Tag Archives: Aging

Scientists are finding ways to keep aging brains youthful : NPR

Scientists are finding ways to keep aging brains youthful : NPR

The human brain tends to lose a step as we age. Now, scientists want to minimize that decline by studying people with exceptional brains. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Once we get past about age 40, even a healthy brain begins to lose a step or two. Reaction times get slower. It’s harder to remember everything on your shopping list. But scientists …

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Rethinking Inflammation: Is Everything We Know About Aging and Disease Wrong? – SciTechDaily

Rethinking Inflammation: Is Everything We Know About Aging and Disease Wrong?  SciTechDaily Living more like a hunter-gatherer may ward off ageing  The Times Living like Tarzan is key to avoiding agonising deaths in tech and takeaway-addicted cities  Daily Star HEALTH: Inflammaging vs arthritis  Idaho State Journal One Major Feature of Aging Might Not Be Universal After All  ScienceAlert Source link

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Psilocybin from ‘magic mushrooms’ delays aging and extends life

Psilocybin from ‘magic mushrooms’ delays aging and extends life

Humans in all nations and culture chase youth. In 2024 alone, global spending on anti-aging products was roughly $74 billion. But what if the key to slower aging and longer life hides in psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms? This sounds strange. Yet science now says it might be true. Researchers at Emory University made a surprising …

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Massive 16-Year Study Links Wellbeing to Stronger Memory in Aging : ScienceAlert

Massive 16-Year Study Links Wellbeing to Stronger Memory in Aging : ScienceAlert

Want to remember things better as you get older? The secret might be surprisingly simple: focus on feeling good. Recent research involving over 10,000 people aged 50 and above has found that people with higher wellbeing perform better on memory tests as they age. The study, which followed participants for 16 years, checked their wellbeing and memory every two years. …

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