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NEW - Why Your Brain Makes Falling More Likely With Age
Falls aren't accidents. Aging and balance science now shows exactly why older adults are more vulnerable — and the answer is inside the brain. Dr. Samantha Yammine breaks down new research that mapped which brain regions control balance and what changes as we age.
Younger brains handle most balance automatically, without a second thought. Older brains have to consciously recruit the thinking parts of the brain for movements that once required no effort at all — slowing reaction time just enough to matter. It's not carelessness. It's neuroscience.
That shift reframes something most…
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