Decades of research has found that exercise is helpful for overall health and fitness, doing everything from lowering your risk of heart disease to helping you sleep better. According to a new study, ...

Engaging in regular physical exercise has a significant impact on your cognitive function, particularly your working memory. Studies indicate that aerobic exercise can enhance your ability to retain ...

A UCSF team finds a liver protein, released with exercise, that improves memory in aging and Alzheimer’s disease by repairing the brain’s blood vessels. It's the missing link between exercise and ...

Ever taken a long break from the gym, whether because of an injury, burnout, or just life, and found that your body still remembers how to move? Maybe your form clicks back into place, or the strength ...

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

A new study shows exercise releases a liver enzyme that repairs aging brain blood vessels and restores memory in mice.

Researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a biological process that may explain why exercise sharpens thinking and ...

Health experts will wax lyrical about fitness' impressive physical impact, but its effect on the brain and subsequent benefits for cognitive function and mental health can't be overstated, either.

A single 30-minute session of moderate exercise on a stationary bicycle increases activation in the circuits of the brain that are associated with semantic memory retrieval — including the hippocampus ...

A new study found regular aerobic exercise decreased activity in memory and pain control areas of the brain in fibromyalgia patients, according to a WebMD report. The study looked at 18 women with ...

A daily dose of exercise is good for both mind and body, but how much is enough? To find out, researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) examined more than 50 adults between the ages ...