Neuroscience
Playtime, being social helps a dog's aging brain, study finds
As their aging brains shrink, older dogs can suffer the same memory and thinking problems as many older humans do.
Apr 2, 2024
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News tagged with physical exercise
Health
Research suggests physical activity can protect from chronic pain
In 2023, researchers from UiT The Arctic University of Norway, the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN), and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health found that among more than 10,000 adults, those who were physically ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Attention deficit disorders
Sweeping review reveals latest evidence on the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of ADHD
Hundreds of studies are published each year on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but more work is needed to ensure those findings improve lives.
Mar 25, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Is your blood aging your brain? It might increase your dementia risk
By 2050, the global population of adults 60 and older will approximately double, leading to upward of 153 million dementia cases. That's why University College Cork neuroscience professor Yvonne Nolan and Ph.D. student Sebastian ...
Mar 24, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic diseases do not reduce the benefits of exercise, finds study
A recent study shows exercise is also beneficial and safe for older people with multiple chronic conditions or risk factors. Exercise can improve physical fitness despite chronic diseases. However, exercise should be started ...
Mar 22, 2024
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Neuroscience
The middle-aged brain changes a lot—and it's key to understanding dementia
Our brains change more rapidly at various times of our lives, as though life's clock was ticking faster than usual. Childhood, adolescence and very old age are good examples of this. Yet for much of adulthood, the same clock ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Intensive trauma treatment relieves PTSD symptoms within eight days, finds researcher
Relieved from post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in eight days? It is possible with a highly intensive treatment method that combines trauma-focused therapies and lots of exercise. "About 80% of people no longer have ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Cardiology
Women may realize health benefits of regular exercise more than men
Women who exercise regularly have a significantly lower risk of an early death or fatal cardiovascular event than men who exercise regularly, even when women put in less effort, according to a new study.
Feb 19, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Exercise apps do not meet older people's needs, according to study
In a context in which physical exercise is considered a key factor in healthy aging, a group of researchers led by the physiotherapist at the Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili health complex Luis Soto, working with experts in digital ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research confirms benefits of resistance exercise training in treatment of anxiety and depression
A new study by researchers at the University of Limerick in Ireland and at Iowa State University has demonstrated the impact resistance exercise training can have in the treatment of anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Feb 8, 2024
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