Scientists are learning how muscles in motion can improve cognition and shield against diseases like Alzheimer's, paving the ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that ...

Regular exercise significantly boosts brain health by increasing blood flow and a key protein, BDNF, which aids in learning, ...

Learn how physical activity can counteract depression-like effects from unhealthy eating, thanks to gut-brain signaling.

Neurologists say this simple type of training could counteract up to 10 years' worth of "age-related declines." ...

A study in mice has shown that exercise helped reduce depressive and anxiety-like symptoms induced by a typical Western diet ...

It’s no secret exercise is good for your body—but what about your brain? Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology and vice chair for Faculty Affairs and Development ...

Exercise may protect the brain from the mood effects of high-fat, high-sugar diets, linking movement to mental resilience.

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, says studies show that exercise can significantly improve many aspects of brain ...

Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and ...