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The middle-aged brain changes a lot—and it's key to understanding dementia
It may even be caused (partly) by what's in your blood. This stage of brain aging during your 40s to 50s, or "middle-aging", may predict your future health. Psychologists studying how our mental ...
How the brain's little blue dot regulates your sleep
The locus coeruleus is emerging as a major new area of research interest, with many important functions such as regulating ...
The three key ages your brain declines dramatically – and what you can do about it
Cognitive decline is natural: it starts to subtly set in by our 40s, and by your mid-50s it’s perfectly normal to find ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon’s Worth of Microplastics, New Research Suggests
The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...
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Patient Outcome After Traumatic Brain Injury In High-, Middle- And Low-Income Countries
In a longitudinal analysis of nearly 9000 patients from 46 countries who had suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), patients in low- and middle-income countries (LAMIC) were more likely to die ...
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Study uncovers psychological profiles associated with mental and brain health in middle-aged and older adults
to analyze the questionnaire responses of 750 middle-aged and 282 older adults who were surveyed as part of the Barcelona Brain Health Initiative. They were ultimately able to uncover three main ...