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·December 6, 2022·4 min read

Group Exercise Boosts Physical and Mental Health for Older Adults

Older adults who participated in group exercise programs showed improvements in sleep quality, muscle strength and flexibility, balance, and coordination. They also reported improvements in self-confidence.

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·April 20, 2022·4 min read

Measuring Nature’s Effects on Physical and Mental Health

Spending time enjoying the great outdoors improves both physical and mental health. Researchers say more interventions need to be taken to get people to spend time enjoying nature.

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Featured Neuroscience

·September 21, 2020·4 min read

Older People Have Become Younger

The physical and cognitive health of people aged 75 to 80 is significantly better than those of that age range thirty years ago.

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·April 14, 2018·4 min read

Lingering Negative Responses to Stress Linked with Health a Decade Later

Lingering negative emotional responses to stress can have implications for physical health later in life, a new study reveals.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 17, 2017·5 min read

Solving the Mystery of the Link Between Mental and Physical Health

Findings about the brain-body connection may also have implications for treating those with opioid addiction, researchers believe.