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·December 2, 2025·7 min read

Creativity Key to Slowing Brain Aging

Regular creative activity is linked to a younger-looking brain and slower brain aging, according to a large international brain-imaging analysis. People who regularly danced, made music, created visual art, or played strategy-based video games showed brain patterns associated with delayed aging.

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·November 29, 2025·6 min read

The Way You Drive Might Signal Mild Cognitive Impairment

Researchers found that long-term driving behavior can reveal early signs of cognitive decline years before clinical diagnosis. Older adults who later developed impairment showed gradual reductions in trip frequency, night driving, and route variety compared to cognitively healthy peers.

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·November 25, 2025·8 min read

Your Brain Quietly Rewires Itself at 9, 32, 66 and 83

Researchers identified five major phases of human brain wiring that unfold from birth to old age, marked by four major turning points at ages 9, 32, 66, and 83. Childhood and adolescence are periods of rapid reorganization, while adulthood brings a long plateau of structural stability.

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·November 12, 2025·5 min read

Speaking Multiple Languages May Slow Down Biological Aging

A large-scale study of more than 86,000 Europeans found that speaking multiple languages may help slow biological and cognitive aging. Using artificial intelligence to assess “biobehavioral age gaps,” researchers discovered that multilingual individuals were over twice as likely to show signs of healthy aging compared to monolinguals.

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·October 26, 2025·6 min read

Listening to Music After 70 May Cut Dementia Risk by Nearly 40%

Older adults who regularly listen to or play music may significantly lower their risk of dementia, according to a study of more than 10,800 people over age 70. Those who always listened to music showed a 39% lower risk of developing dementia and better memory performance, while those who played instruments had a 35% lower risk.

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·October 24, 2025·9 min read

Gene Editing Reverses Age-Related Memory Loss

Researchers have identified molecular mechanisms behind age-related memory decline — and shown they can be reversed. Two studies revealed that correcting specific molecular processes in the hippocampus and amygdala, and reactivating a silenced memory-supporting gene called IGF2, improved memory in older rats.

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·October 23, 2025·7 min read

Poor Oral Health Linked to Brain Damage Markers

A new study finds that older adults with gum disease are more likely to show signs of white matter damage in the brain — a change tied to memory decline, balance issues, and higher stroke risk. MRI scans revealed that participants with gum disease had significantly more white matter hyperintensities than those without, even after accounting for age and other health factors.

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·October 17, 2025·8 min read

Older Adults See Ambiguous Faces as Happier

A new study reveals that older adults are more likely than younger people to interpret ambiguous facial expressions as happy rather than angry. Using brain imaging, researchers found that this positivity bias is linked to increased activity in the locus coeruleus — the brain’s tiny “blue spot” that regulates alertness and stress — and its connection to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

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·October 6, 2025·6 min read

Brain’s Shape Could Reveal the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s

A groundbreaking study reveals that aging alters not just the size but the shape of the human brain, reshaping regions in ways linked to memory and reasoning decline. Researchers found that as people age, the lower and front areas of the brain expand outward, while the upper and back regions compress inward.

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·October 6, 2025·6 min read

Head Injuries in Adults Linked to Dementia

A large-scale Canadian study has found that older adults who sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of developing dementia, needing home care, or being admitted to long-term care. Researchers found that TBIs, most commonly caused by falls, increase dementia risk by up to 69% in the first five years following injury.

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·October 3, 2025·9 min read

How the Brain’s GPS System Falters With Age

Spatial memory — the ability to recall “where” — is one of the first cognitive skills to decline in aging and a hallmark of dementia. Researchers found that in older mice, grid cells in the medial entorhinal cortex, which act like the brain’s GPS, became unstable and less precise.

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·October 1, 2025·5 min read

Dietary RNA Molecules May Hold the Key to Slowing Cellular Aging

Living longer doesn’t always mean living healthier, and researchers are exploring how diet can extend healthspan. A study in worms shows that specific dietary RNA molecules protect cells from harmful protein build-up, a major driver of aging and age-related disease.

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Aging

Creativity Key to Slowing Brain Aging

The Way You Drive Might Signal Mild Cognitive Impairment

Your Brain Quietly Rewires Itself at 9, 32, 66 and 83

Speaking Multiple Languages May Slow Down Biological Aging

Listening to Music After 70 May Cut Dementia Risk by Nearly 40%

Gene Editing Reverses Age-Related Memory Loss

Poor Oral Health Linked to Brain Damage Markers

Older Adults See Ambiguous Faces as Happier

Brain’s Shape Could Reveal the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s

Head Injuries in Adults Linked to Dementia

How the Brain’s GPS System Falters With Age

Dietary RNA Molecules May Hold the Key to Slowing Cellular Aging

Nicotine Withdrawal Makes Smokers More Sensitive to Pain

PTSD Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging

Brain Uses AI-Like Computations for Language

Extreme Heat Linked to Delays in Early Childhood Development

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