Summary: Even small bouts of physical activity and exercise throughout the day can help to boost your mental well-being.

Source: University of Toronto

As Toronto experiences a particularly gloomy January, […]

Summary: People who suffer from cardiovascular disease early in life are more likely to have cognitive and memory problems, and worse brain health during middle age.

Source: AAN

People with early […]

Summary: Older women who walked or partook in moderate-to-vigorous exercise each day had a reduced risk of developing mild cognitive impairment and dementia.

Source: UCSD

Senior women were less likely to […]

Summary: Parental stress is higher in parents who suffer from sleep disorders or have children with disordered sleeping.

Source: PLOS

The rate of parental stress is greater among parents who have sleep […]

Summary: Lower levels of vitamin D in-utero were associated with delays in fine motor skill development at age five. Exposure to thyroid hormones in-utero was associated with cognitive development during […]

Summary: Running can help some escape from their everyday stresses, however, some recreational runners show signs of exercise dependence. Exercise dependence could be the result of maladaptive escapism where one […]

Summary: The brain uses motion cues to decipher how we see objects, a new study reports.

Source: Carnegie Mellon University

Most research studies use pictures to explore how the brain constructs what we […]

Summary: Study reveals a significant association between certain viral illnesses, including viral encephalitis and pneumonia-causing flu with an increased risk of developing a neurodegenerative disorder later in […]

Summary: Experiencing significant trauma due to being the victim or a first responder to a mass shooting leads to serious mental health disorders including PTSD, anxiety, and survivor’s guilt. However, the effect […]

Summary: Delving deeper into the phenomenon of social camouflaging could help improve research into autism spectrum disorder.

Source: University of the Basque Country

In recent years there has been a lot of […]

Summary: Men who have poor co-parenting relationships with their partners in the months following the birth of their child are more likely to be depressed by the time their children are toddlers.

Source: […]

Summary: Common levels of pollution from traffic can impair brain function within a matter of hours, a new study reports. Just two hours of exposure to diesel exhaust impairs functional connectivity in the […]

Summary: Panic-induced hyperventilation can reduce our ability to respond to environmental threats as it desensitizes body temperature to change.

Source: University of Tsukuba

The fight-or-flight response […]

Summary: Researchers reveal how the olfactory system aids in threat assessment and have identified neurons that learn whether a specific smell represents a threat.

Source: University of Rochester

Whether […]

Summary: Some patients diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bv-FTD) may instead be suffering from a cerebrospinal fluid leak that leads to brain sagging.

Source: Cedars Sinai Medical […]

Summary: Postmortem brains of those with schizophrenia have fewer genes associated with 12-hour activity cycles in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Mitochondrial-related genes in the dlPFC did maintain a […]

Summary: The activation of dentate granule cells in the hippocampus plays a key role in alterations that occur during the development of post-traumatic epilepsy.

Source: Colorado State University

Traumatic […]

Summary: Frequent moderate to vigorous exercise is linked to better cognition and brain power during middle age. This intensity level was associated with better working memory and mental processes. Reducing the […]

Summary: Injecting the brain molecule into mouse models of multiple sclerosis increased the number of oligodendrocytes. The findings suggest fractalkine may help to slow the progression, or potentially halt […]

Summary: Anhedonia and depression arise when POMC neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus become hyperactive as a result of chronic stress. Reducing the activity also reduces feelings of depression and […]