Congratulations, you’ve reached the final day of the Brain Health Challenge! Today, we’re asking you to do a few things that might feel a bit out of left field — like getting your blood pressure checked. No, it isn’t as fun as playing Pips, but experts say it’s one of the most important things you…
Welcome back! For Day 4 of the challenge, let’s do a short and fun activity based around a concept called cognitive reserve. Decades of research show that people who have more years of education, more cognitively demanding jobs or more mentally stimulating hobbies all tend to have a reduced risk of cognitive impairment as they…
The 5-Day Brain Health Challenge A sharper, more resilient mind starts here. Friday Make 5 Appointments Today, you’re going to do perhaps the single best thing for your brain. When I asked neurologists about their top behaviors for brain health, they all stressed the importance of physical activity. “Exercise is top, No. 1, when we’re…
Welcome to Day 2 of the Brain Health Challenge. Today, we’re talking about food. Your brain is an energy hog. Despite comprising about 2 percent of the average person’s body mass, it consumes roughly 20 percent of the body’s energy. In other words, what you use to fuel yourself matters for brain health. So what…
Jul 13, 2025; Sonoma, California, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs (54) waves after being introduced to fans before the start of the NASCAR Toyota / Save Mart 360 at Sonoma Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-Imagn Images Where the NASCAR Cup Series once had its “Dale and Dale Show” at Daytona in 1993, on…
Major League Baseball now has the Automated Ball-Strike technology (ABS) at Bradenton’s LECOM Park, home of the Bradenton Marauders Low-A Southeast League. Plate umpire Nelson Fraley wears an earpiece that gets signals from a radar that call the ball and strikes during the visiting Tampa Tarpons, Bradenton Marauders game Wednesday evening June, 29, 2022. Sar…
fJun 28, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Nashville SC forward Sam Surridge (9) takes a shot on goal past D.C. United defender Conner Antley (12) during the first half at Audi Field. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images Two of the top teams in MLS meet on Saturday night as Nashville SC hosts the…
It’s Day 4 of the Creativity Challenge. How’s your brain doing? There is a scene in the film “Shakespeare in Love” in which the actor Joseph Fiennes spends a minute or so bantering with Gwyneth Paltrow in the backyard of her castle, then runs to his writing desk, where “Romeo and Juliet” pours out from…
May 14, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn (0) and outfielder Victor Scott II (11) high five after a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The St. Louis Cardinals completed their most successful road trip of the season, winning seven of nine games…
The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it would decide on the availability of a commonly used abortion pill, the first major case involving abortion on its docket since it overturned the constitutional right to the procedure more than a year ago. The Biden administration had asked the justices to intervene after a three-judge panel…
