Op-Ed: What I tell my patients—and what I try to practice myself—is this: you don’t need perfection. You just need to move.

Increasing our level of physical fitness leads to a bigger release of brain-boosting proteins following one session of ...

A new study shows that improving your cardiovascular endurance changes your neural chemistry. Fitter individuals release ...

A growing body of research suggests exercise can be beneficial for cognitive health.

A University of Iowa-led research team has documented in humans that physical exercise sparks an increase in brain waves ...

Sun, December 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM UTC Read on to discover what the study found, how researchers believe physical exercise supports brain health, and the best forms of exercise to try. For the study, ...

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

A decade ago, I first wrote about the power of aerobic exercise to improve neuronal plasticity and produce brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)—which stimulates neurogenesis (the birth of new ...

I’ve been writing about the brain benefits of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness for over a decade. Every week, it seems there is new research that helps us better understand why exercise ...

Studies have shown that working out can cause immediate and direct increases in brain-protective molecules like kynurenic acid, which have been measured within the blood and muscle following exercise.

To keep brain health in check, an individual has to adopt certain good habits. With every passing decade, one has to be more vigil about what they're eating and doing to keep brain health healthy.

ALL RIGHT, CINDY, THANK YOU. ALL THIS WEEK ON THE EYEOPENER, WE ARE HELPING YOU STAY SHARPER LONGER FIVE DAYS, FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR BRAIN HEALTH AND CUT YOUR DEMENTIA RISK. AN EXPERT SAY EXERCISE ...