Editorial

An analytical cross-sectional study published on 20th February 2024 in Scientific Reports correlate the unhealthy eating habits with chronic migraine. The study mentions some of food items as fried meat, fried chicken, processed meats, soft drinks, salted-full fatty cheese etc.in significant association with migraine with aura. Migraine auras are sensory symptoms (gastrointestinal and autonomic) including blind spots, tingling sensations in hands and face etc. with migraine headaches. The researches reveal the association of various factors as inflammatory mediators, neuropeptides, serotonin pathway, stress hormones, nutritional substances and gut microbiota in connection with migraine with aura through gut-brain axis. Stored foods forms biogenic amines due to enzymatic breakdown by bacte...

      Recently published on 1st January in Cerebral Cortex, a study relates the comprehension of auditory sentences based on binaural beat. It is also exhibited to improve cognition. The EEG study on 60 participants demonstrates the use of various frequencies followed by language comprehension task. The effect of binaural beat with beta frequency was noted faster language response in comparison to control group. The function and structure of neural network supports processing of speech for comprehension. The sound waves reaching to auditory cortex through auditory nerves are differentiated based on qualities. Experiences of bilingual learning or binaural beats in early ages help to appreciate the complexities of sensory experiences as low frequency beta waves gives calming effects. The co...

Expression of feelings through music is not a new practice. Indians used these through various types of Raga. The types of Raga are based on collections of pitches with specific scales and modes. Each Raga has its own characteristics to evoke specific feelings among listeners. Feelings are directly attached to personality. Similar findings were observed in a study published on 29th November in PLOS ONE dealing with moral values in connection with musical choices through lyrics and audio. 1,480 participants were aligned with psychometric scores after listening music from their 5 favourite artists. The narrative, attitude, emotions and valence of each song were identified using lexicon-based approaches and BERT (bidirectional transformers for language understanding) embeddings. Moral values...

Goghrita (cow’s ghee) is an important vehicle for various formulations used in Ayurveda for brain related disorders or for formulations used as memory enhancers. Studies reveal presence of more than 50% of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) in goghrita. Among the distinguished short chain fatty acids, the butyric acid is above 1.72 %. Various parts of gastrointestinal tract take part in digestion of these fatty acids. Gastric lipase, pancreatic lipase, bile salts and others work for digestion of fatty acids. SCFA are absorbed in the colon. The absorption is concentration-gradient depending upon luminal alkalization due to bicarbonate accumulation. Thereafter, they bind to G-protein coupled receptors and participate in immune responses. So, the host lipid metabolism and absorption are studied a...

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have made it to shift from high-level cognition to execute more complicated motor skills engaging multi-step reasoning. Such progress raised AI as attractive to organizations from diversified fields. Medical science has also started the use of AI in decision making on the basis of ‘most appropriate’ in terms of diagnosis and treatment based on evidences. It is also assisting healthcare providers in primary care of patient. Data collection is being done evolved from experimentations. Centered on concept of AI, Ayurveda has better scopes for applying AI as determination of Prakriti and related aspects. Seven types of Prakriti are mentioned in Charak Samhita placed on types and dominance of doshas. Genome-wide Prikriti linked to rheumatoid ...

American Psychiatric Association refers psychosis to mental conditions with gross impairment in reality testing interfering with daily life-styles. It involves disruptive functions connected with neurodevelopment and neurological conditions. The current approaches also involve the schizophrenia disorders. Delusions, hallucinations and disorders of thought most relevant features. A systematic review and meta-analysis study published in JAMA Psychiatry on 12th July noted around 6% patients with psychosis have clinically relevant radiological abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Other studies have mentioned about the consistent reduction in temporoinsular, anterior and cerebellar gray matter reduction in case of psychosis. However, many other reasons are suggested depending upon...

India is nation of diversified cultures with distinguished dietary patterns and food habits. Distinct foods are deeply rooted to history, life-style and customs of specific regions. Still, scientific explanation for merits and demerits of foods based on regional and climatic differences are not studied. Scientific researches for the impacts and necessities of these foods for specific area are required. However, determination of interactions is left on conscious of physicians. It means lots of options are given to do research to find out the positive or negative impacts of combinations of food. A cohort study published on 25th June in BMC Medicine reveals the association of Mediterranean diet with survival after breast cancer diagnosis in women from nine European countries. Authors conclud...

Historical evidences present the leadership of India in spices since 7000 years. Even Ayurveda has advocated the use of many of these plants as single herbal drugs or in various formulations. These plants increase the taste of food and, also have many medicinal properties. Various pharmacological activities of distinguished spices have been evaluated. An article published in Nutrients on 30th May revealed the effective natural treatment of cardiovascular and coronary artery diseases using taurine and black pepper extracts. Authors have highlighted the anti-atherogenic effect by suppression of hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia. Taurine is an amino sulfonic acid naturally occurring in meat or fishes. It plays important role in metabolism, energy production, processing of bile producti...

          Millions of microorganisms inhabited in a human body live in a dynamic and complex ecosystem. Number of metabolites produced by them affect the health of host by various ways. The composition of gut microbiota is individualized to host. Dietary patterns and lifestyle of host directly affect the composition. Accordingly, changes in food habits of specific place or socio-economic groups are linked to prevalence of specific health related problem. Further, various studies have revealed the link of gut microbiota with taste and appetite responses through receptor cells expressed by gut epithelium. A bidirectional relationship is presented between enteric and central nervous system.           Even the environmental exposures have greater impacts on composition of microbiome. Changes ...