Many of us have got into the habit of listening to podcasts, audiobooks and other online content at increased playback speeds. For younger people, it might even be the norm. One survey of students in ...

A new study of more than 27,000 people over several years suggests poor sleep health may cause your brain to age faster and create a “brain-age gap”. KERA’s Sam Baker talked about this with Dr. Athica ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? A night of sub-par sleep is enough to put anyone on their back foot. But a ...

Variety and novelty in general are important for brain fitness too, so diversifying exercise types, mixing up your workouts, ...

Many of us have gotten into the habit of listening to podcasts, audiobooks and other online content at increased playback speeds. For younger people, it might even be the norm. One survey of students ...

We often believe that thinking more will help us feel better. We rehearse conversations, replay mistakes, or plan for every possible outcome. Yet the truth is this: Small actions teach your brain it’s ...

As anyone who lived through the coronavirus pandemic knows, COVID-19 changed every aspect of life. From lockdowns to school closures to mask controversies and a shift to remote work, the pandemic was ...

Your favorite diet soda could have a detrimental effect on your cognitive health, a new study suggests. In a Brazilian study published in the journal Neurology, participants who consumed the highest ...

Abigail Dove receives funding from Alzheimerfonden, Demensfonden, and the Loo and Hans Osterman Foundation for Medical Research. We spend nearly a third of our lives asleep, yet sleep is anything but ...

Researchers found that worse sleep habits were tied to brains that appear, on average, about one year older than a person’s real age. The study looked at 27,500 adults, using MRI + machine learning to ...