Cognitive functions, also known as intellectual functions, encompass thinking, understanding, memory, language, computation, and judgment, and are performed in the cerebrum. The prefrontal cortex (PFC ...
Myokines are hormones that communicate via the bloodstream with various organs such as the brain, adipose tissue, liver, bone ...
Is regular exercise the key to managing ADHD, anxiety, and depression in children? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, examines recent evidence that shows how increased physical activity can significantly ...
People who are physically active during childhood have higher cognitive functions in later life. Participants who exercised when they were children did better on cognitive tests regardless of their ...
The findings show that short-duration, light exercises can significantly improve inhibitory control and elevate mood in children, offering valuable insights for practical interventions. In modern ...
Physical activity in children and teenagers with cardiomyopathy (conditions that affect the heart muscle's structure and ...
Objective To synthesise the evidence on the effects of exercise interventions in children and adolescents during and beyond cancer treatment, and to evaluate the methodological quality and certainty ...
There is considerable interest in assessing the airway response to exercise in children because of the clinical impact of exercise triggered asthma attacks (1,2). Field studies in unselected primary ...