A doctor and author who took up piano in middle age explains how starting a new hobby later in life helps your brain. When you’re busy building a business or raising a family (or both), hobbies can ...

But five years later, she's playing regularly and looks younger and sharper than many of her peers who settled into passive retirement. Research increasingly shows that certain hobbies don't just make ...

Research on 1,400 brain scans found that a creative outlet can shave around five years off your brain age. Regular readers of my columns will know that I am something of a booster for hobbies. This ...

Your brain's capacity to strengthen and adapt doesn't decline the way we were taught, but how you use it matters enormously.

Teach students how hobbies can help them reduce stress and anxiety, improve focus and time management, build confidence and social skills, and promote physical fitness and creativity. Hiking, cycling ...

These are hobbies that require focus, diligence, and patience, and they offer participants mental, physical, and cognitive ...