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“A recent review and meta-analysis found that drop sets promote muscle hypertrophy as effectively as traditional training but require less time commitment. Researchers analyzed the findings of six studies investigating the effects of drop-set training on muscle hypertrophy.”

“Evidence suggests genetic differences play a role, too. A recent study found that mice with certain variants of PGC1-alpha—a key regulator of metabolism—consume less oxygen and burn less fat during workouts and are more likely to gain weight despite increased activity.”

“However, as people age, tendons lose collagen and stiffen, impairing athletic performance and increasing injury risk. A recent study found that combining resistance exercise with collagen supplementation enhanced tendon health in middle-aged men.”

“Whereas chimpanzee hearts are adapted to relatively low levels of activity interspersed with short bursts of resistance activities, the human heart has adapted to allow humans to engage in low- to moderate-intensity endurance activities to facilitate the acquisition and preparation of food.”

“At periodic intervals throughout the study, the authors measured the participants' cognitive function and performed positron emission tomography (PET) scans to check for the presence of amyloid-beta in the participants' brains.”

“Mice that ate an olive oil-rich diet had fewer abnormal deposits of tau – a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease – in their brains and performed better on memory tests than mice that didn't eat olive oil.”

“Most people living in the United States don't consume enough choline – 550 milligrams per day for men and 425 milligrams per day for women – potentially increasing their risk for various diseases.”

“However, the researchers did not identify any associations between microbiota changes and memory performance or mood, a finding that may have been related to the small study size, according to the study's authors.”

“Each of the men underwent a sleep study and apnea assessment and took a battery of neuropsychological tests. The researchers found that the men with sleep apnea had worse cognitive function, including poorer attention, memory, and decision-making capabilities, compared to the healthy men.”

“The default mode network is a collection of interconnected neural structures involved in attention and focus. Disturbances in default mode network connectivity are associated with poor working memory, reduced performance, and work-related productivity losses.”