Dr. Agarwal’s work has focused on evaluating the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay, or MIND, diet. Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

The human brain contains an estimated 86 billion neurons that comprise 100 trillion connections. These connections and the chemical signals sent through them are the reason you’re able to put ...

So in this study, we scored people according to their adherence to the MIND diet. And those who had a high score had a 53% reduction in the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. This was about ...