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How long should we stay outside to reduce stress? Researchers have discovered the right dose of outdoor exposure that healthcare providers can use to help people reduce mental stress. The team suggested spending at least 20 minutes in places where you

Excessive internet use alters brain function, memory capacity Too much internet messes with our brains, especially our memories. An international study published in World Psychiatry shows that the internet can produce both acute and sustained alterations in specific areas of human

Does heart health affect cognitive health? Dementia has been a growing problem across the world, with the current 50 million patients expected to triple by 2050. As the condition continues to affect more people, the medical community has yet to fully

Regular crosswords, number puzzles linked to sharper brain Older adults who regularly take part in word and number puzzles have sharper brains, according to the largest online study to date. The more regularly adults aged 50 and over played puzzles such

Do women remember faces better than men? New research suggests that women are slightly better at remembering details compared to men, especially people’s faces. Women’s episodic memory even recalls past disagreements between couples better. There are diverse types of memory skills

Women's brains appear three years younger than men's Time wears differently on women's and men's brains. While the brain tends to shrink with age, men's diminish faster than women's. The brain's metabolism slows as people grow older, and this, too, may

Do differences in gait predict the risk of depression in later life? Older people who were newly diagnosed with depression had a slower walking speed and a shorter step length compared with those without depression in a recent Journal of the

Exercise benefits brains, changes blood flow in older adults Exercise training alters brain blood flow and improves cognitive performance in older adults, though not in the way you might think. A new study published by University of Maryland School of Public

Exploring the connection between hearing loss, cognitive decline Hearing loss affects tens of millions of Americans and its global prevalence is expected to grow as the world's population ages. A new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital adds