thought processes) can help to prevent psychiatric disturbance when enduring unpleasant and stressful experiences, but little is known about the inter-individual factors that govern their success. Sleep plays an important… Continue reading The influence of emotion regulation strategies and sleep quality on depression and anxiety
Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Hearing loss is associated with increased cognitive decline and incident dementia in older adults. We aimed to investigate whether a hearing intervention could reduce cognitive decline in cognitively healthy older adults with hearing loss.MethodsThe ACHIEVE study is a multicentre, parallel-group, unmasked, randomised controlled trial of adults aged 70–84 years with untreated hearing loss and without… Continue reading Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
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