Regular physical exercise/activity has been shown repeatedly to promote positive benefits in
cognitive, emotional and motor domains concomitant with reductions in distress and …

The aim of this review was to explore the relevant neurobiology and the association
between peripheral levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and acute and short …

Recently, the US Department of Health and Human Services issued its first ever physical
activity guidelines, which were developed because ''we clearly know enough now to …

About 280 million people suffer from depression as the most common neurological disorder
and the most common cause of death worldwide. Exercise with serotonin released in the …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe mental illness that affects 5–20% of the
general population. Current antidepressant drugs exert only a partial clinical efficacy …

Background: The impact of physical activity on brain metabolic functions has been
investigated in different studies and there is growing evidence that exercise can be used as …

Purpose of the review The purpose of this review is to critically assess the evidence for
exercise as an adjunct intervention for major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder …

Exercise interventions have been shown to successfully improve depression in patients with
major depressive disorder (MDD), but like other forms of antidepressant treatment, exercise …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is associated with neuronal growth and reduced
BDNF has been implicated in depression. A recent meta-analysis documented reliable …

Exercise displays promise as an efficacious treatment for people with depression. However,
no systematic review has evaluated the neurobiological effects of exercise among people …