New research confirms that regular physical activity doesn’t just strengthen your body — it significantly boosts brain power, ...

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, ...

The best brain exercises for memory require working your mind and your body, according to research and experts. Here's what ...

New research from the University College London found that 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity and sleeping for at least six hours at night could contribute to improved cognitive performance ...

There is a strong link between regular physical exercise and good brain health, according to one study. Researchers found ...

Jogging just once a month is enough to protect your memory in later life, research shows – even for couch potatoes who take it up in their 50s and 60s. Scientists from University College London (UCL) ...

Exercising three times a week for at least four months can help to prevent the decline of a certain kind of memory, researchers have said. The American study found that taking part in regular physical ...

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 ...

Intensive physical exercise four hours after learning is the key to remembering information learnt, say Dutch researchers. Exercise is known to release proteins that can boost the part of the brain ...

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