Researchers measured acetylcholine production in participants' brains at the beginning and end of the 10-week trial.

A McGill University-led clinical trial is the first in humans to show online brain training exercises can improve brain ...

A new study shows that cognitive training can increase the levels of a key chemical messenger in the brain responsible for decision-making.

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 1 in 6 people worldwide are living with a neurological disorder. In the U.S. alone, approximately 5.8 million people have Alzheimer's disease, and 1 ...

A brain exercise a day might keep you current—it might even revive your brain chemistry. In a landmark clinical trial led by ...

A recent study published in Aging and Disease presents groundbreaking findings on the lasting cognitive benefits of high-intensity exercise. The research, which followed 151 adults aged 65-85 over ...

Exercise can tone and improve most parts of your body, but what does exercise do to your brain? And does it help your mental ...

Ever wake up and feel like your brain’s still in sleep mode—foggy, sluggish, or just not ready to deal with the world (or ...

Insulin is a glucose-lowering hormone that targets the peripheral tissues, especially the skeletal muscle and fatty tissues. Insulin also circulates throughout the brain, wherein it can impact the ...

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 ...

Time—or the lack of it—could be a missing link in dementia prevention, according to a new paper from UNSW Sydney's Center for ...