Most people think of Alzheimer's disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin much earlier—sometime around the third decade of life. Developing tau tangles ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Just a year ago, the advice to curb increasing stress was homogenous: get daylight first thing, maximize ...

Dexter has been one of the most popular slasher shows even after it went off the air all the way back in 2013, but it wasn’t until the series was added to Netflix a few years ago that it experienced a ...

Share on Pinterest Could the vagus nerve be key to reversing age-related memory loss? VILevi/Getty Images A study in mice concludes that age-related loss in memory function may be driven by changes in ...

A small nerve running through the body might help treat many different diseases. This nerve carries signals between the brain and major organs such as the heart, lungs, and stomach. Scientists have ...

A new paper in Comprehensive Physiology offers an encyclopedic review of research on vagus nerve stimulation for conditions from depression to rheumatoid arthritis. What type of medical intervention ...

People “hum into their phones, gargle with theatrical enthusiasm, dunk their faces into bowls of ice water, and poke at their ears”, said Katie Edwards and Dan Baumgardt on The Conversation. They are ...

Instead of pacing the room before a scary presentation or panic-texting your group chat after a career-changing interview, pause and give yourself a quick little neck massage. It’s something you can ...

A report teams sought Gervon Dexter in a trade was shot down completely by one Bears insider, and closer examination makes the idea seem ridiculous. One of the more stunning revelations regarding the ...