New research from The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Vital Longevity (CVL) supports the idea that the brains of older adults who maintain physical fitness by engaging in regular strenuous exercise more closely ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Humans need less sleep than our closest evolutionary relatives. However, we often sleep less than we need.
Jul 17, 2023
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Nothing quite beats riding a wave for the first time. And our research suggests you don't have to be a pro to benefit from the power of the sea. We have found that surfing can help people with brain injuries live more engaged ...
May 23, 2023
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A research collaboration has revealed that cardiovascular risk factors (obesity and high blood pressure) and low physical fitness are associated with decreased social brain network-related neural activity, which causes social ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Seventy- to eighty-year-olds who train for better fitness are better at solving cognitive tasks and are less likely to suffer cognitive impairment.
Feb 10, 2022
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It is projected that up to 152 million people worldwide will be living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) by 2050. To date there are no drugs that have a substantial positive impact on either the prevention or reversal of cognitive ...
May 11, 2021
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Children with a higher level of physical fitness have larger brains, and both aerobic capacity and strength/speed are related to the amount of gray and white matter in the brain, meaning that overweight or obese children ...
Mar 23, 2021
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Researchers report that 4-6-year-old children who walk further than their peers during a timed test—a method used to estimate cardiorespiratory health—also do better on cognitive tests and other measures of brain function. ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Although exercise is known to enhance cognitive function and improve mental health, the neurological mechanisms of this link are unknown. Now, researchers from Japan have found evidence of the missing link between aerobic ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Abbott and, the U.S. Air Force Research Lab announced today the results of a new study that found a direct link between physical fitness, cognitive performance, ...
Oct 19, 2020
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