This section brings together articles that explore brain health from a clinical and neuroscientific perspective. At Ormond Neuroscience, promoting and preserving brain health is a central goal across much of our work, whether in the context of injury, illness, mood disturbance, or long-term cognitive resilience.
The articles below address brain health as a property of biological regulation rather than as a vague lifestyle ideal. They consider how sleep, metabolism, physical activity, stress physiology, and neural signalling interact to support—or undermine—the brain’s capacity to function, adapt, and recover.
For readers interested in a broad public-health perspective, the World Health Organisation also provides an overview of brain health as a global priority.
Depression May Be Affecting Your Brain
Most people think of depression as a problem of mood. In long-standing depression, parts of the brain involved in memory,…
Mild Cognitive Impairment: Understanding and Treating Memory Problems
A practical, science-based look at mild cognitive impairment, memory decline, and treatments that address the brain’s underlying regulatory systems. Most…
Polypharmacy and the Brain: When Treatment Becomes Part of the Problem
Introduction Modern medicine has transformed outcomes for many serious conditions. In cardiology, oncology, and critical care, it is often necessary…
Binge Drinking at the Braai—The Great South African Tradition
The festive season in South Africa is often centred around food, friends, and a few more drinks than usual. From…
Energy Drink Consumption and Suicide Risk
A large meta-analysis involving more than 1.5 million participants has identified an association between energy drink consumption and suicidal thoughts…
Neuroplasticity to Boost Recovery
Neuroplasticity is critical to brain function. It’s so critical, that without it, you would die! That’s a remarkable statement, and,…
The Tragedy of Wildfires: Smoking out our Brains
The Surprising Connection Between Wildfire Smoke and Brain Health: What You Need to Know Wildfires are getting worse. Look at…
Neuroinflammation: How to beat chronic brain swelling naturally
Neuroinflammation is swelling in the brain. It’s bad news. Swelling occurs in many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s…
The Remarkable Story of Mad Cows, Knotted Nerves & Misfolded Proteins
The Classic Case of Misfolded Proteins Did you know that misfolded proteins cause Mad Cow Disease? Strictly speaking, people don’t…
New Evidence Shows Breathing In Air Pollution Linked To Alzheimer’s
Toxic air pollution increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The closer you live to major roads, the higher the chances…
The Complexity & Beauty of Proteostasis
Misguided & Misguiding: Misfolded Proteins Proteostasis is the system our bodies use to keep proteins in functional balance. Normally, it…
Safety of Ritalin: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The safety of Ritalin has been in the spotlight in recent years. Ritalin is widely used to manage the symptoms…
Potential Benefits of Intermittent Fasting for Dementia
Recent research in humans shows that intermittent fasting results in greater diversity of the gut microbiota. Furthermore, intermittent fasting resulted…
The Surprise of High-Fat Diet, Brain Swelling and Memory
If you’re eating a high-fat diet, you could be causing inflammation in your brain! High-fat diet? Think burgers and ‘some…
Rotten Teeth make for a Rotten Brain
Oral bacteria in Alzheimer’s brains. Rotten teeth are associated with dementia. Recently, researchers were amazed to find a seven-fold increase…