Sleep advice tends to arrive as a single round number: eight hours. A new study out of Columbia University suggests the real target is both narrower and more consequential than that, and it applies to nearly every organ in the... Continue Reading →
Protein-fortified everything is having a moment, it's in cereal, in coffee, even in bottled water. So it might come as a surprise that a new scientific review is making the opposite case: that many of us, especially those who aren't... Continue Reading →
Sticking to the same daily schedule, waking up, eating, working and going to bed at roughly the same times, may do more for your body and mind than you'd expect. A new study from the University of Missouri found that... Continue Reading →
Four weeks on a diet of highly processed food led to a strong inflammatory response in the brains of aging rats that was accompanied by behavioral signs of memory loss, a new study has found. Researchers also found that supplementing... Continue Reading →
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Shamir Medical Center in Israel indicates that hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT) in healthy aging adults can stop the aging of blood cells and reverse the aging process. In the biological... Continue Reading →
We may wish some memories could last a lifetime, but many physical and emotional factors can negatively impact our ability to retain information throughout life. A new study published in the journal Psychological Science found that people who feel enthusiastic and cheerful... Continue Reading →
As people age, they often lose their motivation to learn new things or engage in everyday activities. In a study of mice, MIT neuroscientists have now identified a brain circuit that is critical for maintaining this kind of motivation. This... Continue Reading →
Increasing abdominal girth and shrinking muscles are two common side effects of aging. Researchers at the University of Bonn have discovered a receptor in mice that regulates both effects. Experiments with human cell cultures suggest that the corresponding signaling pathways... Continue Reading →
If you want to reduce levels of inflammation throughout your body, delay the onset of age-related diseases, and live longer, eat less food. That's the conclusion of a new study by scientists from the US and China that provides the... Continue Reading →