(Natural News) Strange things can happen by simply staring into someone else’s eyes for the better part of 10 minutes. According to Italian researcher Giovanni Caputo, this action can make people enter into an altered state of consciousness. Caputo came about this bizarre finding after conducting a trial on 10 pairs of participants made to […]

(Natural News) Drinking tea regularly may help boost cognitive function among older adults, suggest researchers from the National University of Singapore, University of Essex, University of Cambridge and Wuyi University in China. The study published in the journal Aging found that the brain regions were better interconnected, which made the processing of information more efficient. “Our results offer the first evidence of positive contribution […]

(Natural News) An increase in certain chemicals in the brain may be causing movement problems in some people, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. Experts call these movement problems functional motor symptoms. These include tremors, muscle contractions and difficulty walking. These symptoms are primarily considered a psychological issue although their precise cause is still […]

(Natural News) SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, continues to baffle even the most knowledgeable infectious disease experts. To add to the confusion, researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine now suggest that the virus can potentially be neurotrophic. In their recent report, which was published in the journal Altex, the team detailed how the Wuhan coronavirus can infect the human […]

(Natural News) A recent study by American researchers found that oral cannabidiol (CBD) offers significant clinical benefits for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a mental health condition caused by a traumatic event, such as a serious accident, a natural disaster, war or combat, or violent physical assault. For their study, the researchers examined the effect […]

(Natural News) Comatose patients are thought to remain in a state of limbo – neither conscious nor unconscious – dubbed the “vegetative state.” The unique nature of this state often complicates treatments and therapies for these patients. For this reason, physicians might be shocked to hear about comatose patients regaining consciousness and snapping out of their condition. But […]

(Natural News) A recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society showed that poor oral health is linked to cognitive decline. Researchers at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, the University of Nevada and Rutgers University found that older Chinese adults in the U.S. who reported teeth symptoms experienced faster cognitive decline than those who reported gum symptoms. This […]

(Natural News) A recent study published in the journal Neuron found that alpha-synuclein (a-syn), a protein genetically linked to Parkinson’s disease, spreads from the gut to the brain through the vagus nerve. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore tested a previously proposed hypothesis suggesting that the gut-brain axis is involved in the progression of Parkinson’s […]

(Natural News) Repeated exposure to stressful conditions can increase the incidence of mental disorders, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But scientists have recently discovered a lipid molecule that promotes stress resilience when expressed at high levels in the brain. In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, American researchers reported that sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3 (S1PR3), which […]

(Natural News) A recent study by scientists from the University of Delaware (UD) has found that drinking cherry juice has beneficial effects on memory. Published in the journal Food & Nutrition, it demonstrated that drinking Montmorency tart cherry juice every day for 12 weeks improved cognitive function in adults aged 65 to 80. Tart cherry juice supplementation can improve cognitive performance in older adults […]