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Walking enhances connections within and between three different brain networks, including one linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, adding to the growing body of research showing that exercise is beneficial for brain health. Read further on Dynamite News:

"Intermittent fasting has been shown to have various health benefits [including] the promotion of brain health"

A new study done by academics at UCL and the University of the Republic in Uruguay reveals that daytime napping could help to protect brain function by reducing the pace at which our brains shrink as we age. Read Further on Dynamite News:

Napping on the job was once grounds for being fired. But new research shows that it may improve brain health and cognitive abilities.

Brief doze may delay brain shrinkage, which occurs faster in people with neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers hope their findings will help reduce any stigma that still exists around daytime napping.

"I love to go for a walk where I can talk and call someone, usually either one of my brothers or a girlfriend."

The FOCUS study found former players were almost three and a half times more likely to suffer neurodegenerative diseases.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Rugby Union’s brain health clinic will be the first organisations in Scotland to pioneer the new tests