Shuffling feet, restless nights and a fading sense of smell can surface long before memory slips. Catching them early may change everything.
Misplacing your sunglasses or blanking on an old acquaintance’s name can spark a moment of panic as the years pile up. Usually, those hiccups are a normal part of aging. But doctors say…
Mind
The pastimes with the strongest science behind them share one inconvenient trait, and it has nothing to do with apps.
Ask people past 60 about their memory, and a familiar story surfaces. They can recite their childhood phone number but not why they walked into the kitchen. A word stalls. A name arrives an hour…
New research suggests a decade-long diet soda habit could carry a cognitive cost most people never see coming
For years, artificial sweeteners have been marketed as the smarter substitute — all the sweetness, none of the sugar. But a sweeping new study out of Brazil is complicating that narrative, suggesting the trade-off may not be…
A psychologist shares seven ways parents can support tweens and teens through the unstructured stretch of summer.
Summer brings freedom, but for parents of tweens, teens and young adults, that extra unstructured time can also bring extra worry. Psychologist Rochelle R. Robinson says the season is a meaningful window for parents to check…
New research reveals how your ZIP code, air quality, and social conditions are quietly reshaping your brain — starting earlier than you think.
Why Your Brain Ages the Way It Does
For years, the conversation around brain health has centered on what individuals do — eat well, exercise, sleep enough, limit alcohol. But a pair…
From licensure to cultural competency, finding a therapist who meets your needs requires knowing exactly what to look for and why it matters.
Finding quality mental health care is difficult for anyone. For Black Americans, the obstacles go deeper, shaped by a long history of exclusion, misdiagnosis and institutional distrust that does not simply…
Starting this eating plan later in life dramatically slashes dementia risk, new research reveals
The Diet That Could Change Everything About Aging
It is never too late to eat your way to a sharper mind. That is the striking takeaway from new research on the MIND diet — a brain-targeted eating plan that, even when…
Experts say this everyday fridge staple may quietly support memory, focus and long-term cognitive health.
The Everyday Food Experts Swear By
When it comes to protecting your mind, what’s on your plate matters more than most people realize. The connection between diet and brain health continues to gain attention, especially as more research links…
A landmark study tracking nearly 800 adults over 16 years finds a striking link between midlife vitamin D levels and the toxic protein tangles at the heart of Alzheimer's disease.
There is something quietly remarkable about vitamin D. It is everywhere — in fortified milk, in fatty fish, in every beam of afternoon sunlight —…
The mental spiral is real, but these proven strategies can help you break free and finally breathe again
There's a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn't come from running a marathon or pulling an all-nighter — it comes from doing absolutely nothing while your mind runs wild. Overthinking is that quiet thief, the one that…

