For years, most research indicated that older adults experience a decline in brain functioning across the board. However, a new observational study, which appears in Nature Human Behaviour, suggests ...

Decades of exercise research data support the common view that steady workouts over the long haul produce not only physical benefits but also improved brain function. But what about single bursts of ...

Gritty people may be more able to self-regulate and show 'cautious control' -- but don't necessarily have greater cognitive ability, according to a new study. A new analysis of the personality trait ...

Nearly half of individuals aged 65 and older showed improvements in cognitive and/or physical function over a 12-year follow-up period, according to a March study published in Geriatrics. The findings ...

Data sources Cochrane Central, PsycINFO, Embase, Medline and CINAHL. Eligibility criteria Peer-reviewed, randomised controlled trials, in English (1990–present), which examined the effects of exercise ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease and preserves cognitive function ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with HIV have increased levels of stress, leading to problems with cognitive function. Low-dose ...

Yale researchers have found that liver fibrosis — scarring of the liver tissue that occurs in many chronic liver diseases — is associated with reduce cognitive ability and, in certain regions of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Cognitive reserve acted as a protective factor that preserved executive function in older adults ...

Interior of a cozy villa with big windows with tropical forest view Source: Maria Orlova/Pexels The beautiful weather in the spring draws us out of our houses, almost begging us to explore. Being out ...