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Some scientists believe there may be something about menopause, and the abrupt decline in hormonal signaling, that sharply increases the risk of neurodegeneration in older women. In particular, it appears that a rapid drop in estradiol in women14 with an e4 allele is a driver of risk; that, in turn, suggests a possible role for perimenopausal

As the neuroscientist Gary Marcus explains, “Nature bestows upon the newborn a considerably complex brain, but one that is best seen as prewired—flexible and subject to change—rather than hardwired, fixed, and immutable.”

According to Oxford University Professor of Physiology John Stein, ‘The lack of omega-3s in our diet is going to change the human brain in ways that are as serious as climate change.’

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Professor Rory Wilson of Swansea University has researched the degree to which illness, hormones, nutrition and emotions affect the movements of both humans and cockroaches.

He’s Sih Hsuin Ma now—his old self turned inside out, like a jaunty, reversible jacket.