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Chromium picolinate linked to brain activity boost
By Stephen Daniells
03/06/2008 - A daily supplement of chromium picolinate may increase brain activity in older people experiencing early memory decline, researchers have reported.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans showed that a daily dose of 1,000 micrograms led to greater activation in various parts of the brain, researchers from the University of Cincinnati presented the study results at the 19th annual meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Association.

"The current study showed that older adults taking chromium picolinate exhibited greater brain activation while engaged in a cognitively demanding task," said lead researcher Robert Krikorian.
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New Survey Shows African-Americans Are Concerned With Heart Health but Unaware of Link to Brain Health

Alzheimer's Association and American Heart Association Join Forces to Educate African-Americans on Managing Heart Health to Promote Brain Health

CHICAGO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A recent survey commissioned by the Alzheimer's Association and the American Heart Association found that, among African-Americans, two out of three (61 percent) expressed concern about developing heart disease, and two out of five (40 percent) expressed concern about developing Alzheimer's. However, only about one in 20 (6 percent) are aware that heart health is linked to brain health.
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Phosphatidylserine Improves Golf Swing

PADERBORN, Germany-Previous clinical trials studied the effect of phosphatidylserine (PS) supplementation on physical and mental stress resistance; but, for the first time, PS, in functional food form, was investigated for its impact on golf performance (J Intl Soc Sports Nut. 2007;4:23).
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Why Fish Oil is Good for You

UCLA researchers report that omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found in fish oil, increases the production of LR11, a protein that is found at reduced levels in Alzheimer's patients and which is known to destroy the the "plaques" associated with the disease.

Newswise — It's good news that we are living longer, but bad news that the longer we live, the better our odds of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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Is Alzheimer's a Form of Diabetes?

When the body refuses to make insulin, the condition is called type 1 diabetes; when the body mismanages the hormone, it's known as type 2. Now, scientists report new evidence linking insulin to a disorder of the brain: when the brain prevents the hormone from acting properly, the ensuing chemical imbalance may help trigger Alzheimer's disease. The correlation is so strong that some researchers are calling Alzheimer's disease "type 3" diabetes.
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