Brain Health

It's not how old you are, but how you are old. When we are young and youthful, our bodies are equipped to handle poor eating habits, excessive alcohol and smoking, stress and physical exertion or inactivity. But as we start ageing, the ...

Dehydration occurs when your body has an insufficient amount of water. This insufficiency leads to disruption of the normal functioning of the body. Anyone can become dehydrated, however, it is more dangerous in older adults and children. The common causes ...

A study conducted by Dr Nick Bryan, PhD from the Department of Diagnostic Medicine at the University of Texas (Austin) and his team shows that intensive control on blood pressure (bp) at age 50 decreases the risk of white matter lesions ...

Epilepsy, a neurological disorder that causes abnormal brain activities such as seizures or periods of unusual behaviour, sensations and loss of awareness, is the fourth most common neurological disorder - affecting more than 50 million people worldwide. About 10 million of ...

The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay diet, or more commonly, the MIND diet, is the combination of the DASH diet and the Mediterranean diet. The fairly new diet focuses on the top brain-healthy foods emphasized by both the Mediterranean and DASH ...