The right foods can reverse damaging effects of genetics and inflammation on the mind — This article is part of a Wise & Well Special Report: The United States of Depression. After he was born in 2020, Oliver’s doctors told his mother that he had a metabolic disorder that would damage his brain — and later in life, he was at risk for depression. The…

Brain, heart, and liver diseases are caused by loss of cells, but a tsunami of insights into how cells die is providing the first treatments and lifestyle changes for deadly, intractable diseases — Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, and Parkinson’s disease. Stroke, MS, and heart attack. These are the big, deadly diseases we can’t cure, and can hardly treat. They all involve untimely and mysterious deaths of cells that are the building blocks of critical bodily organs.

I’ll be part of a discussion about the pros and cons of academics using Medium on Aug 12th during Medium Day. I will be participating in a panel about how academics can use this platform during Medium Day, Saturday August 12, 2023, 2:00–2:45PM The panel will be hosted by Joel…

Discoveries about how cells regulate their demise are creating exciting opportunities to treat degenerative diseases and many cancers. Today, my colleague Kamyar Hadian and I published a review in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery describing the therapeutic potential of controlling cell death. Historically, researchers thought cell death was an inevitable consequence…

One way of eating is linked to less anxiety, new research finds — My heart was pounding. My mouth was dry. I was speaking for the first time in a vast convention hall with thousands of seats. Anxiety had arrived along with my lecture. Years later, I found that a cup of tea calms me before a big event. I wish I had…

Metabolite profiling reveals biological age of tissues Age is an ephemeral concept. The number of years on our aging clock doesn’t always match the biological status of our tissues. Indeed, our functional biological age is influenced by genetics, environmental exposure, and lifestyle. …

A new study shows that the MIND diet reduces the risk of dementia in middle age and older adults. Dementia is a major concern for adults throughout the world. Preventing dementia is a key goal for patients, physicians, nutritionists, and pharmaceutical companies. A number of recent studies has begun exploring…

Sucralose (Splenda) impairs T cell immunity and promotes infections and cancers, but also mitigates autoimmune diseases. An unexpected effect of an artificial sweetener Sugar tastes good. Sugar is used to enhance the taste of many foods, especially desserts, such as cakes, pies, and cookies. …

A new paper shows that transplanting human brain organoids into rats can restore function in the visual cortex For many years, researchers have tried to treat brain and spinal cord injuries and degeneration with various types of stem cells. The logic is that these stem cells might be able to…