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Can Physical Exercise Make You Smarter?

Physical exercise makes our bodies healthier by helping to control weight and reducing the risks of various chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, Type II diabetes, and some cancers. But can physical activity also make you smarter? Brain plasticity, or your brain’s ability to change over time, is associated with intelligence, increased brain volume, memory, and...

Kristie Willenborg | Apr 13, 2016
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More steps, more life

It is well-known that being physically active is linked to living a longer and healthier life. A recent study from Australian researchers confirmed this, showing that taking more steps each day led to a lower risk of death. Over a period of five years the scientists studied objectively measured physical activity—with a device, and not...

Adriana Selwyn and Jonathan Dugas | Mar 23, 2016
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