Month: January 2022

Keeping Weight Stable as You Age Could Help Save Your Brain

Older adults who maintain a steady weight as they age are less likely to experience rapid cognitive decline, regardless of how much they weigh to start, new research suggests. “There’s something about maintaining weight and BMI that seems to reflect some health resilience,”… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., […]

Published on January 25, 2022

Lead lurking in your soil? New Chicago project maps distribution

Lead haunts old homes in chipping paint and pipes, but it also lurks outside, in soil. It’s the stuff of mud pies and garden plots, crumbling from boot treads to join household dust in forgotten corners. It’s easily overlooked, but soil can be an important source of lead where children live and play. Read Full […]

Published on January 25, 2022

Short- and Long-Range Connections Differentially Modulate the Dynamics and State of Small-World Networks

The human brain contains billions of neurons that flexibly interconnect to support local and global computational spans. As neuronal activity propagates through the neural medium, it approaches a critical state hedged between ordered and disordered system regimes. Recent work demonstrates that this criticality coincides with the small-world topology, a network arrangement that accommodates both local […]

Published on January 25, 2022