Researchers discovered that sticking to standard aerobic exercise guidelines could help slow — and even reverse — brain aging ...

I tend to feel more focused and productive after a nice workout session, even if it’s on the shorter side. Research highlights how exercise can boost brain function across all ages, including ...

As a parent, a spouse, and someone who works full time at my job and pretty much full time at keeping a household running, I often feel like I have 20 tabs open in my brain at once. There are always ...

For the first time, a new study in mice has identified an exercise-activated gene (Mtss1L) that appears to increase synaptic connectivity between neurons in the hippocampus. The neuroscientists at ...

Balance novelty with familiarity. Try your new sport a few times per week, but keep your regular exercises in your routine, ...

We often hear about the importance of physical exercise for long-term health, but mental exercise matters too. “Anytime an organ of the body isn’t being used for what its intended use is, it tends not ...

One of the brain’s biggest benefits from exercise – the birth of new neurons – may not even require any movement. Instead, the beneficial “packages” circulating in the blood after working out can be ...

It’s no secret exercise is good for your body—but what about your brain? Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology and vice chair for Faculty Affairs and Development ...

Washington: Long before brain health became a buzzword, Rudolph E Tanzi was rewriting the science behind it. The Harvard neurology professor and ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neurons contribute to cognitive function? Researchers know that new neurons contribute to memory ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it ...