Tag: neuroprotection
Resistance Training Protects Brain Health Through Vascular and Cognitive Pathways, New Evidence Shows
Resistance training influences brain health through endothelial function, neurotrophic signalling, blood-brain barrier integrity, and inflammation control, according to 2025 research.…
Resistance Training Protects Brain Health Through Multiple Pathways, Research Shows
Resistance training activates seven biological pathways that protect brain health and reduce dementia risk, according to Allison et al. (2025).…
Resistance Training 2–3 Times Weekly Reduces Brain Age, Randomized Trial Shows
A randomized controlled trial in GeroScience shows that 2–3 weekly sessions of structured resistance training significantly reduce biological brain age…
Brain’s Energy Crisis: Why B Vitamins and Micronutrients Matter for Cognitive Function
The brain consumes up to 50% of body energy in children and ~20% in adults, a metabolic demand met only…
Cooling the Brain After Stroke: How Induced Hypothermia Could Transform Acute Care
A new translational study in Science Translational Medicine (June 2026) explores how pharmacologically induced hypothermia could protect brain tissue after…
Diabetes and Dementia: New Evidence Reveals Bidirectional Risk and Potential Neuroprotection
Mounting evidence reveals that diabetes and dementia share bidirectional pathophysiological pathways involving impaired glucose metabolism, chronic inflammation, and vascular dysfunction.…
Minocycline Stroke Trial Debate Highlights Neuroprotection Research Challenges
Scientific debate in The Lancet highlights persistent challenges in stroke neuroprotection research following criticism of the EMPHASIS minocycline trial. Researchers…
New Drug Target for Alzheimer’s Shows Promise in Preclinical Studies
Researchers identified a novel Alzheimer's mechanism and developed an experimental compound that slowed nerve cell loss in mouse models. The…