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New research suggests that consistent aerobic exercise can help keep your brain biologically younger. Adults who exercised regularly for a year showed brains that appeared nearly a year younger than ...

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Your mind is usually busy - replaying conversations, planning dinner, worrying about tomorrow, narrating the present. But every so often, that activity seems to stop. There's no thought to follow and ...

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Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...