Best books on brain health and cognitive fitness according to ChatSpot and ChatGPT
Out of curiosity we queried a couple popular AI chatbots, ChatSpot and ChatGPT free versions, about the best books in a couple of key topics we discuss a lot in this blog. Here are the fascinating results, and some brief commentary at the end. (Links open corresponding Amazon book pages.)
Best books on brain health, per ChatSpot:
There are several great books on brain health that provide valuable insights and practical tips. Here are some highly recommended ones:
1. “The Brain That Changes Itself” by Norman Doidge: This book explores the concept of neuroplasticity and how the brain can rewire itself to overcome various...
Source: SharpBrains - February 14, 2024 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Books Education & Lifelong Learning brain-books Brain-Fitness brain-health-books ChatGPT ChatSpot cognitive-fitness cognitive-health-books neuroplasticity Source Type: blogs
The Salt Facial: Now Available
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Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - August 23, 2023 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, September 19th 2022
Conclusion
Use of the Khavinson peptides and melatonin in combination in this way, at this dose, negatively impacts the thymus, producing a reduction in active tissue and increase in atrophy to fatty tissue. The degree to which this atrophy occurred is greater than one would expect to take place over nine months of aging at this stage of life.
Why did this outcome occur, given the animal studies showing thymic regrowth, and the studies showing reduced later life mortality following use of thymogen? We can only speculate. Firstly, the dose makes the poison, and the dosing here may have been too high, too frequ...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 18, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
In the Matter of Human Longevity There Will Be Opportunists and Alchemists
I suspect that a sizable, earnest community of opportunists and alchemists focused on anti-aging and longevity will continue to exist even as we transition from an era in which the only approaches to aging (beyond exercise and calorie restriction) were snake oil, the only service providers frauds, to an era in which therapies to slow aging and produce rejuvenation actually exist and are robustly proven to do what they say on the label. Will reliable, low-cost ways to measure biological age drive out the true believers who try whatever intervention is hyped, fail to gain scientific understanding, and fail to use adequate me...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 16, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Healthy Life Extension Community Source Type: blogs
Surgical Dressing Helps Kill Melanoma, Regenerate Healthy Cells
Scientists at the University of Nottingham in the UK have created a surgical dressing that is specifically designed to facilitate and enhance photothermal therapy following melanoma resection. The dressing allows for near-infrared photothermal therapy that lasts just 15 seconds every 48 hours. The concept involves killing any remaining melanoma cells, while encouraging healthy cells to regenerate within the resection site.
The dressing contains graphene oxide (a photothermal agent, which converts the energy from light to heat, killing cancer cells), elastin, and ethanol. Combining the graphene oxide with elastin reduce...
Source: Medgadget - July 19, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Dermatology Materials Medicine Oncology Rehab Surgery melanoma UniofNottingham Source Type: blogs
DNA Vibe Jazz Band Therapy: A Review
Made in the USA, the DNA Jazz Band Vibe joins a newer class of sports medicine-related healing therapies that include photobiomodulation. Photobiomodulation is a form of light therapy that uses specific wavelengths of red light and near-infrared light to help stimulate, heal, regenerate, and protect cells. However, this product goes beyond light therapy by including two additional proprietary modes of micro-vibration and magnetic stimulation.
Think about the importance of vitamin D and the sun in our lives. Sunlight contains a broad spectrum of light, all the way from UV to red and infrared wavelengths. Light therapy ...
Source: Medgadget - April 19, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Exclusive OTC Pain Management Sports Medicine Source Type: blogs
The Best Treatment For Getting SAD In Winter Is Not Light Therapy – Although That Helps
Light therapy can provide an instant boost for those suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, but it's not the best treatment. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - January 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Depression Source Type: blogs
7 Ways to Stay Positive During the Dark and Cold Winter
“In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.”
Albert Camus
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”
Anne Bradstreet
Up here in Sweden the winter is dark, cold and often comes with a mix of rain and snow.
And spring is still far away.
It is not easy to keep the energy and optimism up like in the bright and warm summer days.
So today I'd like to share 7 habits I use that make it a lot easier to stay positive even throughout this dark and often grey season.
1. Find one of your b...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - January 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Habits Happiness Personal Development Source Type: blogs
How to get a good night's sleep | DW Documentary
DW Documentary: "We spend around a third of our lives asleep. Sleep is absolutely essential - yet the average sleep per night is barely seven hours. That figure is lower than ever before.We now know the decisive role sleep plays: During this time, the brain clears itself, making room for new thoughts.Researchers have also been able to confirm that there are alternatives when it comes to getting a good night ’s sleep. Among those considered effective are polyphasic sleep (consisting of short naps), light therapy (using blue daylight to synchronize the body’s internal clock) and lightly electrified helmets that stimulate...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - Blog - February 25, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Sleep Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, September 28th 2020
In conclusion, it remains unclear if brain-specific regional and temporal changes occur in the expression of the different APP variants during AD progression. Since APP is also found in blood cells, assessing the changes in APP mRNA expression in peripheral blood cells from AD patients has been considering an alternative. However, again the quantification of APP mRNA in peripheral blood cells has generated controversial results.
Brain APP protein has been analyzed in only a few studies, probably as it is difficult to interpret the complex pattern of APP variants and fragments. We previously characterized the soluabl...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 27, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Reducing Chronic Inflammation as Effective as Reducing Blood Cholesterol in Producing a Small Reversal of Atherosclerotic Lesions
This study provides characterization of a lipid-rich necrotic core, a dangerous type of coronary plaque made up of dead cells and cell debris that is prone to rupture. Ruptured plaque can lead to a heart attack or stroke.
The analysis involved 209 middle-aged patients (ages 37-62) with psoriasis who participated in the Psoriasis Atherosclerosis Cardiometabolic Initiative at the National Institutes of Health, an ongoing observational study. Of these participants, 124 received biologic therapy, and 85 were in the control group, treated only with topical creams and light therapy. To measure the effects of biologic ther...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 22, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Clinical Neuroscience of ECT
New “kid” on the block the distinguished Professor Charles Kellner writes a blog about scientific research and ECT called the Clinical Neuroscience of ECT (CNECT)In a recent article he discuses our recent meta analysis called: Influence of an adjuvant antidepressant on the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy: a meta-analysisHis take on our article can be read here
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Source: Dr Shock MD PhD - September 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dr Shock Tags: Shrink Life in General ECT electroconvulsive therapy electroshock Source Type: blogs
