There comes a point in life when you walk into a room and completely forget why you’re there. Was it laundry? Coffee? Revenge? No one knows. Naturally, this leads many women to ask an important ...

Walking a few thousand steps daily may help hold off Alzheimer’s for years, a Mass General Brigham study found. Even moderate physical activity slowed both cognitive decline and the buildup of harmful ...

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The drug-fueled Enhanced Games have put competing athletes under scrutiny, with critics asking why they signed up for a pro-doping competition that is potentially dangerous for their health, and to ...

Getting enough vitamin B12 to meet current health guidelines may not actually be enough to protect the aging brain. Researchers at UC San Francisco found that older adults with “normal” but lower ...

A TikTok scroll at 3 a.m. A surrealist AI crocodile in a bomber jacket narrates absurd Italian-accented nonsense about existential dread. It cuts to dancing potatoes declaring war on productivity. The ...

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Housed within a bony skull, the human brain remains, in large part, a mystery to all of us in the medical community. Structurally complex with a challenging anatomy, the brain is believed to comprise ...

A healthy brain means strong memory and thinking skills, the ability to manage emotions and reactions, and control of your physical movements. Stroke prevention is a key component of protecting brain ...