Summary: Consuming eight or more alcoholic drinks per week is associated with brain lesions known as hyaline arteriolosclerosis, which can impair memory and thinking. These lesions are signs of damaged blood vessels that restrict blood flow and gradually harm brain tissue.Researchers also found that heavy and former heavy drinkers had...

Summary: Viewing stress as a potential motivator can improve productivity and wellbeing without reducing empathy or willingness to support others. Researchers developed a brief online intervention that teaches participants to reframe stress more positively using education and visualization techniques.Despite concerns that this approach might lead to emotional detachment or less...

Summary: New research reveals that long-term obesity patterns have distinct impacts on brain structure, function, and cognition. Using data from the UK Biobank, researchers identified five obesity trajectories and linked them to different levels of neurological deterioration.Those with decreasing obesity showed minimal brain and cognitive decline, while high-stable and increasing...