Exercise Results in Larger Brain Size and Lowered Dementia Risk
Using the landmark Framingham Heart Study to assess how physical activity affects the size of the brain and one’s risk for developing dementia, UCLA researchers found [...]
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Can Running Make You Smarter?
To strengthen your mind, you may first want to exert your leg muscles, according to a sophisticated new experiment involving people, mice and monkeys. The study’s results [...]
Yoga May Be Good for the Brain
A weekly routine of yoga and meditation may strengthen thinking skills and help to stave off aging-related mental decline, according to a new study of older adults with early [...]
Stave Off Cognitive Decline With Seafood
Eating a meal of seafood or other foods containing omega-3 fatty acids at least once a week may protect against age-related memory loss and thinking problems in older people, [...]
Common Medicines Tied to Changes In the Brain
Drugs commonly used for such problems as colds, allergies, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease have long been linked to cognitive impairment and dementia. Now [...]
Blueberries, the Well-Known Super Fruit, Could Help Fight Alzheimer’s
The blueberry, already labeled a ‘super fruit’ for its power to potentially lower the risk of heart disease and cancer, also could be another weapon in the war [...]
Which Type of Exercise is Best for the Brain?
Some forms of exercise may be much more effective than others at bulking up the brain, according to a remarkable new study in rats. For the first time, scientists compared [...]
Sleeping In Feels So Good, But May Be Unhealthy
Sleeping later on weekends may be bad for you. Several studies have shown that there is an association between shift work and an increased risk for heart disease and [...]
Light Exposure Linked to Weight Gain in Children
A world-first study by QUT’s Sleep in Early Childhood Research Group has revealed pre-schoolers exposed to more light earlier in day tend to weigh more. Cassandra [...]
High-Fat Diet’s Negative Effect On Memory May Fade
CHICAGO — Eating a high-fat diet as a youngster can affect learning and memory during adulthood, studies have shown. But new findings suggest such diets may not have [...]
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