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More consumers are realising meditation is beneficial, but many give up because it’s difficult to master the mind. The Muse headset has been designed to ... More

Disruptions in the way the human brain links memory and appetite could help explain some disorders associated with obesity. Research from the Perelman School of ... More

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

A study by Rutgers University has suggested that it could be possible to predict which young adults with major depression would benefit most from exercise. ... More

A study of healthy, older adults has shown that even a single session of exercise can increase activity in the brain circuits associated with memory. ... More

US-based design studio SALT + BONES have completed a wellness renovation of The Casa Madrona Hotel and Spa in Sausalito, California. The overhaul, which – ... More

GLL (Greenwich Leisure Ltd) it teaming up with the Alzheimer’s Society’s to raise awareness of dementia. People who complete the Bath Memory Walk in September ... More

People who go to bed wary of potential danger sometimes pledge to sleep "with one eye open." A new Brown University study finds that isn't ... More

Meditation and aerobic exercise done together helps reduce depression, according to a new Rutgers study. The study, published in Translational Psychiatry this month, found that ... More

Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina, US, have found new evidence that mindfulness meditation reduces pain. The research, published in the ... 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

A nap lasting between 45-60 minutes produces a five-fold improvement in information retrieval from memory, according to a new study conducted at Saarland University, Germany. ... More

Long term practitioners of yoga and meditation can learn to control a computer with their minds faster and better than people with little or no ... More

A headband which reads and measures the user’s brainwaves has been launched on the consumer market with an integrated brain health application which teaches meditation ... More

Brain activity is greater during meditation than during periods of idle rest, refuting the idea that meditation is used to empty the mind – according ... More

Moderate exercise during pregnancy could boost a baby’s brain development, according to new research. The study, which involved 18 mothers-to-be found that 10 days after ... More

Physical activity promotes changes in the brain that may protect high-risk individuals against cognitive decline, including development of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study ... 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

The Science Museum in London is opening a new exhibition in its Antenna Gallery on 10 October, called NEURObotics…the future of thinking? The new display ... More