Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.

The difference between the brain's predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors, like high blood ...

A University of Florida study found that optimism, good sleep, and social support can make the brain appear years younger than its chronological age. Your birth certificate might say 65, but your ...

Even without infection, the COVID-19 pandemic aged our brains. A new study found that accompanying stressors like isolation and uncertainty accelerated brain aging, especially in men, older adults, ...

COVID-19 is leaving all kinds of legacies on our health, both on our bodies and our brains. In a study published July 22 in Nature Communications, researchers report that living through the pandemic ...

The gap between a brain’s chronological age and its predicted age on brain imaging appears to be a strong mediator of risk factors for cognitive decline, especially in individuals with cerebrovascular ...

A study found the pandemic, not the disease, impacted men, elderly people and those at a socioeconomic disadvantage the most Getty Images A new study found that the COVID-19 pandemic may be linked to ...

Recent research has unveiled that online brain training can reverse a decade of cognitive aging, enhancing memory and ...

The brain is usually fully developed and mature by age 30. Although the brain will approach its full size by early childhood, the physical structure and function will continue to be refined as nerve ...

I recently asked myself if I’ll still have a healthy brain as I get older. I hold a professorship at a neurology department. Nevertheless, it is difficult for me to judge if a particular brain, ...

This is a human-written story voiced by AI. Got feedback? Take our survey. (See our AI policy here.) Amid the petty drama of internet arguments, one never fails to entertain me: Do millennials ...