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A study from the University of Illinois has found that when teenage girls (age 15-18) take part in more moderate and vigorous physical activity each ... 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

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has selected the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and KOO to plan its US$95m (€85.1m, £75m) Center for ... More

The architect behind the American Museum of Natural History's hotly-anticipated new wing has made a passionate plea for investment in science education, saying: "You've got ... 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

US President Barack Obama has announced that the presidential library – a monument to his legacy as the nation’s first black President – will be ... More

A bill has been passed in Illinois by state lawmakers aimed at improving Chicago’s efforts to build both the George Lucas’ Museum of Narrative Art ... More

Four US universities are currently battling it out to host Barack Obama’s US$500m (€419.5m, £329m) presidential library – a repository for preserving and making available ... More

Practising hatha yoga three times a week for eight weeks improved sedentary older adults’ cognitive performance, according to a research report by the University of ... More

Greater aerobic fitness could lead to more fibrous and compact white matter, a type of nerve tissue connected to learning and brain function, according to ... More

Children who are physically fit have faster and more attuned brain responses during reading than their less-fit peers, according to a new study. Researchers at ... More

The clinical value of massage therapy and its circulatory benefits have been established by a study published in the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and ... More

A team of researchers from four US universities have found that moderate physical exercise can help improve spatial memory in older adults. Funded through the ... More

Researchers have found an association between physical fitness and the brain in 9- and 10-year-old children: Those who are more fit tend to have a ... More

Moderate exercise can enhance the connectivity of important brain circuits, combat declines in brain function associated with aging and increase performance on cognitive tasks, according ... More

On 13 December 2006 the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) will be holding the first ever national conference focusing specifically on the inclusion of disabled people ... More