Stress is an unavoidable part of life, and with it comes cortisol — a hormone often vilified as a driver of anxiety, sleep disruption,…
Join us on Friday, May 2nd, at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET, for a Live Talk with Dr. Elizabeth Goldfarb, where she will discuss…
Caregivers: If you’re constantly worrying or feeling anxious, overwhelmed or moody, if you have difficulty concentrating, if you’re depressed or agitated, if your self…
Some people have the biological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s – proteins called amyloid and tau that gum up the brain – but have no disease…
Stressful life events, such as the death of a loved one or divorce, put a person at greater risk of developing dementia in later…
Dementia affects more than 55 million people around the world. A number of factors can increase a person’s risk of developing dementia, including high…
Michele Hall, an attorney working in her county sheriff’s office, first noticed that something was off about her cognitive health when she found she…
Mindfulness is a practice of being in the present moment. It is deeply rooted in ancient tradition, but in recent years, scientists have been…
New animal studies hint that non-hallucinogenic psychedelics could help reduce the toll of stress on the brain. Researchers at the University of California Santa…
There hasn’t been great success with medication on reducing a stress response. I think antidepressants are helpful for depression but not necessarily a stress…
I think it was the earlier beliefs that were later invalidated about how stress increases the amount of cells dying in your brain and…
The best way to quantify stress is by self reporting; so if someone feels like they are under a lot of stress, that’s the…
We’re studying plasticity, i.e. how the brain adapts to things different in our environments. Everything that changes might also change plasticity in the brain….
Sometimes, in a different context or appraisal situation, stress is beneficial by helping the brain deal with the stressors that come along. We’ve had…
We looked at two mechanisms. Something important for the hippocampus and its function regarding memory is the generation of new neurons and adult neurogenesis….