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Aerobic exercise boosts brain power

The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is not only the body which benefits from exercise, but the mind too. The evidence ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Male dancers signal their strength to men, women

Heterosexual men pick up clues about other men's physical qualities from their dance moves just as heterosexual women do, say researchers at Northumbria University.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers find link between low cognitive score and risk of brain injury

It is estimated that there are 10 million cases of traumatic brain injury globally every year with mild traumatic brain injuries being responsible for 70-90% of these. Incidence is highest among young males.

Neuroscience created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UCLA memory fitness program improves memory abilities of oldest adults

Who hasn't forgotten someone's name, misplaced their glasses or walked into a room and not remembered why they entered? Normal age-related memory decline affects more than half of all seniors, and those over 80 are the most ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Soccer could give homeless men a health kick, study says

Playing street football two or three times a week could halve the risk of early death in homeless men. Research led by the Universities of Exeter and Copenhagen, out today, shows the positive impact of street football on ...

Health created Oct 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Super athletic mice are fit because their muscles burn more sugar

Muscle performance and fitness are partly determined by how well your muscle cells use sugar as a fuel source. In turn, exercising improves the muscle's ability to take up sugars from the bloodstream and burn ...

Genetics created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Outdoor gyms fight fat in South Africa

Sweat drips down the face of a plump woman as she shuffles between exercise machines and pauses to greet passersby in Soweto's first outdoor gym, a new trend in South Africa, one of the world's fattest nations.

Health created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Post-stroke walking program improves stroke survivors' lives

Regular, brisk walking after having a stroke could help boost your physical fitness, mobility and quality of life, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High heart rate at rest signals higher risk of death even in fit healthy people

A high heart rate (pulse) at rest is linked to a higher risk of death even in physically fit, healthy people, suggests research published online in the journal Heart.

Cardiology created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research reveals swimming beneficial for young people with asthma

New research by medical students working in the Breathe Well Centre of Research Excellence at the UTAS School of Medicine has revealed swimming has health benefits for young people with asthma, with no adverse effects on ...

Inflammatory disorders created May 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physical fitness trumps body weight in reducing death risks

even if your body weight has not changed or increased -- you can reduce your risk of death, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Cardiology created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0