Physical activity for cognitive health promotion: an overview of the underlying neurobiological mechanisms

C Chen, S Nakagawa - Ageing research reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Physical activity is one of the modifiable factors of cognitive decline and dementia with the
strongest evidence. Although many influential reviews have illustrated the neurobiological …

The role of exercise in management of mental health disorders: an integrative review

PJ Smith, RM Merwin - Annual review of medicine, 2021 - annualreviews.org
A large and growing body of evidence suggests that physical activity (PA) may hold
therapeutic promise in the management of mental health disorders. Most evidence linking …

The effects and mechanisms of exercise on the treatment of depression

Y Xie, Z Wu, L Sun, L Zhou, G Wang, L Xiao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: It is necessary to seek alternative therapies for depression, because side
effects of medications lead to poor adherence and some patients do not achieve a clinical …

Biological factors influencing depression in later life: role of aging processes and treatment implications

SM Szymkowicz, AR Gerlach, D Homiack… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
Late-life depression occurring in older adults is common, recurrent, and malignant. It is
characterized by affective symptoms, but also cognitive decline, medical comorbidity, and …

Network physiology of exercise: vision and perspectives

N Balagué, R Hristovski, M Almarcha… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The basic theoretical assumptions of Exercise Physiology and its research directions,
strongly influenced by reductionism, may hamper the full potential of basic science …

[HTML][HTML] Moderate exercise improves cognitive function in healthy elderly people: Results of a randomized controlled trial

MG Carta, G Cossu, E Pintus… - Clinical practice and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Physical activity in the elderly is recommended by international guidelines to
protect against cognitive decline and functional impairment. Objective: This Randomized …

Exercise for depression and depressive symptoms in older adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

LG Bigarella, VR Ballotin, LF Mazurkiewicz… - Aging & mental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives We aimed to gather and update the evidence on the impact of exercise on late-
life depression. Method We conducted an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized …

Active elderly and health—can moderate exercise improve health and wellbeing in older adults? Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

MG Carta, G Cossu, E Pintus, R Zoccheddu, O Callia… - Trials, 2021 - Springer
Background Aging is marked by a progressive rise in chronic diseases with an impact on
social and healthcare costs. Physical activity (PA) may soothe the inconveniences related to …

The frail depressed patient: a narrative review on treatment challenges

I Aprahamian, MK Borges, DJC Hanssen… - … interventions in aging, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Although the public importance of frailty is widely acknowledged by the World Health
Organization, physical frailty is still largely neglected in geriatric mental health care. Firstly in …

A scoping review of physical activity interventions for older adults

J Taylor, S Walsh, W Kwok, MB Pinheiro… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background To inform implementation and future research, this scoping review investigates
the volume of evidence for physical activity interventions among adults aged 60+. Our …