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Retirement, Social Engagement, and Post-Retirement Changes in Cognitive Function
OBJECTIVES: This study examines whether social engagement at the time of retirement is associated with better cognitive function and slower cognitive decline.
Aging of visual word perception is related to decreased segregation within and beyond the word network in the brain
INTRODUCTION: We investigated the neural correlates of cognitive decline in visual word perception from the perspective of intrinsic brain networks.
ISLAND Campus: a fee-free formal university educational intervention in mid- to later-life to reduce modifiable risk factors for dementia and improve cognition
INTRODUCTION: Previous research has tended to focus on early-life education for dementia risk reduction, yet there are great gains for building cognitive reserve in mid- to later-life through educational interventions. ISLAND (Island Study Linking Ageing and Neurodegenerative Disease) Campus offered free university study to all ISLAND participants, with flexible in-person/online learning models to remove educational, socioeconomic and geographical barriers. Here the core hypothesis of ISLAND...
Could thunderstorms be exaggerating the strength of mysterious gamma rays from outer space?
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Science, Volume 386, Issue 6728, December 2024.
Boosting neuronal activity-driven mitochondrial DNA transcription improves cognition in aged mice
Science, Volume 386, Issue 6728, December 2024.
Quantifying the global biodiversity of Proterozoic eukaryotes
Science, Volume 386, Issue 6728, December 2024.
Cellular RNA interacts with MAVS to promote antiviral signaling
Science, Volume 386, Issue 6728, December 2024.
U.S. science funding agencies roll out policies on free access to journal articles
NIH and DOE are first to act, with implementation by all set to begin by end of 2025
Some whales may live nearly twice as long as believed—if we let them
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U.S. scientists brace for looming government shutdown
House Republicans walk away from spending deal after Trump objects to its scope
AI writing is improving, but it still can’t match human creativity
Computer program finds that ChatGPT and its ilk remix words well, yet their output remains derivative