Forget the "meathead" stereotypes; heavy lower-body training is actually a high-performance fuel injection for your cognitive health and emotional resilience.

A study in the Alzheimer's Association research journal found that simple brain speed exercises were linked to lowering the ...

The electrical signals rippling across the brain during and after physical activity offer a measurable window into how ...

A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with ...

A long-running study following thousands of older adults suggests that a relatively brief period of targeted brain training ...

Heavy leg exercises may increase production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that supports the growth and maintenance of nerves in the brain, Carbone said. This process, called ...

Adults who did regular aerobic exercise for a year had brains that appeared about one year younger on MRI scans than people ...

The human brain, our body’s most intricate organ, governs everything from vital functions to creative problem-solving. Recent studies have highlighted how targeted daily activities can significantly ...

When you finish a run, your muscles may feel like they did all the work. But researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) have discovered that what happens in ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered a mechanism that could explain how exercise improves cognition by shoring up ...

Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) or "cardiofitness" helps us live longer, healthier lives. It's also linked to better brain health and sharper thinking as we age. Mountains of science-backed evidence ...

It’s a question hundreds, if not thousands, of people ask every morning as they prepare to leave the house. If this happens on occasion, maybe three times a year, this may not be anything to worry ...