Scientists identify five distinct types of sleep and their health links
New Scientist - 07-Oct-2025Study reveals how different sleep patterns shape mood, memory, and brain function
Mental Health
Updates on mental health, brain diseases, etc.
Did you know that in your 20s and 30s suicide is one of the biggest causes of death?
Mental Health News
Gene therapy shows breakthrough success in Huntington’s disease trial
BBC - 25-Sep-2025New treatment slows Huntington’s by 75%, offering patients hope of longer, better lives
FDA backs YouthBio’s alzheimer’s gene therapy
CISION PR Newswire - 25-Sep-2025YB002 showed memory rescue in mice; FDA feedback clears path for first human trial
Largest study finds no safe level of alcohol for dementia risk
Oxford Population Health - 24-Sep-2025Even light drinking raises dementia risk, genetic evidence shows no protective effect
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Why the Brain is Especially Vulnerable to Aging
Longevity Roadmap Podcast- Dr. Buck Joffrey and Dr. Julie Andersen explore the roots of brain disease
Etheros Pharmaceuticals
Company pioneering a new small-molecule drug class that extends mammalian lifespan and neural healthspan
100 Days to a Younger Brain
Maximize Your Memory, Boost Your Brain Health, and Defy Dementia, a book written by Sabina Brennan
The End of Alzheimer’s Program
The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any Age written by Dale Bredesen
13-Feb-2023
Can love defeat death?
Health and life expectancy are affected by love, sex and marriage
23-Nov-2022
Mitochondria, Autophagy and Neurodegenerative diseases: A perspective
Review paper from University of Helsinki looks at the role of mitophagy in ageing
23-Feb-2016
3 Key Reasons for Having a Massage
Health benefits include stress relief, better sleep and improved immunity
23-Jun-2013
Summary of living forever news from Ray Kurzweil 21-June-2013
Restoring lost synapses, new cancer approach based on naked mole rat HMW-HA, and fruit fly lifespan increased by 24% with Rhodiola rosea
