We often discuss depression and dementia separately, although scientists have long observed a connection between the two: People with depression appear to have a higher likelihood of developing ...

Chronic stress can damage the gut’s protective lining, triggering inflammation that may worsen depression. New research shows that stress lowers levels of a protein called Reelin, which plays a key ...

About a decade ago, many media outlets—including WIRED—zeroed in on a weird trend at the intersection of mental health, drug science, and Silicon Valley biohacking: microdosing, or the practice of ...

In a bid to treat blindness, Life Biosciences will try out potent cellular reprogramming technology on volunteers. When Elon Musk was at Davos last week, an interviewer asked him if he thought aging ...

For decades, we’ve divided health into neat categories: mental health on one side, physical health on the other. The brain over here. The heart over there. Different specialists. Different ...

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the "recipe" for the transformation. Researchers at Lund University have now created ...

Share on Pinterest A recent review shows that exercise may be nearly as effective as therapy for depression. Image Credit: Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Images A recently updated Cochrane review found that ...

Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new way to reprogram T cells, which are infection and tumor-fighting white blood cells, so that they have a ...

A new research review highlights the benefits of physical activity compared with other treatments for depression. A large research review suggests that exercise can reduce symptoms of depression and ...

Many of us experience a mood-boost after exercise, and now an updated review has revealed just how powerful it can be. Even light exercise, like walking or gardening, may ease the symptoms of ...

Researchers looked at 30 depression symptoms in middle-aged people to see if any were associated with dementia later in life. They found six that stood out. A recent study linked certain symptoms of ...

Besides convenience, one of the main benefits of self-driving cars is supposed to be safety. Yet in a bizarre move, Waymo — whose self-driving cabs had been enjoying extraordinary safety metrics — has ...