A study links lifelong learning — reading, learning another language, playing chess — to slower cognitive decline, even ...

For most of my professional life I have thought about air pollution through the organs I know best. As a heart and lung surgeon, I spent decades studying how polluted air damages lungs, damages the ...

Purdue University Scho o l of Nursing students place their hands into a large, beating human heart, immersing themselves into anatomy rather than simply studying it. “Nursing is very hands-on,” Nagle ...

It’s all connected: Your healthy heart and your healthy brain go together. When your ticker is in good shape, you’re less likely to have chronic illnesses like diabetes. And your risk for heart ...

Keeping your brain active through social interaction, learning new skills and regular exercise could play an important role ...

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In the first long-term and real-world reflective study of its kind, scientists have uncovered new detrimental health impacts of the artificial sweetener aspartame that echoes those found in shorter ...

Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Unlike occasional lapses in memory—like misplacing your keys—dementia involves more serious symptoms, including memory loss, trouble with ...

Handwriting engages motor, language, and attention systems, activating the brain more fully than typing. Writing by hand ...