A new study suggests that quitting smoking – even in middle age or beyond – can slow cognitive decline. While cognitive decline naturally occurs with aging, research suggests that smoking exacerbates ...

Doctors are only just getting to grips with LATE – a newly recognised form of cognitive decline behind up to one in five ...

A major international study brings good news for longtime smokers: it’s never too late to quit. Researchers found that people who stopped smoking in mid-to-late adulthood had slower declines in memory ...

It can challenge your brain and help reduce your stress levels, two factors that may help stave off cognitive decline.

Eating well in midlife is standard advice for the heart. A sweeping new study suggests it matters just as much for the brain, and that the time to start paying attention is earlier than most people ...

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A degree of deterioration of the mind and body as we reach old age is part and parcel of life, but it may not be a linear trajectory from the vigour of youth to the decrepitude of antiquity, with new ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

People across the globe, especially in low-income countries, continue to use solid fuels like coal, wood and plant waste for cooking and heating. The resulting indoor air pollution exposes children to ...