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How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find out

Helen Thomson — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:00:36 +0000

In our efforts to keep our brains healthy, how do we know what is working? Helen Thomson explores a new generation of tests that can reveal whether our efforts are paying off

Parenting may permanently improve brain health for mums and dads

Helen Thomson — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:00:04 +0000

Raising children appears to keep the brain young, potentially acting as a buffer against cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s

‘Fusogenic’ neurosurgery let paralysed pigs walk again – are we next?

Helen Thomson — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:40:03 +0000

Researchers say a surgery that let pigs with completely severed spinal cords walk again may lead to human trials, and then perhaps even full head or brain transplants. Columnist Helen Thomson is intrigued but sceptical of whether the technique can be successful in humans

The surprising ways your brain changes from your 20s to your 40s

Helen Thomson — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:00:46 +0000

When does your brain reach adulthood? We're now understanding the many ways the organ continues to mature decades after society first deems you an adult

The secrets to keeping your brain sharp in old age

Alexandra Thompson — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:00:58 +0000

Neuroscientist Emily Rogalski studies superagers – people in their 80s or 90s with unusually keen memories, whose lifestyles suggest ways to slow cognitive decline

What is a ‘normal’ memory slowdown, and when should I worry?

Daniel Cossins — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:00:35 +0000

Lapses in memory are a normal part of ageing but can also be signs of dementia. Here’s how to distinguish between typical brain ageing and cognitive decline

Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies

Grace Wade — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:41 +0000

One-third of people with anorexia nervosa don’t recover and treatment has remained stagnant for years. Now we’re beginning to understand how the condition takes over the mind

Why your brain needs plenty of “Aha!” moments

Helen Thomson — Mon, 25 May 2026 08:00:12 +0000

In the age of AI, instant answers to our questions are readily available. But columnist Helen Thomson finds that continuing to encourage those delicious flashes of insight that come from your own thoughts may be beneficial both for your everyday life and your long-term brain health

The autism pioneer who says the spectrum isn’t working

David Stock — Wed, 20 May 2026 17:00:08 +0000

Autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum. After a career spent grappling with the condition’s neural underpinnings, she is unwavering in her controversial call to scrap our current view of it and start again. Frith’s influence on our ever-shifting understanding of autism has been monumental: she developed two landmark theories about how autistic minds might develop differently to neurotypical ones, and was among the first to test ideas like these using newly available brain scanners in the 1990s. Since then, the number of autism diagnoses has sharply risen, especially among women and girls – largely because of a softening and broadening of how we define the condition. But Frith thinks that many people at the milder end of the spectrum have little in common with those who are profoundly autistic. “There’s absolutely no overlap,” she says. “That is the sign that the spectrum isn’t holding.” In this video, she sits down with ��è��Ƶ editor Thomas Lewton to discuss autism.

Why autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum

Thomas Lewton — Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:40 +0000

After a career spent grappling with the neural underpinnings of autism, Uta Frith is unwavering in her controversial call to scrap our current view of the condition and start again

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