2020-05-19 Understanding Your Brain and Clutter
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. In springtime, many Americans take on a major project: cleaning their homes from top to bottom. We often call…
2019-03-05 Study Finds Some Brains Age Quicker Than Others
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The brain, like any other body part, gets old. However, not all brains age the same way. For example,…
2018-07-31 Sleeping in Hot Rooms Bad for Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Is your bedroom really hot? If it is, it may be affecting your memory and other thinking skills. Heat…
2018-07-24 Camping Is Good for Your Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The 19th-century American writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau knew the importance of nature. Thoreau filled his books and…
2018-05-22 Fasting May Help Your Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. More than one billion Muslims around the world observe Ramadan, Islam’s holy month. Fasting during Ramadan is a requirement…
2018-03-06 Young Brains of Super-Agers
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. As we age, our ability to think and remember starts to deteriorate. But not everyone. Some of us have…
2017-06-06 Your Stomach and Brain Are Connected
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. A new study provides more evidence that there is a deep connection between our gut and our brains. The…
2017-02-14 Love: A Chemical Explosion in Your Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In the United States, February 14 is Valentine’s Day — a day to celebrate lovers and loving relationships. Images…
2016-07-05 A Child’s Growing Brain Needs Love as Much as Food
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Fewer babies and very young children are dying today compared to 20 years. Over that period, the number of…
2015-05-27 Brain Remembers Language Better If You Sing It
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Have you ever found yourself in this situation: You hear a song you used to sing when you were…