By Patrick Holford What makes us humans so different to other apes is our larger brain, especially the cortex. It is three times larger than a chimpanzee. How did this happen? How did Homo Sapiens evolve our level of intelligence despite sharing almost the same genes? The brain’s...
How Did We Become Homo Sapiens? A thought piece on the role of marine nutrients in human brain development from our founder, Patrick Holford The Brain as the Defining Feature of Homo sapiens It is not strength, speed, or even genes that set Homo sapiens apart. It is the...
The Gut-Brain Connection: Is Your Gut Your Second Brain? By Associate Professor David Vauzour Table of contentsThe Gut-Brain Connection: Is Your Gut Your Second Brain?How does your gut health affect your brain?The two-way street between gut and brainYour immune system starts in the...
Brain Fuel Explained: Glucose, Ketones and the Role of Fat in Brain Energy Why Brain Health Matters Earlier Than You Think What fuels brain function is something most people don’t really think about until later in life, when concerns around memory loss, cognitive decline, dementia, and...
High Blood Pressure And Dementia: Are We Treating The Wrong Problem? High blood pressure and dementia are closely linked. That much is clear. What’s less clear is whether lowering blood pressure actually protects the brain in the way we assume. The latest research suggests it may help,...
How much thought do you give to your brain? Probably not much when everything is going well. But the actions we take throughout life can have a big impact not only on our brain health as we age, but also how we feel now, including how we cope with stress, deal with set-backs and enjoy life to...
Introduction Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), also known as Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD), is a complex psychiatric disorder, characterised by dichotomous thinking, extreme emotional instability and mood swings, intense persistent fear of abandonment and interpersonal...
What is the basis of the Cognitive Function Test? How do I know it is an accurate assessment of my cognitive function? In 2011 we (Dr Celeste de Jager & Catherine Trustram-Eve) created a digital online Cognitive Function Test used to assess cognitive health and screen for MCI and...
Blog Post for Partner Organisations After 18 years and over 100 million man hours NASA scientists and engineers, at a cost of £5 billion, are now getting images from deep space from the James Webb Satellite, launched at Christmas and now orbiting a million miles from Earth. What a bold vision...
A person’s emotional health, reflected in levels of anxiety, depression, lack of purposeful activities, positive attitude and social interaction, as well as sleep, are associated with increased future risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. Those reporting anxiety have a 35% higher...
