Making a Case for Improving Your Brain
An excerpt from Sanjay Gupta’s book, Keep Sharp, in which he highlights the importance of physical activity, cognitive stimulation, sleep, nutrition, and social connection for brain health.
Summer 2025
Stories
I'm Aging, Too
This issue’s guest editor, Camille Vaughan, Emory professor of medicine and director of the division of geriatrics and gerontology, introduces our special section on aging well at any age.
4Ms: Elements of Better Caregiving
Chief of the geriatrics service line at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Ugochi Ohuabunwa defines the 4Ms, evidence-based ways to care for patients 65 and older.
Better Sex for a Better Life
Psychologist Candice Hargons says good sex can improve your relationship, mood, and sleep—and there are evidence-based ways to improve sexual intimacy.
You Should Be Dancin' Yeah!
Whether it’s swing dancing, ballet, or tango, a regular dance routine improves cognition and quality of life as we age and may even help prevent the onset or progression of disease.
How to Not Accidentally Die
A slip, a fall, a moment of unexpected violence—injuries can happen in an instant. The Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory focuses on the most significant injury causes and ways to lessen their impact.
Look Into My Eyes
The emerging field of oculomics allows researchers to detect early signs of systemic diseases, from Alzheimer’s to diabetes, by analyzing subtle changes in a person’s eyes.
Improving the Dynamics of Aging
Healthy aging is more than the absence of disease, it’s a reenvisioning of our perception of growing older. Emory researchers are creating new pathways to support the journey.
Do Anti-Aging Supplements Really Work?
Dietician Jessica Alvarez of Emory School of Medicine discusses six vitamins and supplements that might actually be worth taking.
And More
- Musicians and Mental Health Risks
- A Cure for HIV?
- Emory Researcher: Health.AI's Anant Madabhushi
- Sports-Related Concussions: Grass Isn’t Always Greener
- Working against Gun Violence
- More Marathoners Surviving Heart Attacks
- Mammograms for Heart Health?
- Middle-Aged Is the Loneliest Number
- Early Menopause and Glaucoma Risk