University of Houston professor of psychology Arturo Hernandez is disputing a high-profile study published in the journal Nature Aging claiming that people who live in multilingual countries show ...

At 8:15 a.m. at a South Delhi school, students shuffle into their classroom, chatting in a lively mix of Hindi, Punjabi, English, and even Bhojpuri. The teacher begins the lesson in Hindi, but, ...

Last year, a high-profile study in Nature Aging offered a particularly intriguing finding: Living in a multilingual country can protect your brain from the ravages of time. It’s a compelling, ...

More than half of the world's population speaks more than one language—but there is no consistent method for defining "bilingual" or "multilingual." This makes it difficult to accurately assess ...

Living heritage: The ministry sees community dialect learning as key to preserving Malaysia’s multicultural roots. — File photo LANGUAGES are not only tools of communication but also carriers of ...

In the busy hallways of United Nations Headquarters in New York and Geneva, staff members and delegates have, since September and October, respectively, been greeted by digital kiosks displaying a ...

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People are living longer than ever around the world. Longer lives bring new opportunities, but they also introduce challenges, especially the risk of age-related decline. Alongside physical changes ...

When it comes to healthy brain aging, advice usually includes eating well, staying active and maintaining social connections. New evidence, however, has added an extra task to the list—learning ...

An international study led by Dr. Agustín Ibáñez and co-authors reveals that speaking multiple languages may slow the biological processes of aging and protect against age-related decline.

Multilingualism — the regular use of more than one language — is associated with a reduced risk of accelerated ageing, according to data from more than 86,000 people across 27 European countries ...