The good news is that staying physically active is a powerful way to protect the brain against cognitive decline—so your workouts could be helping you strengthen your body and your mind.  Health ...

Compared with light activity, six minutes of vigorous exercise produces five times more BDNF, the protein that supports brain ...

Share on Pinterest Lack of sleep may reduce the cognitive benefits of physical activity, study finds. Luke Mattson/Stocksy Researchers looked at cognitive function over 10 years in 8,958 people aged ...

A new study suggests that older adults may show reduced movement as cognitive decline progresses, highlighting a potential ...

A study from Switzerland’s Université de Genève looked to answer the question of which came first: a decrease in physical activity or cognitive decline? Cognitive abilities and physical activity are ...

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A new study looked at cognitive function over 10 years in 8,958 people aged 50 and over in England. The research team investigated how different combinations of sleep and physical activity habits ...

Objective As opposed to postconcussion physical activity, the potential influence of cognitive activity on concussion recovery is not well characterised. This study evaluated the intensity and ...

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Researchers from the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago recently completed an original investigation into the long-term association between total tau ...