Increasing our level of physical fitness leads to a bigger release of brain-boosting proteins following one session of exercise, finds a new study led by a UCL researcher. The study, published in ...

A ten-second 'pinky test' may be able to predict and help ward off dementia, experts have revealed. It's well known that exercise, especially starting at an early age, can lower the risk of dementia, ...

How often do you stop to think about your pinky fingers? Probably not much. How often do you actually exercise them? Probably less than not much. Maybe it's time to give that a try, though. According ...

Increasing our level of physical fitness leads to a bigger release of brain-boosting proteins following one session of exercise, a new study led by a UCL researcher has found. The study, published in ...

Mariana Lenharo is a reporter for Nature in New York City. The work reveals that the brain — in mice and, presumably, in humans — is actively involved in the development of endurance, the ability to ...

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A new study suggests a single exercise session can increase electrical “ripples” in parts of the brain that support memory and learning ability. The research recorded electrical activity directly from ...