Your Brain Cleans Itself While You Sleep
Science Advances study finds brain’s glymphatic system removes Alzheimer waste at two speeds: fast around brain and 50 times slower inside tissue.
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Brain Aging: Protein Linked to Memory Loss and Cognitive Decline
Brain aging protein is linked to memory loss and cognitive decline, with US researchers pinpointing single protein that drives changes…
Why Your Brain Prefers Familiar Choices
Researchers finally explain why humans repeat familiar choices even when clearly superior alternatives exist right nearby every single day every…
Speaking More Languages Keeps Brain Younger
Multilingual experience may help preserve youthful patterns of brain connectivity, although further research is needed to establish exactly why this…
Sleeping Brain Reveals Dementia Risk Years Before Memory Loss
A person’s sleeping brain may reveal critical warning signs of dementia long before any memory problems begin to appear. Moreover,…
Brain Can Learn True Multitasking
Driving while listening to the radio, making breakfast while talking to the family or eating a sandwich while reading a…
Financial Stress Shrinks Brain: Decades of Hardship Linked to Dementia Risk
A 80-year UCL study of 2,759 people finds persistent financial hardship linked to poorer cognition at 53 and brain shrinkage at 71, especially in men and APOE4 carriers.
Sleep Disorders Shrink Brain’s Attention Centers
A new tudy finds sleep disorders like insomnia and sleepwalking cause structural changes in thalamus and brain regions controlling focus and emotions.
Midlife Television Habits Impact Brain
Discover how midlife television habits impact brain structure and learn how neuroplasticity enables recovery from cognitive damage through active lifestyle changes and proper nutrition.
Cannabis Could Raise Stroke Risk by 37 Percent
A massive Cambridge study involving 100 million people reveals that cannabis use increases stroke risk by 37 percent and identifies causal links for cocaine.
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