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Why do we lose our balance as we age? New research shows that Parkinson's and aging cause the brain to over-engage during balance recovery, leading to muscle stiffness and increased fall risk. Learn ...

When it comes to balance, more effort from the brain and muscles may actually mean less control—and a higher risk of falling.

Balance is a “multifaceted physiological process” that involves vision, the vestibular system in the inner ear and the nervous system, researchers wrote in a 2024 study in the Journal of the American ...

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It's an ability and skill often taken for granted. It affects quality of life and has been linked to heart disease and stroke. As we age and our muscles weaken, balance becomes crucial to staying ...

“The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and acts as the central hub for thinking and cognition. It enables you to ...

Deletion of mini-exon B in the synaptic adhesion molecule PTPδ leads to altered neural connectivity from the entorhinal cortex to the dentate gyrus (left panel). In mice lacking mini-exon B, ...