One more study shows “brain supplements” don’t work to enhance brain health and function

Why Can’t Fish Oil Sup­ple­ments Keep Our Brains Sharp? (NPR): “…why is it that a new study of old­er women pub­lished in the jour­nal Neu­rol­o­gy finds that omega-3s may not ben­e­fit think­ing skills or help fend off cog­ni­tive decline?…As study author Eric Ammann, of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Iowa, points out in an email, “most randomized…

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Transcript: Dr. Gary Small on Enhancing Memory and the Brain

Below you can find the full tran­script of our engag­ing Q&A ses­sion today on mem­ory, mem­ory tech­niques and brain-healthy lifestyles with Dr. Gary  Small, Direc­tor of UCLA’s Mem­ory Clin­ic and Cen­ter on Aging, and author of The Mem­ory Bible. You can learn more about his book  Here, and learn more about upcom­ing Brain Fit­ness Q&A Ses­sions Here. Perhaps…

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Alzheimer’s Prevention and Diagnostic Tests

Roundup of sev­er­al insight­ful arti­cles and recent research: Fish Oil May Help Pre­vent Alzheimer’s (Wash­ing­ton Post) — “The omega‑3 fat­ty acids found in fish oil might play an impor­tant role in pre­vent­ing Alzheimer’s dis­ease, accord­ing to a research team at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Cal­i­for­nia, Los Ange­les (UCLA).” — “Pub­lish­ing in the Dec. 26 issue of the…

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