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New Research Links the Brain and Immune System
The findings have implications for how diseases with an immune component are researched and treated.
Strengthen Your Memory (Lift Some Weights)
New studies show that strength training boosts memory.
PUMPING IRONY: The Brain Shrinkage Solution: Sit Still
I wasn't thinking about much of anything when I started a meditation practice 20 years ago, but it now seems to have been a pretty smart move.
Brain-Body Benefits of Meditation
The influences of meditation stretch from head to toe, positively affecting your brain, heart, and immune system, and helping with chronic pain, insomnia, and depression. We’ve rounded up some intriguing recent research showing that meditation is a powerful ally for mind, body, and spirit.
Overcoming Grain Brain
A renowned functional-medicine neurologist says we are suffering an epidemic of neurological illnesses. The best cure may be at the end of our forks — here are three recipes to try.
PUMPING IRONY: Does This Make My Brain Look Fat?
A new study out of Denmark tells me I need to fatten up my brain if I want to live longer.
Connecting ADHD and Nutrition
For kids with focus and behavior challenges, nutritional shifts may work as well as, or better than, medication.
Obesity Harms Brain Functions
New research finds that beyond physical health issues associated with obesity, it may also impair our brains.
How Sleep Clears the Mind
University of Rochester Medical Center research reports that while we sleep, our brains flush out toxins that build up when we’re awake — allowing us to clear our heads.
PUMPING IRONY: My Incredible Shrinking Brain
If I don't start to like more posts on Facebook, I fear my brain may start to shrink.
Obesity and the Brain: How Exercise May Help Combat Cognitive Decline
New research on mice provides clues to how excess body fat harms the human brain — and how exercise may help.
Smart Water
A new report shows that when you drink water, your brain works better.
Pumping Up My Brain Power
Five ways that staff writer and resident "gym rat" Maggie Fazeli Fard is beefing up her brain.
PUMPING IRONY: The Brain Game
Injuries force my tennis buddy to play left-handed, which will probably make her smarter — and our matches more competitive.
How Dry Cleaning Affects Brain Health
Research shows that there may be a link between dry-cleaning chemicals and mental illness.
Exercise and the Aging Brain
New research shows the importance of physical activity for brain health.
Fast Food on the Brain
Researchers discover that just looking at fast-food logos can affect attitude and judgment.
PUMPING IRONY: This Is Your Brain on Exercise
There's a reason why some folks never take to exercise. It's all in their head.
PUMPING IRONY: Awake With Half a Brain
Anyone with half a brain knows they need to get enough sleep.
Healthy-Brain Food
The foods you eat can have a major effect on your brain’s health.
What Did I Come in Here For?
Why you can't remember what you came into the room for.