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·March 10, 2018·4 min read

A Lifetime of Regular Exercise Slows Down Aging

According to researchers, older adults who exercised for most of their lives showed signs of slowed down aging. The study reports those who actively cycled into older age had lower cholesterol levels and better immune systems than those who did not partake in regular exercise.

This image shows the location of the hippocampus in the human brain.

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·July 27, 2015·5 min read

Resistance to Insulin Increases Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports people with insulin resistance, a feature common in type 2 diabetes, can increase the risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 7, 2016·6 min read

Different Brain Atrophy Patterns May Explain Variability in Alzheimer’s Symptoms

A new neuroimaging study finds many Alzheimer's patients and those at risk of developing the disease show a combination of atrophy factors.

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·June 26, 2017·6 min read

Brain Evolved to Need Exercise

While much research has shown that exercise can be good for our brains, the link between how physical activity benefits the brain is not clearly understood. In a new study, researchers suggest the link between brain health and exercise could be a product of our evolutionary history and our hunter-gatherer past.

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·November 19, 2015·4 min read

Exercise May Help Reverse Neurodegeneration in Early Stage Alzheimer’s

A new study reports older adults who improved their fitness through moderate intensity exercise increased cortical thickness.

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·May 10, 2019·6 min read

Statins’ potential to treat MS unrelated to lowering cholesterol

The common statin drug Simvastatin reduces brain atrophy and slows the progression of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). The effects appear to be independent of the drug's cholesterol-lowering effects.

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·August 9, 2017·4 min read

Playing With Your Brain: The Negative Impact of Action Video Games

A neuroimaging study reveals response learners show a decrease in hippocampal gray matter after playing action based video games for 90 hours.

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·September 13, 2016·4 min read

Memory Loss Not Enough to Diagnose Alzheimer’s

Researchers report on the other, often overlooked, symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

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·January 25, 2019·5 min read

Muscle Memory Discovery Ends ‘Use It or Lose It’ Dogma

A new study challenges the Myonuclear Domain Hypothesis of muscle memory. Researchers report nuclei gained during training persist even when muscle cells start to shrink as a result of disuse.

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·September 3, 2014·2 min read

Can Sleep Loss Affect Your Brain Size?

A new study reports sleep loss could be linked to a faster decline in brain volume.

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·August 6, 2015·3 min read

How Aging Cripples the Immune System

A new study helps further understanding about how aging slows the production of new immune cells and decreases the immune systems response to vaccines in the elderly.

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·June 14, 2016·2 min read

Sleepiness and Fatigue Linked to Atrophy in Cognitively Normal Elderly

Researchers report cognitively normal older people who experience excessive sleepiness during the day have more brain atrophy than those who do not experience fatigue.

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A Lifetime of Regular Exercise Slows Down Aging

Resistance to Insulin Increases Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

Different Brain Atrophy Patterns May Explain Variability in Alzheimer’s Symptoms

Brain Evolved to Need Exercise

Exercise May Help Reverse Neurodegeneration in Early Stage Alzheimer’s

Statins’ potential to treat MS unrelated to lowering cholesterol

Playing With Your Brain: The Negative Impact of Action Video Games

Memory Loss Not Enough to Diagnose Alzheimer’s

Muscle Memory Discovery Ends ‘Use It or Lose It’ Dogma

Can Sleep Loss Affect Your Brain Size?

How Aging Cripples the Immune System

Sleepiness and Fatigue Linked to Atrophy in Cognitively Normal Elderly

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Jellyfish Show Remarkable Learning Skills

Upside Down World: Unique View Offers Clues to Face Recognition

Brain’s Blue Spot, Locus Coeruleus, Is A Key Player in Sleep Quality and Memory

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