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

Forget crossword puzzles. New government-backed research suggests an “unconscious” brain exercise may do more to shield aging ...

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

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

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 ...

A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.

A 20-year study reveals that "speed of processing" brain training can reduce the risk of dementia by 25% in older adults.

The doctor shared a video in which he referred to a large observational study involving more than 131,000 people who were ...

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

Exercise doesn’t just challenge the body; it challenges how the brain interprets effort. Scientists discovered that vibrating tendons before cycling allowed people to push harder without feeling like ...

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

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 ...