Tag: brain health
What is mental imagery? Brain researchers explain the pictures in your...
Lynne Gauthier, UMass Lowell and Jiabin Shen, UMass Lowell
Why are some people able to...
Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk...
Negar Fani, Emory University and Nathaniel Harnett, Harvard Medical School
The U.S. is in the midst of a racial...
Breathing wildfire smoke can affect the brain and sperm, as well...
Luke Montrose, Boise State University and Adam Schuller, Boise State University
Wildfires burning in the western U.S. are sending...
Swimming gives your brain a boost – but scientists don’t know...
Seena Mathew, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off some of the...
Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk – here’s...
Jiu-Chiuan Chen, University of Southern California
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. It slowly destroys memory, thinking and behaviors, and eventually the...
Supplements for brain health show no benefit – a neurologist explains...
Steven DeKosky, University of Florida
Americans and others around the world have turned increasingly to dietary supplements in order to maintain or preserve their brain...
A neuroscientist’s tips for a new year tuneup for your brain
Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond
Unlike the effervescent bubbles that stream to the top of champagne flutes on New Year’s Eve, what I call brain...
EXPLORING NATURE
Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks
Kristina P. Brant, Penn State
On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....
