A growing body of research suggests exercise can be beneficial for cognitive health.

Exercise increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain, supporting memory and thinking. Strength training may enhance cognitive performance and slow brain degeneration. Aim for 30-45 minutes of ...

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 ...

A team at the University of California, San Francisco has identified a specific liver-produced enzyme that explains, at the molecular level, how physical exercise protects the aging brain from ...

Op-Ed: What I tell my patients—and what I try to practice myself—is this: you don’t need perfection. You just need to move.

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.

Can Alzheimer’s disease be reversed? Dr. Heather Sandison, a renowned expert in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia care, believes that reversal isn’t just possible — but that it’s already ...

Now that you’ve signed up for BrainHQ, congratulations! You’re one step closer to sharpening major parts of your brain, including your memory, attention span, brain speed, and more. But like any gym ...

It’s easy to add to your routine, too.

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.

You know exercise is good for you, but your brain still resists it like it’s punishment rather than reward. The problem isn’t willpower or discipline – it’s that your neural pathways haven’t learned ...

Dr. Bryant Stamford discusses how walking is a brain exercise. Dr. Bryant Stamford, professor of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology at Hanover College, discusses how walking is a brain exercise.