Jesper Bengtson
The bacteria on your tongue may be quietly shaping how fast your brain works
Scientists swabbed 60 tongues in Exeter and Brussels, and one microbe kept turning up where thinking was fastest.
Five-year teen brain study points to two habits parents often overlook
Researchers tracked teenagers for up to five years and found a picture of teen wellbeing that is wider than parents usually hear.
New Alzheimer’s drug cleared brain plaques in 9 of 10 patients, with far fewer side effects
The newest Alzheimer's treatment at a major research meeting takes a different route into the brain, and that could change what patients can expect from this kind of drug.
Your death risk may drop by nearly a quarter with this one diet change
Researchers keep returning to the same style of eating that has quietly shaped some of the healthiest places on earth.
Eating your first meal after noon may raise your death risk by nearly 30%
A huge US cohort tracked when 31,000 adults took their first bite each day, and the clock on the wall mattered more than expected.
Mild COVID may have built stronger immune cells in your body than a severe case would have
The counterintuitive twist in your T cell memory depends on how sick the virus actually made you.