Critical care experts at Johns Hopkins are reporting initial success in boosting recovery and combating muscle wasting among critically ill, mostly bed-bound patients using any one of a trio of mild ...

How much physical activity—and how often—is needed to help stall dementia? For older adults with mild cognitive decline, there is now an answer: at least 20 minutes, at least twice weekly.

Although schizophrenia is increasingly understood as a neurodevelopmental disorder, environmental factors are known to play an important role in the disease onset and progression. But now, researchers ...

And while most any form of movement is beneficial, there’s one underrated type that doesn’t involve busting your ass on a ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers used a SYNERGIC Trial to evaluate the efficacy of a combination of cognitive training, progressive exercise, and vitamin D ...

For older people with mild cognitive impairment, just 2 hours of low-intensity exercise a week may be enough to halt further cognitive decline. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) refers to problems with ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Maintaining and promoting cognitive function in older adults can be aided by regular exercise. While previous research has focused on the effects of moderate- to high-intensity aerobic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both moderate aerobic exercise and stretching and balance activities protected against cognitive decline in ...

Cheer up couch potatoes! Regular stretching and balance and range of motion exercises are as good as aerobic exercise in slowing the progression of mild cognitive decline, a new study has found. “My ...

Moderate physical activity — even an unhurried 30-minute stroll a day — may diminish the risk for vascular dementia among the elderly, according to a new study published this week in the online ...

Kazuya Suwabe, Kyeongho Byun, Kazuki Hyodo, Zachariah M. Reagh, Jared M. Roberts, Akira Matsushita, Kousaku Saotome, Genta Ochi, Takemune Fukuie, Kenji Suzuki ...