Browsing: brain
In the theater of evolution, we stand at the cusp of a new act. Which will be shaped not merely…
Melissa Gilbert of ‘Little House on the Prairie’ fame has misophonia. What does that mean?
I sometimes quiver at the crunch of the potato chip and convulse at the slurp of the ramen—and please don’t…
“As routine and simple cognitive work is gradually delegated to machines, which can perform faster than humans, humans are left…
Some people have won the longevity lottery—they are among the lucky few known as SuperAgers. In a relatively new field,…
Elon Musk predicted a future where a human with a chip-enhanced brain can defeat a professional video-game player is not…
The concept of ‘emergence’ in complex systems has been the subject of extensive study and is important in the natural…
Does Medicare pay for dementia care? Here’s what coverage you can expect for treatments and therapies
Age-related memory loss is common, but more serious memory problems may be a sign of dementia, which is not a…
In the wake of last week’s presidential debate between the 78- and 81-year-old candidates—and the impression among some that President…
Eli Lilly & Co.’s Alzheimer’s treatment was cleared in the US as the second drug to slow progression of the…
As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what’s happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just…












