When mice exercise, their livers release GPLD1 into the bloodstream. The enzyme travels to the blood vessels surrounding the brain and removes TNAP from the surface of those cells. By trimming away ...

A UCSF team finds a liver protein, released with exercise, that improves memory in aging and Alzheimer’s disease by repairing ...

It’s easy to add to your routine, too.

Science’s success at staving off death from heart disease or cancer has made another diagnosis more likely: Dementia.

We all know that exercise is good for us, whether it's a brisk walk around the block or an intense gym session. But does exercise have a specific "sweet spot" in our lives when its benefits for brain ...

Heavy leg exercises may increase production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that supports the growth and maintenance of nerves in the brain, Carbone said. This process, called ...

Adults who exercised regularly for a year had brains that appeared nearly a year younger on MRI scans. Protecting brain health is a lifelong effort, and new findings from the AdventHealth Research ...

Adults who did regular aerobic exercise for a year had brains that appeared about one year younger on MRI scans than people ...

A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, says studies show that exercise can significantly improve many aspects of brain ...

ALL RIGHT, CINDY, THANK YOU. ALL THIS WEEK ON THE EYEOPENER, WE ARE HELPING YOU STAY SHARPER LONGER FIVE DAYS, FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR BRAIN HEALTH AND CUT YOUR DEMENTIA RISK. AN EXPERT SAY EXERCISE ...

Last month, I began a series of posts focusing on recent scientific research that supports the philosophical claims in my latest book, Why We Dance: A Philosophy of Bodily Becoming. In turn, I am ...