Magnesium supplement helps boost brainpower

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 02:28 in Health & Medicine

New research finds that an increase in brain magnesium improves learning and memory in young and old rats. The study suggests that increasing magnesium intake may be a valid strategy to enhance cognitive abilities and supports speculation that inadequate levels of magnesium impair cognitive function, leading to faster deterioration of memory in aging humans.

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