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Your gut bacteria may reveal how fast your brain is aging

A UCLA study links faster brain aging to specific gut bacteria and chemical byproducts, with older-looking brains also associated with poorer memory, focus, and mood. The findings suggest that biological signs of brain aging may appear decades before obvious symptoms and could eventually make the gut a target for…

ScienceDaily Mind & Brain

This common vitamin could help fight one of the deadliest brain cancers

High-dose vitamin B3 is showing intriguing early promise as an addition to standard glioblastoma treatment, with 82% of patients in a small trial remaining progression-free after six months. Researchers believe niacin may help revive immune cells suppressed by the cancer, but larger studies are still needed to confirm…

ScienceDaily Mind & Brain

Meditation for People Whose Minds Are Never Quiet

For people living with conditions like generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, or OCD, traditional meditation techniques are often a source of additional stress, not relaxation. Tech career coach and mental health advocate Dr. Kyle Elliott offers guidance for those whose minds don't settle when they try to meditate.…

Mindful Science

Learning the Light Touch of Allowing

Mindful Science

Your gut may be making a molecule that raises Alzheimer’s risk

ScienceDaily Mind & Brain

Could quitting ultra-processed food boost your mental health?

ScienceDaily Mind & Brain