Control of Age-Related Weight Gain Can Be Improved


The distribution and function of the body’s adipose tissue change throughout the course of life. A special kind of adipocytes known as brown fat cells are capable of using fatty deposit energy reserves by a process of generating heat called thermogenesis. As we get older, brown fat cells change…
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Exercise Can Increase Size Of Hippocampus Of The Brain


Researchers have shown that moderate aerobic exercise is able to improve memory.
The research focused on older individuals that already had atrophy of the hippocampus, the structure of the brain associated with all types of the formation of memory.
A hundred and twenty sedentary older…
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Playing a Musical Instrument Helps Improve Function of the Brain


A study has made an important discovery as to why the elderly can retain listening skills as well as reduce the chances of age-related cognitive decline by playing a musical instrument. This discovery could help with developing brain rehabilitation therapies by way of musical training.[1]
It was…
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Stretching Before Running Neither Prevents Nor Causes Injury


Over 70 million individuals all over the world run competitively or recreationally, and there has recently been debate with regards to whether runners ought to be stretching before a run, or not at all. This study included 2,729 runners who run 10 or more miles per week.
Of these runners, 1,366…
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