COVID-19 lockdowns linked to accelerated brain aging in adolescents, particularly in girls

A longitudinal neuroimaging study of adolescents found that their brains underwent accelerated aging between 2018 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. This was evidenced by increased thinning of the … Read More

Coffee drinking habits may greatly impact makeup of gut biome, research suggests

Consistent global links between coffee consumption and the human gut microbiome. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-024-01858-9 A large international team of medical researchers has found that people who drink … Read More