FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 21, 2020Exercise improves memory and boosts blood flow to brainFollowing a one year program of aerobic exercise improves memory function and boosts blood flow to brain areas critical for cognition in older adults with risk factors for dementia. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2020Aerobic exercise training linked to enhanced brain functionPeople with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease can benefit significantly from a six-month aerobic training program. Aerobic exercise helps improve brain glucose metabolism and executive function, in addition to increasing cardiorespiratory fitness. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 29, 2019Aerobic exercise and heart-healthy diet may slow development of memory problemsCombining aerobic exercise with the heart-healthy DASH diet improved the ability to think, recall, and make decisions in older people who experienced cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 17, 2019Exercise could slow withering effects of Alzheimer’sFor those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and other risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, participating in aerobic exercise several times a week may slow neurodegeneration. Aerobic exercise reduced hippocampal atrophy in those with MCI. Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 4, 2019Adolescent Athletes ‘Prescribed’ Aerobic Exercise Recover Faster From ConcussionsA new study reports teenage athletes who suffered concussion while playing sport recovered faster when they participated in a supervised aerobic exercise program. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 19, 2018Aerobic Exercise has Antidepressant Treatment EffectsA new study reports aerobic exercise can have antidepressant effects for patients with major depressive disorder. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 12, 2018Study Provides Insights On the Effects of Exercise on Cognitive PerformanceStudy reveals both aerobic exercise and standing in an upright posture improves visual working memory. Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 8, 2018Exercise Can Help Beat Cocaine AddictionA new study reveals exercise can help to prevent relapse in those with cocaine addition. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 27, 2018Exercise Helps Treat Addiction by Altering Brain’s Dopamine SystemResearchers report, in animal models of addiction, daily aerobic exercise alters the mesolimbic dopamine pathway in the brain. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2018Aerobic Exercise May Mildly Delay and Slightly Improve Alzheimer’s SymptomsAccording to researchers, aerobic exercise may be more effective than other forms of exercise when it comes to preserving cognition and slowing Alzheimer's decline. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 13, 2017Exercise Increases Brain SizeExercise increases the size of the left region of the hippocampus, an area of the brain critical for memory, a new study reveals. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 12, 2017Can A Single Exercise Session Benefit Your Brain?Summary: Researchers document not only the behavioral and cognitive effects of a single exercise session, but also the neurochemical and... Read More
