Exercise has been shown to boost cognition immediately and over the long-term, as well as helping to prevent a number of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found that physical activity was associated with better late-life cognition. The association was ...

Social activities such as interactions with others and participation in organised events can prevent cognitive decline in long-term care facility. Research from Amsterdam UMC, carried out among 3600 ...

To learn more about the health benefits of doing jigsaw puzzles, we spoke with expert therapists and neurologists. Here, they ...

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 ...

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 ...

Someone dies somewhere in the world every 10 seconds owing to physical inactivity - 3.2 million people a year according to the World Health Organization (WHO). From the age of 50, there is a gradual ...

Share on Pinterest Lack of sleep may reduce the cognitive benefits of physical activity, study finds. Luke Mattson/Stocksy Researchers looked at cognitive function over 10 years in 8,958 people aged ...

Brain-training games sell themselves as a way to maintain cognitive function, but the evidence isn't there yet. Eva-Katalin/E+ via Getty Images Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4% – ...

A new study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine adds to the canon of research associating physical activity with cognitive performance, this time using 90 ...

Background: Engaging in late-life cognitive activity is often proposed as a strategy to delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias. However, it is unclear to what extent the ...

A study has found that elderly individuals with a sense of hope have up to 30% higher cognitive function than those without.