New research has found that higher levels of "lifetime cognitive enrichment," or consistently practicing activities that stimulate the mind like reading, writing and playing games, can delay the onset ...

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A new study shows that leisure activities, including mental, physical and social engagements, may play a significant role in easing loneliness and the cognitive decline that can come with it. Results ...

A randomized controlled trial conducted on elderly individuals shows that an improvement in physical fitness and cognition can be achieved by increasing daily physical activity to a certain level. The ...

A study from Switzerland’s Université de Genève looked to answer the question of which came first: a decrease in physical activity or cognitive decline? Cognitive abilities and physical activity are ...

New research from the University of South Australia challenges conventional wisdom about sedentary behavior and its effects on brain health. The groundbreaking study reveals that certain types of ...

Maintaining physical health as a body ages is an important consideration, and often one of the first things that comes to mind when people think about being healthy. Yet physical health is only one ...

Objective As opposed to postconcussion physical activity, the potential influence of cognitive activity on concussion recovery is not well characterised. This study evaluated the intensity and ...