Emory University researchers travel to India to expand on the long-running CARRS study, which has tracked the health of thousands of participants for 15 years. They are investigating how diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol may influence Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline, searching for clues that could help prevent dementia earlier in life.

In Marietta, Georgia, students lock away their phones for the entire school day. Researchers are now studying whether a phone-free policy can improve attention, learning, mental health and social connection, while exploring what school might look like without the constant distraction and pressure of smartphones.

This episode follows patients and families living with ALS and highlights the importance of coordinated care from a team of specialists. It also explores emerging gene-targeting therapies for rare forms of ALS and a pilot study of mindfulness-based compassion training designed to support patients and care partners facing the emotional toll of the disease.

This episode follows a teenager living with a rare brain condition and the doctors working to better understand and treat it. It also travels to rural South Georgia, where a longstanding outreach effort brings medical care directly to migrant farmworkers. Together, the stories show how advanced intervention and compassionate community care can transform lives.

This episode explores how brain development can be shaped from pregnancy through the school years. One story follows a program encouraging early language exposure to strengthen infants' developing brains. Another examines structured literacy and the science of how the brain learns to read, showing how early strategies can support learning and long-term development.

A popular destination for tourists, the Dominican Republic is a country that possesses little to no resources when it comes to physical therapy. From strokes to car accidents, PT is available to very few people. Shot on location, YFM shadows a dedicated group of physical therapists as they embark on their 11th annual trip to provide physical therapy and health interventions to a population in need.

Inflammation in the body can be responsible for up to 30% of cases of depression. Researchers share how this will change how depression is diagnosed and treated and give tips on an easy way to measure inflammation in one's body. The pioneering exploration of the physical effects of racism on the brain and the use of a new approach called vibration feedback mindfulness to improve attention and awareness in trauma-exposed women. A glimpse into a longstanding mental wellness parenting class helping thousands of parents around the country called "The Incredible Years Parenting Program."

Over 70% of 9/11 veterans report they are living with invisible wounds of war such as PTSD, depression and anxiety. The science and research from a program funded by the national nonprofit Wounded Warrior Project is explored. The program provides free, cutting-edge mental healthcare to 9/11 veterans in need. An examination of maternal substance abuse alongside a national NIH study that is imaging the brains of infants to learn how factors like substance exposure influence brain development from birth throughout childhood.

An up-close look at the life of a physician scientist and what it is like to juggle dual demands and responsibilities. The influence of zipcodes on mental health. An inspiring update on one patient's five-year milestone after deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression.

An up-close look at the life of a physician scientist and what it is like to juggle dual demands and responsibilities. The influence of zipcodes on mental health. An inspiring update on one patient's five-year milestone after deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression.