Your dreams aren’t random. Here’s what’s really happening
Why do some dreams feel vivid and lifelike, while others are confusing or hard to remember? New research from the IMT School for Advanc...
MIT scientists turn chaotic laser light into powerful brain imaging tool
Researchers at MIT have identified an unexpected effect in optical physics that could lead to a faster and more detailed way to image l...
Scientists may have found the brain’s switch for chronic pain
New research from the University of Colorado Boulder points to a little-known brain circuit that may determine whether short-term pain ...
This hidden kind of stress may be damaging your memory as you age
Stress that people turn inward may be quietly increasing the risk of memory loss in older Chinese Americans, according to new research ...
Fish oil may be hurting your brain, new study finds
A new study from the Medical University of South Carolina is raising fresh concerns about fish oil supplements, especially for people w...
Harvard scientists link gut bacteria to depression through hidden inflammation trigger
Scientists have increasingly recognized that the gut microbiome plays an important role in overall health, including the brain. However...
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...