How to Keep Your Brain Sharp: Lifelong Strategies Now
Is staying mentally agile as we grow older realistic — or just wishful thinking? Recent research in cognitive neuroscien...
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When Dementia Isn't Dementia: Treatable Liver Causes
As dementia diagnoses climb with an ageing global population, a growing body of research suggests that a surprising shar...
Sound You Can't Hear Could Treat Alzheimer's and Cancer
Invisible to our ears but powerful in the clinic, focused ultrasound is emerging as a noninvasive way to treat brain dis...
Millions May Have Lost Their Smell After COVID-19, Unaware
New research indicates that a surprisingly large number of people who recovered from COVID-19 may now be living with red...
Tiny Peptide Stops Parkinson’s Protein Clumps Early
Researchers report a small engineered peptide that keeps the Parkinson's-linked protein alpha-synuclein in its normal sh...
Tiny Neuronal Nanotubes May Drive Early Alzheimer's Spread
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have identified microscopic nanotube channels between neurons that can transport toxi...
Vaccine Halts Multiple Tumors in Mice for 250 Days
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report a nanoparticle vaccine that prevented multiple tumor types...
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30 Minutes a Day: How Light Activity Reboots Your Metabolism
A short daily habit—standing more and taking light walks—can change how your body uses fuel. A new randomized trial show...
Hidden Brain Pulses: New MRI Could Predict Dementia Risk
Researchers have developed a noninvasive MRI technique that maps tiny, rhythmic expansions and contractions of blood ves...
Scientists Create Universal Donor Kidneys to Cut Wait Times
After more than a decade of laboratory work, researchers report a major advance toward making kidneys that could be acce...
Can Fruit Shield Lungs from Air Pollution’s Damage?
Imagine breathing city air every day and wondering whether something as simple as an apple could help. New analysis of n...
Why Your Cognitive Strength Often Peaks in Midlife (55–60)
Many people assume mental sharpness declines steadily after youth, but recent research paints a more nuanced picture: ov...
Nanoparticles Repair the Brain Gate, Clearing Plaques Fast
Scientists have used a novel nanoparticle treatment to restore a critical transport pathway at the blood-brain barrier i...
Different Genetic Paths in Early vs Later Autism Diagnosis
New research analyzing genetic and developmental data from more than 45,000 people suggests autism is not a single, unif...
Selective RAS–PI3K Inhibitor Enters Human Trials Now
Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and Vividion Therapeutics have progressed a novel drug candidate into its f...
Diet and Sugary Drinks Tied to Rising Fatty Liver Risk
New research from a large UK cohort links both sugar-sweetened and low- or non-sugar sweetened drinks to higher rates of...
Ultra-Processed Foods: Hidden Inflammation Like Smoking
Modern diets are increasingly dominated by ultra-processed foods (UPFs)—sodas, packaged snacks, reconstituted meats and ...
COVID Alters Sperm in Mice, Linked to Anxiety in Offspring
Study overview and key imageA new study from the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Melbourne reports...
Calorie-Reduced Mediterranean Diet Cuts Diabetes Risk 31%
Calorie-reduced Mediterranean diet lowers type 2 diabetes riskA large Spanish clinical trial has shown that a calorie-re...
Ketogenic Diet Preserves Brain Energy, Cuts Alzheimer Risk
Ketogenic diet may protect brain energy and lower Alzheimer riskA team at the University of Missouri has published precl...