Summary: New research has demonstrated that a known drug can restore the brain’s ability to clear toxic waste in aging mice, a process that slows down with age and contributes to the development of neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The study, published in … [Read more...]
Late Bedtimes and Not Enough Sleep Can Harm Developing Brains – and Poorer Kids Are More at Risk
By Emily C. Merz, Colorado State University and Melissa Hansen, Colorado State University Shorter sleep and later bedtimes are linked to potentially harmful functional changes to parts of the brain important for coping with stress and controlling negative emotions, our recently … [Read more...]