Tag: brain health
How Brain Cell Conversations Shape Memory, Mood and Resilience
The brain's health depends on coordinated communication between astrocytes, microglia, neurons, and oligodendrocytes. These cellular conversations determine whether the brain…
How Your Brain Cleans Itself: The Glymphatic System Explained
Your brain operates a sophisticated waste-removal system called the glymphatic system that functions continuously throughout life, clearing toxic metabolic byproducts…
How amino acids shape brain function: neurotransmitters, energy, and cognitive resilience
Amino acids are the precursors to neurotransmitters and metabolic substrates for brain energy. Tryptophan produces serotonin; tyrosine produces dopamine; glutamine…
Eggs and Alzheimer’s risk: New evidence from a 15-year study challenges decades of dietary caution
A 15-year study of 39,498 older adults found that eating eggs five or more times per week was associated with…
Aerobic Exercise Reverses Age-Related Hippocampal Shrinkage in Older Adults
A 12-month aerobic exercise trial published in PNAS reversed age-related hippocampal shrinkage in older adults, with participants gaining 2% in…
Brain Health Can Improve Into 90s, Challenging Decline Assumptions
Three-year study of 4,000 adults aged 19-94 shows brain health can improve at any age through brief daily training. Research…
Global Commission Launches Framework Linking Brain Health to Economic Resilience
Global commission launches first comprehensive framework linking brain health metrics to economic resilience, addressing $4 trillion annual cost of cognitive…
Air Pollutants Alter Brain Activity and Lung Function Within Four Hours
UK researchers discovered that common air pollutants cause measurable changes in brain activity and lung function within just four hours…