Archive for the 'Fitness' Category

Exercise alone or with others protects aging brain

Friday, December 15th, 2006

Here is an interesting post over at iHealthBulletin.

Everybody knows that exercise is good for your heart, but in recent years we’ve gathered compelling evidence that exercise is also good for your brain,” says Fred Gage, PhD, of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. “We now know that exercise helps generate new brain cells, even in the aging brain.”

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MetLife and Museums to promote understanding of aging

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

Here is a post on some funding from MetLife.

This will support intergenerational programs and underwrite exhibitions to promote understanding of aging, brain health and healthy lifestyles

More here
 

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