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Looking at the Bright Side: How Optimism Can Help You Live a Longer, Healthier Life
Are you a glass-half-full kind of person? If you are, then you’ll love what this article has to say about its impacts on health. If you struggle to look at the brighter side of things, this could be a sign that it’s time for a change. According to a clinical...
What You Should Know About Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Hearing loss affects millions of people around the globe. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is experienced by almost 20% of the entire population! There are three types of hearing loss, but more than 90% are attributed to sensorineural hearing loss....
Is Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration Better For You?
Water is essential for life, but not all water is created equal. Tap water can contain harmful contaminants and chemicals that can have adverse effects on our health. This is where reverse osmosis water purification comes in. Reverse osmosis (RO) is a highly effective...
Health Benefits of Daily Sunlight
Health Benefits of Daily Sunlight There are two sides to every coin—and two stories to tell about sunlight. Skincare enthusiasts and specialists, it seems, have taken a definitive stand against the sun, branding it as a villain that causes premature aging and leads to...
BDNF And Stroke Recovery
Stroke can cause long lasting disability due to nerve cell (neurons) death greatly impacting someone’s overall quality of life. The neuron death can cause problems with mobility, balance, sensation, speech, vision, cognition (thinking), comprehension (understanding),...
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Brain Health
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a protein that aids in cell function and promotes the growth of new nerve cells (neurogenesis). Studies have shown that BDNF plays a critical role in neuroplasticity (the brains ability to build new nerve connections) and...
Neuroinflammation: Implications in Brain Health and Disease
Neuroinflammation is a broad term that is characterized by an immune response in the central nervous system (CNS) - the brain and spinal cord. This abnormal immune response is initiated by cues including infection, bacteria, brain injury, toxins and autoimmunity. ...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis, also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by damage to the white matter in the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system. The mitochondria are implicated in MS disease progression. With that said,...