New research suggests your muscles may hold the key to long-term cognitive health.

Zone 2 cardio workouts have gotten a lot of love lately. The second least-intense type of cardio on a scale of 1 to 5, zone 2 involves raising your heart rate only a bit—to 60 or 70% of your max. It ...

Aerobic exercise and strength training offer unique and complementary benefits for brain health, according to a growing body of research. While each activity alone can support cognitive function, ...

Looking to sharpen your speed, memory, attention, people skills, and more? Or maybe you want to build and maintain your brain health, just like you build and maintain your physical health? Learn what ...

If ever you needed a nudge to give your brain a workout, new research underscoring the benefits of “brain training” should offer fresh motivation. The two long-term studies add to a growing body of ...

CLEVELAND — What if a few weeks of simple brain training could help protect your mind for decades? A new NIH-funded study suggests that may be possible, and it is just one of several new findings that ...

When Maria started experiencing memory lapses at 73, her doctor suggested medications and puzzles. Instead, she joined a weekly dance class. Six months later, her cognitive assessments showed ...

One of my favorite books as a younger person, which I read over and over until the pages started becoming brittle, was Dmitri Borgmann’s 1965 book, Language on Vacation. I was amazed, and still am, at ...

Puzzle crazes have arisen throughout history. Modern examples include crosswords, Sudoku, and the Rubik’s Cube. But a puzzle craze that spanned the era of the Middle Ages to the 19th century is called ...

But her life took an abrupt turn when she tumbled off her pennyboard and was rushed to the hospital for a traumatic brain ...