BBC
The incidence of Alzheimer's disease is expected to triple in the coming decades and no cure has been found. Recently, interest in dietary approaches for prevention of cognitive decline has increased. In particular, the omega-3 fatty acids have shown anti-amyloid, anti-tau and anti-inflammatory actions in the brains of animals. … more »
COSTMarin
This video series is the first two hours of a three and one half hour meeting. Visit http://costmarin.org to learn more. … more »
statins - medical news
Statins did not cause a meaningful reduction in heart attacks, coronary heart disease deaths or deaths from any cause in people age 65 and older, a new analysis finds. … more »
vic.gov.au
Researchers analyzed data from 3.7 million people, average age 64. They found that those who ate three or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day had an 18 percent reduced risk of peripheral artery disease. … more »
Hollywood Sign Wikipedia
Fact-based or fictional, realistic or fantastic, history movies shape the way people think about the past. In a study of how 15 families discussed historical understanding of the Vietnam War era, kids and parents both spontaneously drew on memories of movies. “Forrest Gump,” in particular, was referenced by both generations. … more »
iastate.edu
A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics indicates that America's massive, ever-growing piles of wasted food are full of some of the most nutritious foods. The most nutritious foods are the ones we're most likely to throw away. What a waste! … more »
YimbyResearch.com
In San Francisco's Mission District, flyers warn longtime residents of the new "conquistadores," hordes of tech industrialists who've descended on the neighborhood en masse over the past few years, displacing many in the Latinx-heavy neighborhood to the outer reaches of the Bay Area. But it's not just lower-income people who are feeling set upon. … more »
USDA.gov
A new study finds that when students started using marijuana at least once a month they were about four times more likely to skip class, two-to-four times less likely to complete their homework and value getting good grades, and about half as likely to achieve high grades, than when they had never used the drug. … more »
Melvin E.
In today’s world, students who have trouble printing or writing are allowed—if not encouraged or even forced—to use computers instead, but research and clinical experience suggest that adopting this practice too early may cause additional setbacks. … more »
Arts+Mind Lab
laria Mazzoleni is an architect, biomimicist, founder of IM Studio Milano/Los Angeles and faculty member at CalArts who lives and works between Italy and California. … more »
