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Black Cumin Oil Helps Control Asthma N
igella sativa oil (NSO), commonly called black cumin, is used to treat a variety of inflamma-
tory conditions. Researchers from University College London, in the UK, and King Abdulaziz University, in Saudi Arabia, studied the impact of this oil on patients with asthma. Scientists divided 80 asthmatics into
two groups of 40. One group was treated with 500 milligrams of NSO
twice a day for four weeks. The other was given a placebo. The researchers used an asthma control score to measure improvement, along with pulmonary function testing and the level of blood eosinophils, disease-fighting white blood cells that indicate inflammation and allergic reaction. The researchers found normal eosinophil levels and
significant improvement in the average asthma control test score for those in the NSO group, plus improved pulmonary function, compared to the placebo group.
Aerobics Improve Brain Function R
esearchers from the Wake Forest School of Medicine, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, have found that aerobic exercise increases overall brain volume and gray matter, and
helps improve brain function. Thirty-five adults with mild cognitive impairment were split into an aerobic group and
a stretching group. The aerobic group participated in moderate-to-vigorous exercise four times per week for six months, while the others did stretching exercises at the same rate. The researchers used magnetic resolution imaging with each participant at the beginning of the study and after six months to determine potential changes in the brain. They found that both groups showed volume increases in gray matter regions linked to
short-term memory, but the aerobic group displayed a larger preservation of overall brain volume. They also had greater improvements in cognitive function.
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