Decades of research has found that exercise is helpful for overall health and fitness, doing everything from lowering your risk of heart disease to helping you sleep better. According to a new study, ...

In a thought-provoking study, researchers wanted to explore whether badminton or basketball is better for brain power and ...

Engaging in regular physical exercise has a significant impact on your cognitive function, particularly your working memory.

Researchers sought to find a non-pharmaceutical approach to improving episodic memory in late adulthood—and while their meta-analysis, which looked at 36 studies totaling 2,750 participant, was in no ...

Listen to your mum when she asks you to take a walk, instead of being a couch potato. Moderate exercise is linked with ...

Exercise can freshen and renovate the white matter in our brains, potentially improving our ability to think and remember as we age, according to a study of walking, dancing and brain health. It shows ...

Keeping your brain sharp is key to overall health and preventing dementia. Science highlights exercise as a powerful tool. Aerobic activities boost oxygen flow and nurture brain cells, while weight ...

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 ...

Breathing exercises in combination with yoga relax the nervous system and increase mental sharpness. Strength training develops muscle power and activates brain chemicals that increase focus. Dance ...

Shakespeare's "fair youth" Sonnet 30 captures the essence of what it's like to recall episodic memories. The opening stanza says, "When to the sessions of sweet silent thought, I summon up remembrance ...