Got the Blues? Ultraprocessed Food May Be to Blame

There are any number of reasons we may struggle from time to time with depression, anxiety,…

PUMPING IRONY: Don’t Just Sit There, Do Something!

I like to think of myself as a moderately active septuagenarian. On a fairly regular basis,…

PUMPING IRONY: A Parley With Parkinson’s

I’m reasonably confident that I don’t have Parkinson’s disease, though my old pal Leo, who does,…

PUMPING IRONY: This Is Your Brain on Junk Food

The rocky journey toward a plausible treatment for Alzheimer’s encountered another speed bump last week. Ivan…

What Are Senior’s Most Common Mental Health Issues?

A life stage characterized by change and loss as well as wisdom, the senior years present…

What Happens to Your Brain When You Fall in Love

Singers have long crooned that “love is a many-splendored thing,” but now modern brain scans are…

PUMPING IRONY: Movement and Memory

It’s pretty widely accepted these days that exercise promotes cognitive function, so after lifting a couple…

Game On!

I’m a big fan of games. In fact, I recently spent a few days with my…

PUMPING IRONY: Zapped!

The cause and treatment of dementia have so flummoxed scientists for so long that we’re now…

PUMPING IRONY: Class and Cognition

Shortly before our nuptials in the spring of 1980, I informed my betrothed that it was…