New research suggests your muscles may hold the key to long-term cognitive health.

You might’ve heard that doing the daily crossword puzzle is good for your brain. It certainly is a nice way to keep your mind busy. But the truth is, crosswords may only help strengthen a particular ...

Getting fit amplifies the brain’s response to workouts, triggering bursts of a growth protein BDNF that strengthens neural ...

Pumping iron has some surprising health benefits. A study, recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that resistance training — such as weight training — strengthens muscles ...

Aerobic exercise and strength training offer unique and complementary benefits for brain health, according to a growing body of research. While each activity alone can support cognitive function, ...

Back in 2023, researchers pumped the brakes on one of my most cherished beliefs about exercise: the idea that aerobic fitness makes your brain healthier and more resistant to age-related cognitive ...

With the Medicare enrollment period now closed, federal data show that memory fitness – what some call “brain training” – is the fastest growing Medicare Advantage fitness benefit. Memory exercises ...

But her life took an abrupt turn when she tumbled off her pennyboard and was rushed to the hospital for a traumatic brain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I tested the Muse S Athena, a $475 brain-training headband that combines EEG and functional near-infrared spectroscopy to measure ...

New research highlights the growing evidence that cardiovascular fitness and adaptive cognitive training can benefit brain health, potentially lowering risks of dementia, depression, and other ...