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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For starters, a 2019 study of nearly 200,000 adults found that those who had a healthier lifestyle were less likely to develop ...

For years, scientists knew exercise was good for the brain. Now they finally know why.

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 ...

A 2025 study published in Science Advances found that adults who frequently used their literary skills did not show typical age-related cognitive decline. These findings back up previous research ...

A new study suggests a single exercise session can increase electrical “ripples” in parts of the brain that support memory and learning ability. The research recorded electrical activity directly from ...

Exercise can improve your cognitive and mental health — but not all forms and intensities of exercise affect the brain equally. The effects of exercise are much more nuanced, as specific intensities ...

A single 30-minute session of moderate exercise on a stationary bicycle increases activation in the circuits of the brain that are associated with semantic memory retrieval — including the hippocampus ...

Just 20 minutes of exercise is as good as a coffee for our working memory, according to a new, first-of-its-kind study. Share on Pinterest Exercise may be just as good, if not better, than coffee for ...

Is endurance all in your head? A new study reveals that VMH neurons in the brain direct the body to boost physical stamina.