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Brain & Mental Health

The brain and mind: cognition, memory, dementia, mood and mental health, and what protects them with age.

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Higher blood vitamin C is linked to more gray matter in older adults

In 2,044 older adults in Japan, those with lower vitamin C in their blood tended to have less gray matter and weaker connections in a key brain network. It is a snapshot, so it cannot show that vitamin C protects the brain.

Jul 17, 2026

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