A medical fact you may have heard of regarding your brain health is that you cannot biologically regrow more brain cells. Many times, we were told that your brain cells cannot grow back once they are ...

Slow and steady wins the race. The benefits of exercise for the brain and mood are well documented and worthwhile — even ...

Physical rehabilitation and symptom management still remain the mainstay of treatment for stroke, as clot removal or dissolution is effective only within a narrow time frame after the stroke. After ...

Exercise has a well known association with the maintenance of healthy cognition in aging, but the exact, biological reasons behind that link are not fully understood. Researchers have now gained some ...

Exercise does more than strengthen muscles; it also rewires the brain. In a study published in Neuron, researchers reveal that the lasting gain in endurance from repeated exercise—such as the ability ...

Imagine learning a list of names in the evening and then getting only a few hours of sleep. Normally, you would expect to ...

In a new study, people who followed a moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise routine for a year had a noticeable drop in brain age, while those who stuck to their usual fitness routine saw a slight ...

Learning new skills, staying socially connected and engaging in mental challenges can help support brain health at any age.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ON THIS PAGE Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early Alzheimers disease can make everyday thinking tasks feel harder, whether ...

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 ...

"10 minutes of silence or meditation" is essential for your brain, said Dr. Naik. Taking time for reflection and stillness ...

A new study suggests a single exercise session can increase electrical “ripples” in parts of the brain that support memory and learning ability. The research recorded electrical activity directly from ...