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2026-10-04

DATE: October 4, 2026 at 07:28AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEED

TITLE: Your gut bacteria may reveal how fast your brain is aging

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261001214106.htm

A UCLA study links faster brain aging to specific gut bacteria and chemical byproducts, with older-looking brains also associated with poorer memory, focus, and mood. The findings suggest that biological signs of brain aging may appear decades before obvious symptoms and could eventually make the gut a target for prevention.

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261001214106.htm

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2026-10-03

As we get older, our ability to recall specific details (where the car's parked, what time an appointment is) gets worse. Also in old age, our general knowledge (the rules of hockey or capital cities) becomes more dominant. Neuroscientists have long believed this brain shift is our way of adapting to increasing neural wear and tear. But what if it's a deliberate choice that better suits older people with more information in their brains than younger people? @ScienceAlert has more:

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