Brain health

What it is

Brain health is the broad goal of keeping cognition, mood and neurological function intact with age. The strongest evidence points to the same factors as heart health (blood pressure, exercise, sleep, hearing, not smoking) plus education and social contact, and large studies suggest a sizeable share of dementia is delayable that way. Coverage ranges from those population studies to early-stage experiments on brain ageing in animals and the growing market of supplements and apps promising sharper thinking, most of them untested.

Written by the Alivewire editors from the coverage below, 3d ago. Not medical advice; how the ratings work.