The “chocolate cure” for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research. It found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in the bodies of peop[...]
Archive for December, 2009
30 December, 2009 08:30 § in Brain and health
Nuevas evidencias de que el chocolate negro ayuda a aliviar el estrés.
29 December, 2009 08:30 § in Brain and health
Por fin buenas noticias: El champán es bueno para el corazón y el cerebro.
If you need an excuse to pop the cork on a bottle of bubbly this festive season, here it is: It’s good for your heart. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post[...]
28 December, 2009 10:57 § in Brain and health
Tratamiento de lesiones cerebrales con progesterona.
Growing Evidence Suggests Progesterone Should Be Considered a Treatment Option for Traumatic Brain Injuries. Researchers at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, recommend that progesterone (PROG), a naturally occurring hormone found in both males and females that can protect damaged cells in the central[...]
25 December, 2009 08:36 § in Brain Dynamics
Detección del Alzheimer: ¿Cómo se llamaba? Cómo los apodos de los famosos pueden ayudarnos a recordar.
Famous mugs do more than prompt us into buying magazines, according to new Université de Montréal research. In the December issue of the Canadian Journal on Aging, a team of scientists explain how the ability to name famous faces or access biographical knowledge about celebrities holds clues that [...]
23 December, 2009 08:30 § in Brain and health
El cannabis daña el cerebro de los jóvenes más de lo que originalmente se pensaba.
The damaging effects of this illicit drug on young brains are worse than originally thought, according to new research by Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a psychiatric researcher from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Canadian teenagers are among the largest consumers of cannabis w[...]
