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Summary: Social isolation has a direct causal impact on how quickly cognitive function declines in later life, independent of whether someone feels lonely. By analyzing more than 137,000 cognitive teοΏ½...
Summary: Physical exercise triggers extracellular vesicles (EVs)tiny particles in the bloodto act as temporary transport shuttles for key hormone precursors. During vigorous exercise, levels of the hοΏ½...
Summary: New research reveals that when gut bacteria closely resemble the myelin sheath that protects nerve fibers, the immune system can become confused and attack both accelerating multiple sclerosοΏ½...
Summary: A large study of 800 adults shows that pragmatic language skillsthe ability to understand sarcasm, indirect requests, tone, and nonliteral meaningorganize into three distinct cognitive clustοΏ½...
Summary: A new nationwide analysis shows that getting fewer than seven hours of sleep a night is one of the strongest predictors of shorter life expectancy across U.S. counties. Sleep sufficiency outοΏ½...
Summary: New findings show that removing Centaurin-1, a protein elevated in Alzheimers disease, significantly reduces inflammation, plaque buildup, and cognitive deficits in a well-established mouse οΏ½...
Summary: A new review explores how episodic memories are formed, stored, and reshaped over time, revealing why our recollections of past events often change. Rather than functioning like fixed files,οΏ½...
Summary: Changes in skin temperature play a key role in how strongly we experience our bodies as our own. Thermoception influences emotion, identity, and mental health by acting as a direct skin-to-bοΏ½...
Summary: The simple act of breathing shapes how and when memories are successfully retrieved. Participants recalled learned word-image pairs more accurately when reminder cues were presented during oοΏ½...
Summary: Mental illness is typically defined by its challenges, but growing evidence shows it is also linked to surprising strengths. Certain psychological conditions are associated with enhanced creοΏ½...
