Valerian root may have benefits for sleep and anxiety due to its compounds that have a calming effect on the body. The herb has been used as a natural remedy for insomnia, stress, and tension ...

I was recently sitting with my friend’s 9-year-old son, Guillermo, as he teed up a YouTube video on the TV. I’d wanted to get a kid’s perspective on “brain rot,” Oxford University Press’ 2024 word of ...

Among the many words I learned this year — in addition to “Skibidi Ohio,” which apparently means strange or weird — is the term “brain rot.” My niece explained that brain rot is what happens to your ...

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Read on to see if you might be dealing with brain rot yourself, and secure some tips to help you avoid it altogether in 2025 and beyond. It takes more than a few rat memes to qualify for brain rot.