Exposure to high pollution levels during pregnancy may increase risk of having child with autism

Women in the U.S. exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine …

Chemical Brain Drain (Lecture)

Brain development can be damaged by mercury and other environmental chemicals. This is a lecture by Professor Philippe Grandjean who works at the University of Southern Denmark and Harvard School of Public Health in the United States. He tells in the presentation that there are 201 environmental chemicals currently identified as harmful for the brain. …

Omega-3 Intake Heightens Working Memory in Healthy Young Adults

University of Pittsburgh researchers publish first-ever Omega-3 study on a population at the “top of its cognitive game”.  While Omega-3 essential fatty acids—found in foods like wild fish and grass-fed livestock—are necessary for human body functioning, their effects on the working memory of healthy young adults have not been studied until now. In the first …

Evidence of Parallels Between Mercury Intoxication and the Brain Pathology in Autism

Although there may be genetic or developmental components to autism, the evidence in this current review of the brain findings in autism clearly indicates the reality of brain injury in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD); moreover, the brain injury symptoms which characterize autism closely correspond to those seen in sub-acute mercury (Hg) intoxication. The evidence presented in this paper is …

Antioxidant may disrupt Alzheimer’s disease process

According to new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is now the sixth leading cause of death among Americans, affecting nearly 1 in 8 people over the age of 65. There is currently no treatment that alters the course of this disease. However, an increasing amount of evidence suggests that …

Vitamin C May Enhance Radiation Therapy for Aggressive Brain Tumours

Recent research by the University of Otago, Wellington has shown that giving brain cancer cells high dose vitamin C makes them much more susceptible to radiation therapy. The study, carried out in association with Wellington’s Malaghan Institute was recently published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine. Lead author Dr Patries Herst together with Dr Melanie McConnell investigated …

Zinc Regulates Communication Between Brain Cells

– Zinc has been found to play a critical role in regulating communication between cells in the brain, possibly governing the formation of memories and controlling the occurrence of epileptic seizures. A collaborative project between Duke University Medical Center researchers and chemists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been able to watch zinc in …

To Ditch Dessert, Feed The Brain

If the brain goes hungry, Twinkies look a lot better, a study led by researchers at Yale University and the University of Southern California has found. Brain imaging scans show that when glucose levels drop, an area of the brain known to regulate emotions and impulses loses the ability to dampen desire for high-calorie food, …

Vaccines and Brain Development (Lecture)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials claim vaccines are safe and effective. Is that true? If vaccines are safe, why did the incidence of autism increase from one case of autism in 10,000 American children to one case of autism in 150 American children after the massive childhood vaccination program began? If childhood …

Poison In The Mouth

Startling documentary shows evidence of brain damage from mercury in silver amalgam fillings. Most dentists who deny mercury is harmful, will remove them without precautions and can cause a relapse or an equivalent of over 10 years mercury exposure in one go if they drill them out, so if you think you need to remove …