Published by Align Wellness
Lena covers sleep, stress and social health, and how the brain and body age together.
AnalysisBrain Health
The biggest randomized test of hearing aids for protecting memory missed its main goal. In one group of older adults at higher risk, though, cognitive decline slowed by almost half.
ExplainerLights Out
Sleep scientists agree on a minimum for adults, and roughly a third of Americans fall short of it. The fix for chronic insomnia is not a pill, and it is more effective than most people realize.
AnalysisSocial Health
Decades of research link social connection to longer life, on a scale comparable to well-known physical risk factors. In 2023, the US Surgeon General called it a public health priority.
