Superagers Have a Genetic Advantage Against Dementia, Study Says

Some seniors may carry a protective gene that keeps their minds decades younger.
The Conversation

Research shows giraffes can use statistical reasoning. They’re the first animal with a relatively small brain known to do this

Scarlett Howard received funding from Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, RMIT University, Fyssen Foundation, L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Young Talents French ...
Yale Environment 360

Why don’t we remember being a baby? New study provides clues

Though we learn so much during our first years of life, we can’t, as adults, remember specific events from that time. Researchers have long believed we don’t hold onto these experiences because the ...
Science Media Centre

expert reaction to small improvements in sleep, physical activity, and diet are linked with a longer life

“Dietary intake was self-reported and collected 3-9 years before data were collected on sleep and activity. Diets are known to change, especially in response to morbidity (e.g. cardiovascular disease) ...