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Exercise during pregnancy helps newborn baby’s brain develop...

Dec 8, 2013 by

Mothers who exercised while pregnant had newborns (ages 8 to 12 days) with brains that had more mature cerebral activation. This suggests that the babies’ brains (of whose mothers exercised during pregnancy) developed more rapidly....

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Moderate to vigorous exercise boosts teens’ grades

Nov 13, 2013 by

The more intensive the exercise, the greater the impact on test results. This is especially true when it comes to girls and science....

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Aerobic exercise helps children learn and remember

Oct 8, 2013 by

New research has found that the fitter a child, the better they perform on memory tests. It correlates with an earlier study done at Michigan State which found that just 20 minutes of aerobic exercise each day may be...

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Age-related cognitive decline might not be inevitable

Sep 9, 2013 by

Good news! Age-related cognitive decline might not be inevitable. New research suggests that things like diet, mental activity, brain training, exercise and perhaps even medication can help....

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20 minutes of yoga improves brain skills

Jun 2, 2013 by

As little as one session of 20 minutes of Hatha yoga significantly improves people’s speed and accuracy on working memory and inhibitory control tests. In addition, they performed significantly better right after yoga than right after moderate to vigorous...

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Bursts of moderate exercise helps memory in seniors

Dec 1, 2012 by

Want to remember something? Jump on your stationary bike. A new study out of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory found that a short burst of moderate exercise helps memory in both healthy and cognitively...

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