Brain Health

Brain Health

Natural Ways to Beat Migraine

Up to 40 million Americans, 75 percent of them women, suffer from migraine headaches. Symptoms can include throbbing head pain,…

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Boost Your Brain with the Flow State

Have you ever been so engrossed in a fun, challenging activity that it felt effortless and afterward you wondered where…

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The Power of the Placebo Effect

During World War II, Henry Beecher, MD, a Harvard-trained anesthesiologist, ran out of morphine to use for anesthesia. He turned…

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Build a Better Memory

We all have memory lapses: We forget the name of the person we just met, where we put our keys,…

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Heard by the Editors

COVID-19 may change the brain, we heard from Gwenaëlle Douaud, PhD. A study comparing brain scans from people before and…

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Transient Ischemic Attack

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain. To dismiss it as a…

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The Danger of a Bump on the Head

Hitting your head can give you anything from a headache to dangerous bleeding in the brain, and it’s not always…

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Real Breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s Disease

Approved in June 2021, aducanumab (Aduhelm) was the first new drug for patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in 18 years,…

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Drug-Free Headache Relief

People who suffer from chronic headaches have seen some exciting therapeutic advances over the past few years, but, for many,…

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Unlearn Pain

Acute low back pain, which is incredibly common, can last from a few days to a few weeks. But for…

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Exercise Reduces Chemo Brain in Breast Cancer Patients

“Chemo brain” is a real threat for women with breast cancer treated with chemotherapy. The medical term for this foggy…

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Chronic Sinusitis Changes the Brain

A few years ago, Harvard researchers reported that chronic sinusitis can cause more discomfort and loss of everyday functioning than…

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Keeping Your Brain Sharp

Brain fog. Senior moments. Alzheimer’s disease. At nearly every stage of adult life, memory and cognition top the list of…

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The Impact of COVID Lockdowns On Our Brains—Sarah Hiner Talks to Wendy Suzuki, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at New York University’s Center for Neural Science

Lack of stimulation, loneliness and increased anxiety due the COVID lockdowns are taxing our brains, but thinking skills from long-term harm.

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What to Do About That Failing Memory

Samuel’s declining memory was likely rooted in a brain injury 15 years before. Read about the supplement that not only restored his memory, but enhanced it.