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Drugs that help normalise insulin sensitivity to reduce body fat in people suffering from obesity can improve learning outcomes. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute ... More

The Food for the Brain foundation has released a new app, Cognition, which it claims can help people cut their risk of Alzheimer’s by half. ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has revealed that Shai Efrati, MD, a respected research scientist on hyperbaric oxygen therapy, will keynote at the 2022 conference ... More

Gut health programmes which improve our microbiome aren't new in the spa industry as wellness experts and scientists recognise the links between good bacteria in ... More

Children aged between 4 and 6 who have better cardiorespiratory health than their peers also do better on cognitive tests and other measures of brain ... More

A discussion panel about future wellness trends saw spa and wellness industry experts offer their take on what’s in the pipeline for the industry in ... More

Spa and wellness businesses have a long history of using hydrotherapy to deliver curative benefits to customers. Now a research review has shown why being ... More

Aerobic exercise boosts blood flow into two key regions of the brain associated with memory, which can result in improved cognition even in older populations. ... More

Taking part in regular aerobic exercise could decrease the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease in adults who are at higher risk of generating the illness. ... More

David Lloyd Clubs has opened a pop-up restaurant in Hackney, London, designed specifically to complement positive mental health. The health club operator has teamed up ... More

New York’s Blum Center for Health, a functional health facility, is offering a personalised, non-invasive, neuro-enhancement programme. Provided by Field, the FDA-approved American neuro-technology company, ... More

Physical fitness has been associated with better brain structure and brain functioning in adults. The findings of a study, led by Dr Jonathan Repple of ... More

Exercise has the ability to improve brain function in previously sedentary, overweight individuals. The University of Tübingen in Germany studied a group of overweight or ... More

Exercise alters brain blood flow and improves cognitive performance in older adults, according to research by the University of Maryland School of Public Health (UMD). ... More

Australia’s Peninsula Hot Springs has unveiled its new AUS$13m (US$9.6m, €8.2m, £7.3m) Bath House Amphitheatre – its biggest expansion to date. The new area includes ... More

Physical exercise and keeping fit can protect against the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study by the Centre for Human Psychopharmacology (CHP) at ... More

Activities such as cycling and running can improve memory function and help maintain a healthy brain as we get older, according to an international study. ... More

Aerobic exercise can significantly help people coping with the long-term mental health condition schizophrenia, according to University of Manchester researchers. Using data from 10 independent ... More

It’s well-known that regular aerobic exercise forms a central pillar in a long and healthy life, however new research suggests that hitting the weights could ... More

Offering personalised exercise programmes at local leisure centres could be the key to protecting young people suffering early psychosis from the statistical likelihood of an ... More

The brain’s capacity to learn, remember and repair depends on the ability of neurons to change with experience – a complex process that researchers say ... More

Regular exercise in early childhood can make a major difference to metabolism and brain health over the course of a lifetime, according to new findings. ... More

Typically, the festive period sees various ‘brain training’ games and gizmos come back into vogue as cerebral stocking fillers, but it may well be that ... More

New research from Japan looking at cognitive performance in older men has found that regular exercise can help the brain hold back the sands of ... More

Crosswords have long been heralded for their role in keeping ageing minds agile, but a mounting body of evidence suggests that CrossFit sessions may be ... More