FeaturedPsychology·September 21, 2020·7 min read‘Awe Walks’ Boost Emotional Well-BeingOlder adults who took brief, weekly "awe walks" for eight weeks reported improvements in positive emotions and a decrease in daily life stress.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 10, 2016·3 min read‘Couch Potatoes’ May Have Smaller Brains in Later LifeAccording to a new study, poor physical fitness in middle age may be linked to lower brain volume in later life.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 16, 2016·3 min read‘Ground Zero’ Brain Region for Alzheimer’s HighlightedA new study reports the locus coeruleus, an area of the brain essential for maintaining cognitive function, is vulnerable to toxins and infections. This brain area appears to be the first place affected by late onset Alzheimer's.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 13, 2017·5 min read‘Ridiculously Healthy’ Elderly Have the Same Gut Microbiome as Healthy 30 Year-OldsA new study reports a direct correlation between health and gut bacteria in older people. Researchers report healthy elderly people have similar overall microbiota composition to people decades younger.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 24, 2013·4 min read‘Singing’ Rats Show Hope for Older Humans with Age-Related Voice ProblemsVocal training of older rats reduces some of the voice problems associated with aging, new research suggests. The findings could help treat people with presbyphonia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 9, 2019·3 min read‘Superagers’ over 80 have the memory and brain connectivity of twenty-somethingsBoth the default mode network and salience network in superagers had stronger connectivity than typical older adults and similar connectivity as younger adults. Superagers performed similarly to young adults and better than typical older adults in recognition and episodic memory tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 30, 2019·5 min read‘Tickle’ therapy could help slow agingTranscutaneous vagus nerve stimulation helps improve sleep patterns and mental health in aging people. The therapy works by increasing parasympathetic activity and decreasing sympathetic activity.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 11, 2020·3 min read“Women my age tend to drink, it’s normal”Women aged 50 to 70 are more likely to consume alcohol at levels that exceed low-risk drinking guidelines than younger women. They are also more likely to perceive their drinking behavior as normal and acceptable, so long as they appear in control and respectable.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2024·3 min read“Zombie” Aging Cells May Speed Up Brain DeclineRecent research shows that senescent, or "zombie," skin cells may accelerate aging throughout the body. When transplanted into a preclinical model, these cells caused senescence to spread to other organs, impairing muscle function and brain health.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 9, 2026·10 min read1,000-Subject Trial Maps Brain Aging in the Real WorldA technologically ambitious partnership between UCSF Neuroscape and Samsung launches the TAH-DA study, a massive remote longitudinal trial utilizing consumer wearables to predict and track cognitive decline across the adult lifespan.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 21, 2017·5 min read100 is the New 80A new study reveals those who die at 100 tend to suffer from fewer diseases than those who die at younger ages.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 17, 2018·4 min read16 Going On 66: Will You be the Same Person 50 Years From Now?According to a new study, personality is both stable and malleable across our lifespan.Read More
