Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Exercise can boost memory and help treat Alzheimer's, new study finds
dailyrecord.co.ukExercise is known for its many benefits such as weight loss and muscle building, but new research has found that physical activity can also help improve memory.Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology studied how the chemical signals released by exercising muscles promote neuronal development in the brain.
Academics were keen to examine one "crucial" area of the organ that focuses on cognitive function like memory, focus and attention to detail.Findings, published in journal Neuroscience, show that certain chemicals released by contracting muscles are linked to increased messages sent within the brain, therefore boosting growth and health.Academics say the results pave the way for exercise-based treatments for neuro disorders like Alzheimer's disease.
With no cure, those with the condition experience cognitive decline like memory loss - and eventual deterioration.But how is exercise - a physical task - linked to the vital organ?
When working out, muscles contract and release certain compounds to the bloodstream. For instance, when biceps contract to lift a heavy weight these released compounds travel all over the body - even to the brain.
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