Even mild dehydration can affect the brain, causing cells to shrink and mental performance to decline. Research shows that ...

We’ve heard about how people are affected by bullies and misleading information on the internet, but what many of us have not heard are about the shocking effects on your physical and mental brain.

New studies show alcohol causes premature aging by damaging DNA and shrinking brain tissue, but quitting could protect your ...

Sitting might be a comfortable and convenient way to spend much of your day, but a new study of older adults suggests it can lead to brain shrinkage and cognitive issues, irrespective of how much ...

Lots of studies have shown that getting a good night’s rest (seven to eight hours) is associated with better memory and other ...

The human brain requires constant nourishment to maintain its complex network of billions of neurons, yet certain foods actively work against optimal brain function. While most people focus on foods ...

On brain scans, these people show less brain shrinkage than would be expected at their stage of life and, because of this, may be more protected against developing dementia. The scientists who studied ...

The Mediterranean diet has plenty of benefits, whether you’re concerned about your blood sugar or just want to extend your life. And it’s no surprise that every time we turn around, yet another study ...

The findings suggest that while chronic pain was associated with accelerated brain aging in earlier studies, healthy ...

A 24-year-old man who died over Christmas due to dementia has left his brain to researchers. Andre Yarham, who lived in ...

Someone recently told me that aging is all about shrinking. It is true, as most of us know, that we lose height as our spinal cords compress with too many years of standing upright. There are those ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal ...