Whether it's an early morning jog, or a touch of Tai Chi, groundbreaking research shows that any form of exercise can significantly boost brain function and memory across children, adults, and older ...

Do you always forget where you put your keys? Or maybe you're trying to memorize information for an exam or a presentation? Memory plays a crucial role in many of our day-to-day activities, but it can ...

Facing a steep learning curve? Here’s why you’ll want to hit the gym after hitting the books. Everyone wants to learn more quickly, and retain more of what they learn. Intelligence is a business—and a ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Doing moderate-to-vigorous exercise could lead to ...

When you work out, your muscles are not the only things getting stronger. Substantial data shows that a moderate amount of intense exercise improves memory. It’s long been thought that a Body Mass ...

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 ...

I often see people in my age group (I’m a Gen Xer) slow down and become more sedentary as the years roll by. Granted, some have health issues that impede their ability to exercise. However, for the ...

We talk a lot about exercise in terms of calories burned or miles logged, but let’s pivot. What if the most compelling reason to get moving has nothing to do with your waistline and everything to do ...

Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular metabolic diseases and neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. Long-term exercise improves memory and spatial cognition, reduces age-related ...

Mental exercises, including memory games, may help boost brain health by creating new brain cells and connections. Brain exercises are important throughout life, and perhaps even more so in older ...

There are plenty of science-backed ways to get smarter. You can learn several things in succession to harness the power of interleaving. You can vary the way you study. You can test yourself. You can ...