Insufficient sleep duration during the early postpartum period may accelerate biological aging, adding to the evidence that sleep is as vital to our health as diet or exercise.

Neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to adapt and rewire connections, is a key player in maintaining cognitive vitality. Researchers reverse age-related memory loss in mice by targeting compounds involved with plasticity. 

Researchers find that a “fatty acid fingerprint” better predicts older adults’ mortality risk than currently used markers, with higher amounts of 3 fatty acids boosting lifespan by almost five years.

High coffee consumption (more than 6 cups per day) is linked to smaller brains and higher odds for poor brain health, finds a study involving hundreds of thousands of adults.