What exercises will keep my aging joints healthy?
Growing older has plenty of upsides—but achy joints is not one of them.
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Mental Process: Proprioception
Medical news and research articles
Can shoes alter your mind? What neuroscience says about foot sensation and focus
Athletic footwear has entered a new era of ambition. No longer content to promise just comfort or performance, Nike claims its shoes can activate the brain, heighten sensory awareness, and even improve concentration by stimulating ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Humans could have as many as 33 senses
Stuck in front of our screens all day, we often ignore our senses beyond sound and vision. And yet they are always at work. When we're more alert, we feel the rough and smooth surfaces of objects, the stiffness in our shoulders, ...
Dec 23, 2025
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Using robotic testing to spot overlooked sensory deficits in stroke survivors
A decade ago, at age 55, Don Lewis suffered a stroke in his sleep. When he woke up, he couldn't move his left arm or leg. Lewis's neighbor realized his truck hadn't moved in two days and called 911 for a welfare check. When ...
Nov 18, 2025
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Approach–avoidance behavior can reshape how the brain interprets facial emotions
A research team from the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit and the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory at Toyohashi University of Technology has found that approach–avoidance behavior in a virtual reality (VR) environment ...
Oct 14, 2025
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Research cuts imperil critical insights into the underlying causes of age-related falls
As I watch my aging parents navigate their home, I can't help but notice their increasing hesitancy on stairs or how careful they are reaching for objects on high shelves. Like millions of Americans, they fear falling—and ...
Apr 30, 2025
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For people with Parkinson's, moving is a mental challenge as well as a physical one
It's well known that Parkinson's disease can impair a person's ability to perform movements like grabbing a coffee cup, with one side of the body often more affected. But a recent study published in Brain and Cognition by ...
Oct 16, 2024
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Is your child stressed, restless, hyperactive? They might be suffering from sensory processing issues
Many children have intense reactions to certain sounds or food textures. They can't stand certain clothes for even a minute, or they get annoyed when someone touches them, making an ordeal out of simple events like bath time, ...
Oct 9, 2024
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Pressure sensing by muscles provides a promising new target for treatments
A new study from Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the body's muscles sense mechanical pressure. This new discovery has important implications for movement neuroscience and may improve the design of training and rehabilitation ...
Sep 10, 2024
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When should a kid start riding a bike? If it's a balance bike, you might be surprised how young
When Michael Natividad learned to ride a bike at 7 or 8 years old, he knew his training wheels were ready to come off when he leaned on them while zipping around corners.
Jul 3, 2024
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