A recent analysis of nearly 60,000 patients with varying degrees of cognitive impairment found that regular glucosamine use was associated with a 25% higher likelihood of progression from mild impairment to dementia.

Study Findings

In addition, glucosamine use was associated with a 25% increase in the likelihood of death during the course of the study among patients who already had dementia. The study, published in Nature Metabolism, suggests that the impact of glucosamine may be greater in patients with established dementia.

In animal experiments, researchers found that glucosamine exacerbates a damaging process in the brain called hyperglycosylation, in which abnormal attachment of sugar molecules to proteins in the brain disrupts critical neurological functions.

Concussion Recovery

A separate study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that a moderate amount of screen time might actually help some children recover from concussions. Limited amounts of screen time on certain kinds of devices each day for the first three days following concussion were associated with quicker recovery than no screen time at all.

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