It’s easy to dismiss just-because hobbies like painting or poetry as silly little things you do to busy your hands or find a brief escape from the drama or drudgery of life. But a new study including ...

Brain-training games are all the rage, but whether they prevent cognitive decline has been debatable. Studies in recent years have gone back and forth on the topic, with no definitive conclusion. Many ...

A University of New Mexico scientist is revealing what might be one of the most overlooked causes of dementia — damage in the brain’s tiny blood vessels. Dr. Elaine Bearer has created a new way to ...

Engaging in creative experiences like music, dance, visual arts, and even specific video games can slow brain aging and promote healthier brain function, says a new international Global Brain Health ...

While the COVID pandemic has thankfully been over for some time now, there is still a considerable number of people in the world (about 400 million) suffering from long COVID. Long COVID is a chronic ...

The rhythmic click of needles. The softness of yarn running over fingertips. The satisfying logic of knit, purl, repeat. Knitting—and other so-called “grandma hobbies”—is making a comeback, especially ...

A new trial suggests that a “green Mediterranean diet” — which cuts out animal proteins in favor of plants — can lower biomarkers tied to accelerated brain aging. Participants were told to cut back on ...

A new study shows glioblastoma isn’t confined to the brain—it erodes the skull and hijacks the immune system within skull marrow. The cancer opens channels that let inflammatory cells enter the brain, ...

Social hierarchies are everywhere—think of high school dramas, where the athletes are portrayed as the most popular, or large companies, where the CEO makes the important decisions. Such hierarchies ...

Religious thought and spiritual behaviors appear to have emerged explicitly in humans. Spirituality may represent a specific processing capability that constitutes a sudden, major transition in the ...