Experts clear up the confusion on lactic acid, the burning sensation you feel in your legs during hard efforts, how to ...

Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning.

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Your brain is constantly forming new memories, based on experience and repetition. Scientists now know that cells in other ...

A new study sheds light on why some people are more tolerant of physical activity. Here, the lead researchers share three ...

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Or, in non-researcher-speak, regular resistance training improves the health of your hippocampus, the part of your brain ...

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65—more than 4%—have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain ...

Most Americans (about two-thirds) will experience some form of cognitive decline by the age of 70, research shows. (The ...

MIT researchers are pioneering a new method for robot training that could create an all-purpose robot brain for all robot ...

Activities like crosswords or Sudoku may seem beneficial, but Buchwald says they only improve skills specific to those tasks.