New research shows that increasing physical activity between ages 45 and 65 may reduce dementia risk and strengthen ...

And, more recent findings from Michigan State University show just five minutes of brisk walking is enough to improve ...

Regular aerobic exercise may help slow biological brain aging in adults. In a randomized clinical trial, researchers used MRI ...

Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to adapt in response to thoughts, experiences and outside stimuli, essentially ...

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 ...

And as a part of his research, published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, scientists looked at how the brain activity in older ...

A separate study also in 2018, this time conducted on mice, found exercising the lower extremities to be critical to brain ...

Regular physical activity reduces inflammation, lowers stress, improves sleep, and supports hormonal balance, all of which ...

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, says studies show that exercise can significantly improve many aspects of brain ...

Walking, breathing, and moving your body can be the first step out of the emotional tunnel of depression and back into ...

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 ...