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 ...

You eat right (most of the time; you're only human after all), exercise regularly and play a mean game of Wordle-but is there anything else you can do to boost your memory? Yes, says psychiatrist ...

While brain-training apps and expensive supplements dominate the market, the sharpest septuagenarians are quietly preserving their cognitive edge through deliberate daily hand movements that ...

From a different running route to a new hobby, here are seven ways in which new experiences can dramatically alter your brain ...

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for ...

As a dietitian, I always tell people to think of the brain as the mastermind behind almost everything — our thoughts, memory, focus, movements, breathing, heartbeat — and that certain foods can help ...

A 20-year follow-up of the ACTIVE study found that older adults who did speed-based cognitive training, especially with later ...

Activities like learning a new language as a child or reading, writing, and playing board games later in life all had an impact on Alzheimer’s risk.

The impact of nutrition on memory functioning can be surprisingly rapid. Memory can improve as quickly as one hour after consuming a protein drink, and decline one hour after consuming a glucose drink ...

A single clear image can rewire the visual brain, making later recognition faster without relying on memory systems.