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A new study by Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) in Canada has suggested that high-intensity
interval training
makes middle-aged people not only healthier but smarter.
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30 Oct 2012
Regular exercise for over-50s could be vital in reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer's
disease, according to scientists.
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26 May 2016
Children aged between 4 and 6 who have better cardiorespiratory health than their peers also do
better on cognitive tests and other measures of brain function.
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26 Mar 2021
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but a new study of adults aged over 65
suggests that raising fitness levels in later life can in fact boost brain function.
news •
22 Jul 2015
Leading a sedentary lifestyle could lead to negative changes in the shape of
brain neurons, potentially causing high blood pressure and other medical
problems, according to a new study published in the Journal of Comparative
Neurology.
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17 Feb 2014
Crosswords have long been heralded for their role in keeping ageing minds agile, but a
mounting body of evidence suggests that CrossFit sessions may be an even better option.
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25 Aug 2015
A study of healthy, older adults has shown that even a single session of exercise can increase
activity in the brain circuits associated with memory.
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08 May 2019
Disruptions in the way the human brain links memory and appetite could help explain
some
disorders associated with obesity.
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26 Sep 2023
A new breed of meditation studio in the US is offering drop-in sessions for people wanting to take time out from their stressful lives. Is this set to become a global trend?
HCM issue 3 2017
Exercise could be the best way of preventing the development of Alzheimer's
disease in elderly people, according to researchers at the University of Maryland
School of Public Health who have published a report in the Journal of
Alzheimer's Disease.
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31 Jul 2013
A recent study by the University of Turku's Positron Emission Tomography (PET) centre has
found that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) results in increased endorphin release in the
brain, which may play a role in mitigating physical and emotional stress caused by high-intensity
exercise.
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25 Aug 2017
Greater aerobic fitness could lead to more fibrous and compact white matter, a
type of nerve tissue connected to learning and brain function, according to a
new study published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
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21 Aug 2014
Brown fat tissue - the body’s ‘good fat’ - serves as an organ which communicates with the
brain through sensory nerves to inform how much fat we have and how much we’ve lost
while the brown fat is generating heat, a study has found.
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02 Apr 2015
The brains of overweight people could be 10 years older than those of their leaner counterparts, say scientists from Cambridge
HCM issue 11 2016
Researchers have linked the consumption of diets high in saturated fats – which lead to
obesity – with the development of depression phenotypes.
news •
13 May 2019
Exercise alters brain blood flow and improves cognitive performance in older adults, according to a
research by University of Maryland School of Public Health (UMD).
news •
07 Feb 2019
From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter
similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research led by
the University of Cambridge. White matter is the tissue that connects areas of the brain
and allows for information to be communicated between regions.
news •
09 Aug 2016
The Food for the Brain Foundation has released a new app, Cognition, which it claims can help people cut
their risk of Alzheimer’s by half.
news •
07 Dec 2022
Scientists may have discovered the part of the brain responsible for exercise
motivation, according to a study in the Journal of Neuroscience.
news •
28 Aug 2014
Exercising could help to induce changes in skeletal muscle, purging the blood of an
unwanted substance that accumulates during stress, according to a new study published in
the journal Cell.
news •
02 Oct 2014
In a startling discovery that raises fundamental questions about human behaviour,
researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined that the
immune system directly affects – and even controls – creatures' social behaviour, such as
their desire to interact with others.
news •
19 Jul 2016
Obesity could have an impact on how smart we are, after research
conducted on mice showed how fat levels may potentially cloud cognitive
processes.
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08 Aug 2014
Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina, US, have found new
evidence that mindfulness meditation reduces pain.
news •
30 Nov 2015
The link between a sound body and a sound mind has been demonstrated by scientists in
a groundbreaking new study on the impact of exercise.
news •
09 Feb 2018
Taking part in light or moderate exercise has an immediate, positive effect on memory function –
according to new research by University California Irvine (UCI).
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25 Sep 2018
A new study focuses on the impact exercise has on 10 sets of twins – one of them active, the other not
HCM issue 5 2015
Men who vigorously exercise as young adults could reduce their risk of
developing epilepsy in later life, according to a new study published in the online
edition of Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of
Neurology.
news •
16 Sep 2013
Regular exercise sessions for children with multiple sclerosis (MS) may help to mitigate
the effects of the debilitating disease, scientists have reported.
news •
18 Aug 2015
An hour of moderate exercise – such as walking – three times a week can help reduce
memory loss among elderly people.
news •
02 Nov 2016
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