Regular exercise significantly boosts brain health by increasing blood flow and a key protein, BDNF, which aids in learning, ...

In this article I summarize the benefits of exercise and offer specific tips on how to exercise for each benefit.

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that ...

Physical activity doesn’t need to be intense or lengthy to reap the mood-boosting benefits — including lowering the risk of ...

Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and ...

New research reveals that exercise counteracts the mood-damaging effects of a Western-style diet through specific gut and ...

Neurologists say this simple type of training could counteract up to 10 years' worth of "age-related declines." ...

A study in mice has shown that exercise helped reduce depressive and anxiety-like symptoms induced by a typical Western diet ...

Exercise may protect the brain from the mood effects of high-fat, high-sugar diets, linking movement to mental resilience.

It’s no secret exercise is good for your body—but what about your brain? Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology and vice chair for Faculty Affairs and Development ...

You know exercise is good for you, but your brain still resists it like it’s punishment rather than reward. The problem isn’t willpower or discipline – it’s that your neural pathways haven’t learned ...

Exercise makes us happier, fitter, stronger and more energetic. But while many people still don’t reach the minimum ...