Creatine may enhance neuroprotection through energy pathways
Scientists reveal how creatine could do more than build muscle, fueling brain resilience, enhancing mood, and supporting cognitive…
Going to bed earlier may help you hit fitness goals — Harvard Gazette
The proverb says, early to bed and early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy, and wise. Wealth…
Human-Specific Gene Duplications May Hold Clues to Brain Function and Evolution
Data from a new study links a pair of duplicated genes to human brain features. The research provides…
New study identifies genes that shape human brain features
What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human…
Strong calves are the key to a long life
Research has shown that small calves may be linked to poorer cognitive function and muscle loss in later…
The Brain at Rest book review: Can not working help us do more?
If you’re my boss and you catch me in the middle of the working day, sitting at my…
Genetic links between type 2 diabetes and subcortical brain structure revealed
Recently, the team led by Chief Physician Quan Zhang and Associate Professor Feng Liu at Tianjin Medical University…
Mapping vulnerability or resilience in Alzheimer’s through imaging and genetics
It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau – a…
The washoku diet: why eating like the Japanese could protect against depression
The Japanese diet is famously healthy – packed with vegetables, fish, fermented foods, and beans – but now,…
Comprehensive study maps genetic mutations in SLC13A5 linked to epilepsy
Citrate is essential for the metabolism and development of neurons. A membrane transport protein called SLC13A5 plays a…