Metformin has been the standard treatment for type 2 diabetes for more than 60 years. A study published in July 2025 reveals it also works through a specific brain pathway, one nobody knew existed ...

Here’s what experts want you to know about the findings. Eating the best foods for brain health, exercising, and staying social are key for keeping your mind sharp with age. Now, scientists say ...

A new study suggests that menopause is linked to adverse mental health outcomes and reductions in gray matter volume in key brain regions. More research is needed, but this could be due to hormonal ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered a mechanism that could explain how exercise improves cognition by shoring up the brain's protective barrier. With age, the network of blood ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have identified a specific brain circuit that plays a crucial role in deciding whether pain becomes chronic, a finding that could someday lead to new ...

Neuromorphic computers modeled after the human brain can now solve the complex equations behind physics simulations — something once thought possible only with energy-hungry supercomputers. The ...

Most people over 60 who walk regularly do it for the obvious reasons — keeping their weight in check, protecting their heart, staying mobile. And those are all valid. But the most remarkable thing ...

It’s important to treat your brain like a retirement fund — the earlier you invest, the better it pays off. Building brain health with movement and mental curiosity helps keep your mind’s wiring ...

I’ve tried wellness routines around the world, from lunar meditations in Bali to sunrise yoga on the Great Barrier Reef. Yet one of the most soul-stirring practices took shape in my backyard in ...

Silence is often associated with calm, but extended quiet can trigger restlessness, intrusive thoughts, and anxiety. Research into sensory deprivation helps explain why the brain reacts so strongly ...

Millions of Americans battle chronic anxiety — but new research claiming a missing brain nutrient may be partly to blame is already drawing skepticism from experts who say the findings are far from ...