A study performed on mice and published in the January 2002 issue of the Journal of Neurochemistry indicates that mice fed folic acid were more resistant to Parkinson’s disease than mice fed a diet deficient in the vitamin. When given a chemical that causes Parkinson’s disease, the group of mice fed the folic acid deficient […]

Research performed at the University of North Dakota at the Energy and Environmental Research Center, in conjunction with the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and several state and federal agencies, indicates found that pesticide exposure caused changes in the nervous systems of experimental rats. The researchers are working to identify

Research appearing in the November 1999 issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine demonstrates the value exercise has for reducing stress. The subjects of the study were 135 college students. The study found that those who exercised regularly coped with stress better and had 37% fewer physical symptoms than those who did not exercise regularly.

According to a study appearing in the journal, Neurology (June 8, 2004;62(11):2058-64), yoga can be of benefit to MS patients. It was a small study, involving 69 subjects. The subjects were divided into three groups and evaluated over a six month period. One group rode a stationary bicycle; another attended a weekly 90 minute lyengar

A study on mice performed by scientists at Emory University School of Medicine showed damaged peripheral nerves had improved regeneration when the mice were treated with enzymes. Peripheral nerves are the nerves that go from the spine to the muscle and skin. A nerve cell has a nucleus and a long process, called the axon.

TexasA&MUniversity psychologist Mary W. Meagher, who has conducted pain research for 16 years, says that fear and anxiety affect how a person experiences pain. Fear tends to reduce pain, anxiety increases it. She says, “From a clinical perspective, these data suggest that a patient anticipating an unpredictable threatening event will experience enhanced pain,” she says.

German scientists, publishing research in the November, 2006 issue of the online journal, Nature have found that stimulating the brain during sleep improves memory. The subjects were asked to memorize pairs of words before sleep. During sleep, one group of the subjects received slow, oscillating electrical current that mimicked brain waves. The stimulation was low

A six-month double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 23 individuals with mild multiple sclerosis (MS) was performed at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. Physicians noted better performance on neuropsychological tests by patients who took Ginkgo biloba compared to those who took an inactive placebo. Past studies have shown that Ginkgo slows mental

Dietary intake of fish and omega-3 fatty acids has been associated with lowering the incidence of Alzeheimer’s disease. Research appearing in Achieves of Neurology (2005; 62(12):1849-53) looked at the cognitive decline associated with age and its relation to diet. Subjects were given four standardized tests. Cognitive evaluations were performed three times over six years of follow-up.

Perhaps the best known form of maual therapy is chiropractic. There are many techniques and professions that address the musculoskeletal system, using it to have a profound effect on health. Posture and Muscle Balance To simply say that poor posture stresses the spine doesn’t really convey how much of a burden poor posture is on