What factors affect our brain health? What can we do to protect our brains from premature aging, cognitive decline, and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia? Scientists, doctors, patients, and caregivers share insights here about brain health.
Studies have shown: Games can be good for the brain. Jigsaw, crosswords, and number puzzles have been found to improve cognitive function in older…
Bad news arrived recently for the constantly caffeinated: Researchers recently found evidence that drinking more than six cups of coffee a day could shrink…
IMAGE: Photobiomodulation tabletop device Beacon40 by neurotechnology company Bright Could flickering lights have brain health benefits? Research around experimental therapies involving external stimuli —…
The human body is host to trillions of microscopic organisms — collectively called the microbiome — that shape our health across the lifespan. This…
In villages dotted across the Amazon rainforest in the Bolivian lowlands, roughly 16,000 Tsimane people subsist largely by farming, fishing, hunting and foraging. The…
Bryan Johnson, CEO of neuroscience start-up Kernel, wants to put a ‘helmet in every household.’ Could Kernel’s wearable, sensor-loaded brain monitoring device be the…
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…
Early research shows that consistent use of saunas or hot tubs may offer similar health benefits to traditional aerobic exercise — including lowering a…
Research has shown that glucose levels, the brain’s primary source of fuel, in the central nervous system diminishes in aging, and some researchers suggest that…
In the past, scientists have overlooked the vascular system’s role in aging and dementia. But increasingly, research is showing that vascular dysfunction like damage…
Sitting around is a known risk factor for disease and disability. Yet, when older adults start to lose independence — becoming less functional physically…
Whether it’s forgetting a name or where we placed our keys and cell phone, memory lapses can be especially worrying for aging adults with…
For retired neurologist Daniel Gibbs, an Alzheimer’s diagnosis gave him not only a sense of relief, but a new lifestyle: one of healthier living,…
Interactive gaming consoles like the Nintendo Wii and Xbox Kinect have become popular platforms, offering family-friendly exercise-related games — ‘exergames’ — such as dancing…
At a memory care facility in Kansas, the youngest new resident to arrive this winter is a young calf named Spuds. The Lighthouse, a…