A study carried out on cohorts from Norway, Sweden, and the USA suggested that adding five more minutes of exercise to your ...

A University of Iowa-led research team has documented in humans that physical exercise sparks an increase in brain waves ...

Researchers at University of Texas at Dallas found regular physical activity for three months could help ease mood symptoms ...

A single session of physical exercise can spawn a boost of neural activity in brain networks that underlie learning and memory, according to a new study led by the University of Iowa. The researchers ...

Exercise normally boosts the body’s ability to use oxygen, a key marker of health and longevity — but high blood sugar can block that benefit. Researchers found that a ketogenic diet helped mice ...

A single exercise session increased electrical activity in a brain region tied to learning and memory, a first-of-its-kind ...

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, ...

A UCSF team finds a liver protein, released with exercise, that improves memory in aging and Alzheimer’s disease by repairing the brain’s blood vessels. It's the missing link between exercise and ...

Research suggests compounds in foods like blackberries and kale can influence brain chemistry tied to motivation and activity ...

If you’ve given up on your New Year’s resolutions to get fit, here are some tips for getting back in the saddle.

A 16-week exercise training program showed broad benefits, including cellular damage repair and slowdown in epigenetic aging, in people with HIV (PWH), based on new data presented at the Conference on ...

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