April 11, 2011 — Is multitasking getting harder with age? A new study suggests that older brains behave differently when it comes to switching between two tasks.
Researchers found that older people have a more difficult time multitasking not because they have to devote more attention to a secondary task, but because their brains have a harder time disengaging from the secondary task and going back to the original one.
The study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to analyze brain activity in 20 people over age 60 while they… Continue Reading

Brain Scans Reveal Similarities Between Those Who Just Fell In Love and Long-Married Couples
Jan. 14, 2011 — Couples can still be intensely in love even after
many years of marriage and experience the same types of intense romantic feelings as people who have recently fallen in love.
That’s the key conclusion of a new study in which scientists at Stony Brook Univer
sity used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to scan the brains of long-term married couples and compared the… Continue Reading

Taking too many medications: If you take five or more drugs, you’re at high risk
for problematic interactions, leading to negative interactions. Prime among
these can be memory problems. Make sure your doctor always knows what rugs
you’re taking.
You’re over 65:  As you age, it gets harder to absorb vitamin B12 from food. A
serious deficiency can cause symptoms that look a lot like Alzheimer’s disease.
Up to 20 percent of people over 65 are low in B12.
Exercise your brain: Recent studies have… Continue Reading

It’s not news that this country is suffering from an epidemic of obesity in all age ranges from children to teens to adults. According to HealthNews columnist Dr. Cary Presant, “Consequences of increasing obesity are very threatening to human health. There is an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, sleep disorders, as well as psychosocial problems such as anxiety and depression.”
It is the psychological aspect of obesity that was addressed in a newly published study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham… Continue Reading

July 15, 2010 — People who learn how to meditate using Buddhist techniques not only may find a bit of peace in life, but also can improve their attention and focus a new study shows.
Psychologist Katherine A. MacLean, PhD, and other researchers, signed up 30 people with an average age of 49 to go on a three-month meditation retreat in Colorado. Another 30 people in a comparison group went on a similar retreat.
The participants studied meditation techniques, such as concentrating on breathing, with Buddhist scholar and co-researcher… Continue Reading

As if depression wasn’t bad enough on its own, new research suggests older adults with depressive symptoms are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s is a fatal brain disorder marked by memory loss and an inability to function in daily life. Researchers have long known that depression and Alzheimer’s disease are linked, but it wasn’t clear whether depression was a risk factor for Alzheimer’s or a symptom of the disease.
Now, two studies published in the July 6 issue of the journal Neurology conclude that depression is indeed separate… Continue Reading

Ashtanga Yoga is the class of yoga that was urban and started by K. Pattabhi Jois. This class of yoga is acknowledged as the Eight Limb Yoga which has think about in Pattanjali’s large thought. It performed that the course of cleansing is compose higher of the actinia divine utility.
The firstly four parts that stand for Ashtanga Yoga are – yama, niyama, Asana and the Pranayama. These are allowing for purification usual procedure which is outwardly capable. The other appoint of unit which are the – pratyahara, dhyana,… Continue Reading

Sept 7, 2010 — Both moms and dads are at an increased risk for depression during the first year of their infant’s life, finds a new study of parents in the U.K.
Close to 40% of new moms and 21%  of new dads in the U.K experienced a bout of depression during their child’s first 12 years of life, but this risk was most pronounced during the first year after birth, according to research published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
“These high rates of depression in the postpartum… Continue Reading