A new study analyzed older adults who ate 60 grams of unsalted skin-roasted peanuts every day for 16 weeks. Scientists found ...

A Dutch study suggests that eating peanuts daily may improve brain blood flow and modestly boost memory in healthy adults over 60.

Scientists at the NUTRIM Institute at Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands wanted to see if something as common and affordable as peanuts could improve brain health in older adults.

ALBANY, Ga., Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Peanut Institute is sharing a recent study from the Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM) at Maastricht University ...

The researchers conducted the study in older adults and included a control phase and a test phase. During the test phase, the participants ate 2 servings of peanuts daily, and by the end of the study, ...

However, the researchers say the peanut butter test should not be the only method used to diagnose Alzheimer’s. It works best ...

Figure 1. Mean cerebral blood flow (CBF) maps following the (A) peanut intervention and (B) control periods in adults (n = 31). CBF displayed in mL/100 g/min (scale shown by color bar). Albany, Ga.