Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. woman sitting holding her head Sitting might be a comfortable and convenient way to spend much of your day, but a new study of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Staying active is not just good for the body, but also for the mind, and lowers the risk of dementia, new research shows. Tobias ...

A new study links prolonged sedentary behavior to increased risk of cognitive decline and brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Even daily exercise does not offset the negative impact ...

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That comfortable chair might be quietly damaging your heart, even if you’re faithfully hitting the gym several times a week. Groundbreaking research published in the Journal of the American College of ...

If you need another reason to visit the gym this winter, a new study of almost 1,200 healthy, middle-aged men and women found that those with more muscle mass tended to have younger brains than those ...

Now that you’ve signed up for BrainHQ, congratulations! You’re one step closer to sharpening major parts of your brain, including your memory, attention span, brain speed, and more. But like any gym ...

It’s no secret that regular exercise benefits the body. But scientists say it may also improve your brain to the point where it appears younger. At least that’s the key takeaway from a recent study ...

Increasing our level of physical fitness leads to a bigger release of brain-boosting proteins following one session of exercise, finds a new study led by a UCL researcher. The study, published in ...

Did you know that exercise not only helps you look and feel better, it can also help make you smarter? Forget the old “dumb jock” stereotype. My friend, a Harvard Business School graduate, told me ...