by Science News, June 18, 2022 | Aug 24, 2022 | Blog
Health impact studies of air pollution, including wildfire smoke, have mostly focused on the lungs. But toxicologist Matthew Campen of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque is looking at the brain. In a study of the inflammatory effects of smoke PM2.5 on the...
by Christina Caron, New York Times Tuesday, June 7, 2022 | Jul 25, 2022 | Blog
Some say a cure for ailments like anxiety is flowing from the brain. But much is unknown. By Christina Caron In recent years, the vagus nerve has become an object of fascination, especially on social media. The vagal nerve fibers, which run from the brain to the...
by Science News, Body & Brain, June 4, 2022 | Jul 10, 2022 | Blog
As kids grow up, unfamiliar voices get more interesting By Laura Sanders Young kids’ brains are especially tuned to their mothers’ voices. Teenagers’ brains, in their typical rebellious glory, are most decidedly not. That conclusion, reported on April 28 in the...
by Christina Caron, NY Times, Mar 22, 2022 | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog
Five ways to soothe a mind fixated on anxiety, stress, and streams of information. Coronavirus cases are receding across the United States, and face masks are coming off. Little green shoots are finally poking through the earth, signaling the arrival of warmer...
by Tara Pope-Parker, NY Science Times, Jan, 2022 | Mar 11, 2022 | Blog
Mindful awareness techniques can be used to reshape eating habits and quell cravings. Here’s a New Year’s resolution you can keep: Stop dieting and start savoring your food instead. That may seem like surprising advice, but there’s mounting scientific evidence to...
by Tara Pope-Parker, NY Science Times, Feb, 2022 | Feb 22, 2022 | Blog
Increasingly, researchers are finding stronger links between diet and brain health. It’s time to start feeding your brain. For years research on healthy eating has focused primarily on physical health and the link between diet, weight, and chronic disease. But the...