These 80-year-olds have the memory of 50-year-olds. Scientists now know why
For more than 25 years, researchers at Northwestern Medicine have been studying people age 80 and older known as "SuperAgers" to unders...
For the first time, scientists pinpoint the brain cells behind depression
Researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Institute have discovered that two distinct types of brain cells function differently ...
A cluster-randomized trial of labelled cash transfers for uptake of care for chronic conditions among middle-aged and older adults in Burkina Faso
United Nations. World Population Prospects: the 2017 Revision, Key Findings and Advance Tables (2017).Popkin, B. M. in Nestl...
Economic burden of falls for 190 countries and territories from 2020 to 2050 based on health-augmented macroeconomic modelling
GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators. Global age–sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 cou...
Scientists say this type of olive oil could boost brain power
Extra virgin olive oil has long been a cornerstone of the Mediterranean diet, known for supporting heart and metabolic health. Now, new...
Artificial neurons successfully communicate with living brain cells
Engineers at Northwestern University have created printed artificial neurons that go beyond imitation and can directly interact with re...
Challenging the mechanism for the implicit association test
Greenwald, A. G. & Banaji, M. R. Implicit social cognition: attitudes, self-esteem, and stereotypes. Psychol. Rev. 102, ...
The surprising reason you’re so productive one day and not the next
A study from the University of Toronto Scarborough suggests that feeling mentally sharp can significantly boost how much you accomplish...
Feature selection leads to divergent neurobiological interpretations of brain-based machine learning biomarkers
Genon, S., Eickhoff, S. B. & Kharabian, S. Linking interindividual variability in brain structure to behaviour. Nat. Rev...
Doing this throughout life may cut Alzheimer’s risk by 38%
Engaging in mentally stimulating activities across your lifetime, including reading, writing, and learning new languages, may be linked...