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Recent research suggests that stress-free mild exercise three times a week over 3 months can help to significantly improve brain efficiency and cognitive function in healthy middle-aged and older adults, according to a study from the University of Tsukuba and the University of California-Irvine researchers published in the journal GeroScience. The exercise regimen led to …
According to a study recently published in the European Review of Aging and Physical Activity conducted by researchers from the University of Tsukuba, older adults who trained at home every day for 12 weeks using a digital trail-making peg test device experienced improved manual dexterity and cognitive functioning. Aging can have several harmful side effects, …
It’s long been believed that advancing age leads to broad declines in our mental abilities. Now new research from Georgetown University Medical Center offers surprisingly good news by countering this view. The findings, published August 19, 2021, in Nature Human Behaviour, show that two key brain functions, which allow us to attend to new information …