brain Archives - Page 6 of 25 - David R Hamilton PHD

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Why Your Brain Needs Silence

By Dr David R Hamilton | March 18, 2026

Just as muscles need rest time after a workout – to recover and strengthen – the brain needs rest after mental stimulus. And one of the ways to rest it is with silence.

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A Surprising Way Daily Moisturiser May Slow Brain Ageing

By Dr David R Hamilton | March 11, 2026

Research suggests that daily moisturising may help slow cognitive decline as we age. Ageing skin releases inflammatory substances into the body, which can accelerate ageing, but moisturising can slow this process.

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4 Surprising Science-Backed Ways to Slow Ageing

By Dr David R Hamilton | March 10, 2026

These are surprising in the sense that they’re not the usual things we tend to associate with slowing ageing, like eating well and getting exercise.

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How to harness the power of the placebo

By Dr David R Hamilton | January 14, 2026

The placebo effect was once dismissed as the ‘natural course of the condition’. It meant that if a person’s condition improved when they took a placebo, it was just coincidence. We now understand things much better.