New research finds that certain personality traits are correlated to sports that people enjoy doing. Since it is useful to nudge people to exercise, this can be useful information, because people are more likely to take up and even more importantly to continue a sport in the long run when they enjoy it.
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A new study with more than 24,000 patients found that the risk developing Alzheimer's disease is not random, but clustered around four conditions: unfavourable psychiatric conditions, conditions of brain dysfunction, gradual cognitive decline, and cardiovascular conditions. This insight may lead to the development of personalized prevention strategies.
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In experiments with mice with Parkinson's disease it has been found that after giving them a drug called MLi-2 for three months, certain damaged circuits were revived and hints of a neuronal recovery were detected. This gives hope that the drug may be able to slow down or even reverse Parkinson's disease. More experiments are needed.
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There is increasing evidence that swimming has significant health benefits, even more so than many other forms of physical activity. In particular, swimming seems to boost memory and even to forge new neural connections in the brain.
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Research finds that Alzheimer patients who get more sleep, in particular more deep sleep, perform better in memory tests than others. That is, sleep should be seen as of therapeutic importance for Alzheimer patients.
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New research finds that for younger adults changing their diet to include more fruit and vegetables leads to better sleep at night.
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A sauna has positive effects on health since the heat stimulates the heart, the blood vessels, and the immune system, helping, for instance, to lower the blood pressure. New research finds now that hot tubs may even outperform saunas in these benefits.
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