Jesper Bengtson
Massive study of 1 million women reveals how menopause changes the body in an instant
The way doctors have described this stage for decades may not match what women actually feel when it arrives.
New research links frequent afternoon naps to dementia risk
Researchers followed hundreds of older Americans for a decade, and the pattern they spotted in daytime nappers may change how you think about dozing off after lunch.
Why are women more likely to develop dementia? The answer lies far beyond biology
A new global study of nearly 40,000 adults finds the gap is real, and the reason is more surprising than you might expect.
Study punctures the 10,000-step myth
The round number everyone chases turns out to be the wrong one, and the real target sits lower than most people think.
Staying active before cancer surgery may protect your brain, not just your body
New research points to a form of brain protection that begins weeks before a patient ever reaches the operating room.
Older adults ate blueberries daily for three months, and something quietly shifted in the gut
Researchers followed a group of sedentary older adults for three months, and the clearest effect appeared somewhere unexpected.