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Exercise as a Treatment Option for Depression: What Does the Science Say?

by Anne Guzman, sports nutritionist and former professional road cyclist. Learn more about Anne's work here >. If ...

Age-related muscle wasting and cognitive decline linked

by Blake Alec Miranda. We're all familiar with the concept that with ageing comes a gradual loss of ...

When does old age begin? (Part 1 of Your Brain at 100 series)

This is part 1 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...

Six Brain-Based Solutions to Beat Stress.

Stress is an inevitable part of life. We feel 'stressed' when real or imagined pressures exceed our perceived ...

Five lifestyle changes to enhance your mood and mental health

We humans tend to forget we're wildlife, which is possibly why our planet is heading for climate change ...

Growing resilient children. 10 neuroscience facts all parents and teachers should know.

By Mariana Rickmann PhD. What do parents who also happen to be scientists (like me) do when faced with ...

Green time for your brain

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How to walk away from Alzheimer’s disease

10,000 steps. That is the magic number of steps we should walk every day to improve our physical ...

Health Check: four key ways to improve your brain health

Health Check: four key ways to improve your brain health Anthony Hannan, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental ...

Does meditation stress you out? Here’s what I do instead.

Has mindfulness mediation become the latest bandwagon to jump on? Over the past few years, I've written about ...

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