Food as Medicine 2026: The Best and Worst of Times
By Irene Yeh May 8, 2026 | During the opening keynote panel at this week’s Food as Medicine Summit in Chicago, Rick Leach, executive director of the Food as Medicine Initiative at Arizona State...
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Machine Learning Sleep EEG Measures Brain Age and Dementia Risk
By Irene Yeh Sleep disturbances are emerging as early indicators for dementia. However, the broader architecture of sleep shows inconsistent associations between cognitive impairment and incident dementia. These broad sleep...
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fMRI-Based Mega-Study of Psychedelics Reveals Patterns of Brain Signaling Reorganization
By Kyle Proffitt Psychedelics are receiving increased attention for their potential to treat various mental health conditions. Just this week, an executive order was signed directing the United States FDA, DEA, and HHS to facilitate, fund, and fast...
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High Sodium Intake Associated with Cognitive Decline in Men
By Irene Yeh Sodium plays an important role in several physiological functions, but too much of it results in increased cardiovascular risks and hypertension. Emerging research has also demonstrated strong...
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Study Links Executive Functioning to Physical Activity in Older Adults
By Allison Proffitt Researchers in Belgium compared cognition to movement data in healthy adults looking for links that might predict cognitive decline later in life. The study is part of...
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Long-Term Effects of Cognitive Speed Training
By Irene Yeh Cognitive training is known to have short-term and long-term benefits for cognitive performance. In the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study, funded by...
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Pink Noise Disrupts Sleep Instead of Promoting It
By Irene Yeh Pink noise, a type of broadband noise that sounds uniform and static-like, is often promoted as a tool for getting a restful night’s sleep. However, a recent...
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Red Light Therapy May Help with Brain Recovery
By Irene Yeh February 5, 2026 | Awareness about repetitive head acceleration events (RHAEs) has increased over the years, but treatment and prevention strategies remain limited. RHAE refers to repeated external collisions that rapidly move the head, either through direct...
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