Experts say blood pressure guidelines are missing half the equation
A new report suggests that high blood pressure may be managed more effectively by combining two dietary changes: consuming less sodium ...
Your gut may help your brain decide what to remember
The taste of a madeleine famously sent French writer Marcel Proust back into vivid memories of childhood. New research suggests that th...
Eating within 8 hours may help keep the aging brain sharp
A small clinical trial suggests that limiting food intake to fewer hours each day could provide modest cognitive benefits for older wom...
Your dreams aren’t random. Your brain is rewriting reality
Why do some dreams feel so vivid that they seem almost real, while others unfold as confusing fragments that are difficult to remember ...
Inside the Backrooms: The internet’s creepiest place is becoming a tourist attraction
What if you could visit a place that does not exist on any map? A place whispered about online as though it sits just beyond the edges...
A hidden Alzheimer’s tipping point may decide who gets dementia
Researchers from VIB, KU Leuven, the UK-DRI and Muna Therapeutics, with funding that included support from ERC, have identified a major...
Oral GLP-1 drugs may quiet the brain’s food craving circuit
Popular weight-loss and diabetes medications such as semaglutide and Ozempic belong to a broader group known as GLP-1 drugs. A study fu...
Superagers keep youthful memories but their DNA does not explain why
Many people expect memory to fade as a normal part of aging. Yet some older adults, called SuperAgers, reach their 80s and 90s with mem...
A single dose reversed autism-like symptoms in adult mice within hours
A UCLA Health study in mice has found that inflammation during pregnancy can produce lasting autism-like changes in offspring. The rese...
APOE2 may protect the brain from Alzheimer’s and aging
People who carry the APOE2 form of the apolipoprotein E gene tend to live longer and have a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease. Scientis...