Adults should aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise – such as brisk walking – each week, or at least 75 minutes ...

Variety and novelty in general are important for brain fitness too, so diversifying exercise types, mixing up your workouts, ...

In an era where distractions lurk around every corner, giving children a mental edge can be as easy as a quick two-minute ...

Simple daily activities can strengthen your brain just like exercise strengthens your body. These 10 science-backed brain ...

The ringing of the school bell does not mean that learning has to end. It should not become a source of classroom stress. Time spent after school presents a chance for growth by providing children ...

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 ...

Consistent lifestyle adjustments are powerful for improving brain health and potentially slowing cognitive decline.

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 ...

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...

Starting aerobic exercise just two months after a stroke is safe and may help protect thinking skills, according to new research. The study provides fresh hope for stroke survivors that they can ...

Whenever the evening quiz shows used to come on, you’d always beat your spouse to the “buzzer.” (You did a fair amount of gloating about it too.) But in recent years, you’ve been having a harder time ...