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

Exercise may sharpen the mind by repairing the brain’s protective shield. Researchers found that physical activity prompts the liver to release an enzyme that removes a harmful protein causing the ...

Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte ...

The Johns Hopkins-created maps provide higher resolution and better coverage of gray matter than previously published maps, ...

A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own ...

Forget the "meathead" stereotypes; heavy lower-body training is actually a high-performance fuel injection for your cognitive health and emotional resilience.

Researchers identify brain neurons that become active after exercise and help determine how much endurance improves with repeated training.

Grip strength correlates with working memory performance and prefrontal activation, highlighting its potential as a cognitive ...

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 ...

Alzheimer’s disease is a heartbreaking condition that causes memory loss and thinking problems. There is no cure yet, and millions of people around the world are affected. While scientists have long ...

To be able to deliver a speech successfully, most professional speakers would agree that you need to internalize it, to know it thoroughly, to know it well enough that it is in your “muscle memory.” ...

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, according to researchers from the School ...