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At mindbodygreen, we often cover the best ways to protect your brain as you age—so you can preserve your memory and the ability to keep doing what you love (whether that’s gardening, running, or playing with grandkids) for as long as possible. Eating plenty of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables and healthy fats often tops these lists, but a recent study published in Nature Communications reinforces that prebiotic fibers deserve a rightful place in your diet. 

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia affecting approximately 55 million people worldwide. In a new study published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia titled, “Familial Alzheimer’s disease mutation identifies novel role of SORLA in release of neurotrophic exosomes,” researchers from Aarhus University have identified a defect in the production of exosomes, vesicles that act as messengers to transfer proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids to other cells, associated with a mutation seen in dementia patients. The work was led by Kristian Juul-Madsen, PhD, assistant professor in the department of biomedicine at Aarhus University. SORL1 is a gene that codes…

While abs workouts and glutes routines are great in isolation—we’re all for moves that go double-duty, targeting both of these important muscle groups. This core exercise from fitness instructor Dino Malvone does just that—while keeping it accessible for beginners and gym buffs alike. Here’s how to do the move, plus tips, modifications, and the benefits you can expect to see with this effective exercise.

Melting cabbage turns humble cabbage into a velvety, flavorful dish that’s nothing like mushy boiled versions.The recipe uses a simple two-step method—searing wedges, then roasting them in a savory broth-based sauce.Once you master the technique, you can easily swap spices, sauces or cabbage types for endless variations. Whether it’s late spring, mid fall or early winter, it seems like green cabbage is always in season. We grow a variety of cabbages in our garden, and even in the cold months, I almost always have a head in my refrigerator. But to be honest, it’s not one of my favorite vegetables.…

The 12 signs of the zodiac are each unique, and that includes the kinds of advice they give. Some signs, for instance, are always there to give you rational, grounded, and generally good advice—meanwhile, you might be better off not listening to others.

Chef Michael Symon shares culinary insights, such as adding blue cheese to tomato soup.Favorite pantry staples include Contadina tomatoes, dried Sicilian oregano and “always” anchovies.His cookbook, “Simply Symon Suppers,” features 52 weeks of suppers with complete meal plans. From Iron Chef America to Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out, if you’re an avid watcher of the Food Network, you definitely know Michael Symon. With more than 30 years in the industry, Symon has made a name for himself as a James Beard award-winning chef and a Daytime Emmy–winning host. In partnership with Contadina, we talked to Symon about some of the culinary…

Credit: gorodenkoff/Getty Images Antibiotic resistance remains one of the most pressing threats to global health, yet identifying resistance genes in the environment is difficult. Traditional sequencing can catalog DNA, but it cannot reliably predict function for the vast majority of unknown genes. Functional metagenomic libraries offer a solution by testing gene activity directly, but until now they required relatively large amounts of DNA, limiting their use in settings where microbes are scarce. A powerful tool for scarce samples Reporting in mSystems, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, led by Terence Crofts, PhD, developed METa assembly, a method that builds…

Using a weighted vest to increase your load while walking may benefit your heart, muscle, and bone health.However, it’s not necessarily advantageous for everyone. Wearing a weighted vest may exacerbate certain health conditions, such as arthritis, joint pain, or balance issues, says Kristen M. Beavers, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of health and exercise science at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.So, get cleared by your healthcare provider before you try walking with a weighted vest if you have one of these conditions. In addition, ask your doctor first if you have heart disease, uncontrolled blood pressure, diabetes, chest…

In this study,1 researchers used waste plastics like soda bottles, candy boxes, and takeout containers to create nanoplastics in a lab setting. They then exposed these particles to heavy metals, including lead, cadmium, zinc, cobalt, and manganese, to see what would happen. 

Novo Nordisk (NASDAQ Copenhagen: NOVO-B) inflicted much pain—and much-needed pain—on the company when president and CEO Maziar (Mike) Doustdar announced plans to lay off about 9,000 of its 78,400 employees, a spot check of analyst comments by StockWatch found this past week. The Danish biotech shook the biopharma industry on Wednesday when it revealed a restructuring that will not only eliminate about 11.5% of its global workforce but also slice layers of management with the aim of strengthening commercial execution and shifting resources toward the company’s growth areas in diabetes and obesity. Treating both through its glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) franchise…