Opinion | In Memory of Our Decency: ‘That Was U.S.A.I.D.’
To the Editor: Re “Chaos and Confusion Reign as U.S. Cuts Off Aid to Millions Globally” (news article, Feb. 12): It can take an obituary to get to know someone…
In Praise of ‘The Great War and Modern Memory,’ by Paul Fussell
It now seems distressingly neglected. “The Great War and Modern Memory” is worth a revisit, and a new generation of readers. I would slide it forward, like a runaway checkers…
Meet the Champion Who Memorized 80 Numbers in 13.5 Seconds
In early February, Vishvaa Rajakumar, a 20-year-old Indian college student, recently won the Memory League World Championship, an online competition pitting people against one another with challenges like memorizing the…
Eleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54
Eleanor Maguire, a cognitive neuroscientist whose research on the human hippocampus — especially those belonging to London taxi drivers — transformed the understanding of memory, revealing that a key structure…
These Settings Aren’t Real. But for Dementia Patients, What Is?
The nursery at RiverSpring Residences in the Bronx is a sunny, inviting space outfitted with a bassinet, a crib with a musical mobile, a few toys, bottles, picture books for…
Could Ozempic Protect Against Alzheimer’s?
Over a decade ago, a smattering of studies suggested that early cousins of drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro could prevent, or even reverse, signs of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. Now,…
6 Things We Get Wrong About Sleep
There’s no question that sleep is important for your health. Without enough of it, your risk of developing diseases such as dementia, high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes can…