Good online sources for medical & health research

[Dian Cecht]

I'm looking for a place online that lists and/or describes recent medical studies on various issues. For example, I've heard conflicting information on whether Omega 3 supplements (fish oil) can help prevent memory loss. Some studies have indicated yes, others no. What I'm looking for is a place online that lists recent studies and what they found, so that one can try to see what kind of scientific consensus is emerging. The media is too unreliable - articles tend to focus on just one study, and sometimes they don't even get that right.

 

[Evo]

Here.

Patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) who received supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), believed to possibly reduce the risk of AD, did not experience a reduction in the rate of cognitive and functional decline, compared to patients who received placebo, according to a study in the November 3 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on aging.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101102101623.htm

CONCLUSION: Supplementation with DHA compared with placebo did not slow the rate of cognitive and functional decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21045096

A lot

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?...med_pubmed&IdsFromResult=20088735&retmode=ref

 

[Monique]

These are two resources that you could use:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medlineplus.html

 

[phion]

DMAE (dimethylaminoethanol) has also been shown to help against memory loss and dementia as well as other apparent beneficial effects.

 

[Evo]

DMAE (dimethylaminoethanol) has also been shown to help against memory loss and dementia as well as other apparent beneficial effects.

Please post the research, thanks!

 

[phion]

Please post the research, thanks!

Gladly!

http://www.dmae.org/herbal-remedies/DMAE/DMAE-clinical-studies

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19756528

http://campbellmgold.com/archive_health/dmae.pdf

http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en&lr=&vid=USPAT6733797&id=jDoRAAAAEBAJ&oi=fnd&dq=dimethylaminoethanol+memory+cognition+improvement+function&printsec=abstract#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0091305794004069

Additionally, I occasionally use dipping tobacco along with DMAE and ginseng extract for added effect (good combination, or so I tell myself):

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-005-0164-7?LI=true

It's useful to note that separate searches like 'DMAE' or 'Dimethylethanolamine' give different results when searching, as well as having slight variations between SE's.

 

[Dian Cecht]

Thanks for the replies! Good links. I noticed after I posted that you have a sticky with some resources, so I'll check that out too.