A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25 percent, a study said Monday, but ...

Exercise does more than strengthen muscles; it also rewires the brain. In a study published in Neuron, researchers reveal ...

The work reveals that the brain — in mice and, presumably, in humans — is actively involved in the development of endurance, ...

The activity of certain neurons may influence our endurance for exercise, and these could be targeted to help us run faster ...

The effects of exercise would not be nearly as powerful without the input of the brain, according to new research. A study on ...

A large, 20-year trial showed that speedy cognitive exercises could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of ...

Scientists have identified a type of mental exercise focused on processing speed that could cut people’s risk of developing ...

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for ...

One type of cognitive training appears to reduce the risk of dementia 20 years later. Even a modest amount of mental exercise appears to reduce the risk of dementia for decades. NPR's John Hamilton ...

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

Here’s what a neurologist had to say about a recent study.

Work your heart and muscles, and strengthen bones with these six exercises designed to keep you strong and healthy—and have ...